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Wow, I hate it.

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I refused to use the eclipse mode as long as the site would let me. I was not expecting to see this when i logged in today. I hate it. It is harder to navigate, takes more clicks to do basic functions like favorite things {IF you can even find the creator posts} and it is just utter trash. I have no clue what they were thinking or who thought this was a good idea. I do not handle change well to begin with but I have NEVER had a site I use change so much and become so unmanageable that it caused me anxiety attacks just to do basic functions. Not to mention after seeing others journals its become very obvious that I am FAR from the only one that feels this way.


I realize I have not been very active here in some time when it comes to posting. I was hoping to start posting here again but now I'm not sure my admittedly snowflake brain can handle this. I DO still actively post elsewhere though! So if you would like to continue to fallow my work you can find me in these places!


https://linktr.ee/keeatah

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I really need to pay more attention to my DA. Sorry for anyone who has been waiting to hear from me. I had DA sending notifications to my phone but it stopped for some reason and I didn't notice it till now. 

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It was brought to my attention last night while in a conversation with another suit maker that most don't realize just what they are working with. They were asking why I don't cast expanding foam toes or use any similar materials and were confused when my number one reason was the toxicity of the materials they suggested. 

My answer was that while I'd like to I'm not set up with a well ventilated work space and that said area doubles as my office. Even IF I was to wear a respirator while casting it would still linger for a long time after that. 

Perfect example, casting powders, the wonderful little powders that allow me to make things all pretty and metallic. Even though they aren't listed as inherently toxic it does say that they should not be inhaled. NOW, while i do ware a mask while casting with them the powder will hang in the air for as long as TEN days. If you look closely you can even see the air sparkle in the florescent light. If you run your finger though the dust on my shelf you'll see its mostly this shimmering material. This is just the stuff you can see. Many of the chemicals we work with if not properly handled are in fact carcinogens that cause lung cancer later in life so you wont know that your in danger. 

Most makers understand the basic dangers of resin, resin fumes, urethane, and other similar products but I've noticed that few if any keep those strange things called MDSD's that come in the mail with their chemicals. 

What is an MSDS? It's a material safety data sheet and it is intended to provide workers and emergency personnel with procedures for handling or working with that substance in a safe manner, and includes information such as physical data (melting point, boiling point, flash point, etc.), toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill-handling procedures.

All suit makers who work with these chemicals should keep these forms in their shops, not only for their own reference but more importantly for the emergency workers who may need to help you some day and wont know what on earth you have exposed yourself to. It doesn't matter how careful you are accidents still happen sometimes in the strangest ways. I lost my grip on cup of part A smoothcast 300 and it hit the table and splashed into BOTH of my eyes by shooting up OVER my safety goggles. While I had help there who knew what to do if I hadn't had them there telling rescuers some random chemical name verses handing them the paper telling them what treatment I needed could have been the difference between sight and darkness. 

For me, I always stand at the edge of the possibility of having an accident like this. Some but not all know that I have a blood pressure disorder that can cause me to pass out and collapse with little warning. So having this knowledge and precaution is truly essential to me continuing in the realm of suit building safely. 

This by no means is meant to be a journal to scare people. THIS is a journal meant to educate and inform you so that you can take the best possible care of yourselves. I love you all and want to see you all live long happy lives creating wonderful pieces of art. 

~Keeatah

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Woooooooo

(Why this journal? because, I had the poll here and decided to make an actual poll instead and I couldn't figure out how to delete the damn journal...fffffffff)

Cheers to all! 
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I have updated the material locator on my page to list many of the practical supplies I use like fur, silicone, resin, etc along with links to where you can purchase them! 

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