capybeby@sh.itjust.works to Cast Iron@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoThrifted Griswald is contaminated with lead :(sh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkThrifted Griswald is contaminated with lead :(sh.itjust.workscapybeby@sh.itjust.works to Cast Iron@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square80fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRiskable@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoIt could’ve been pewter. You can melt that in a pan on the stovetop. 170-230°C is all it takes and your typical electric stovetop can get up to 800-900°C.
minus-squareGeodad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoPewter contains Antimony, which is still toxic. It used to be made into cups to induce vomiting.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoI see a reference to lead being removed from pewter “in the 1970s”, and yes, I’m old enough that lead is still in question
It could’ve been pewter. You can melt that in a pan on the stovetop. 170-230°C is all it takes and your typical electric stovetop can get up to 800-900°C.
Pewter contains Antimony, which is still toxic. It used to be made into cups to induce vomiting.
I see a reference to lead being removed from pewter “in the 1970s”, and yes, I’m old enough that lead is still in question