User:Jstapko/EngLab/MSDS

Laser Cutter MSDS

Introduction
We need to find and print out Material Safety Datasheets to sit next to the laser cutter in order to comply with HCC's safety regulations. This page is intended to keep track of the status of the project, and ultimately, links to the end results.

MSDS's Needed
We currently need to find and print out MSDS's for the following materials"
 * 1) Acrylic
 * 2) Plywood
 * 3) PLA (for MakerBot)
 * 4) Paper
 * 5) Cardboard

Current Status

 * 1) John has established that the HCC laser cutter stock is Mcmaster-Carr Optically Clear acrylic
 * 2) Checked Mcmaster-Carr website for MSDS's
 * 3) did not find any for acrylic
 * 4) searching site for "MSDS" returned signs, warning labels, but no MSDS's
 * 5) found that HCC's acrylic is "FDA Compliant" (What does this mean?)
 * 6) Googled "acrylic msds;" added resulting links and comments to section "Thrusday, Sep. 18," below.


 * 1) this suggests next steps of:
 * 2) call McMaster-Carr for support (customer service phone #: (609) 259-8900)
 * 3) look up "FDA Compliant"
 * 4) Google "acrylic MSDS"

Google Search: "acrylic msds"
End page 1 results End page 2 results
 * 1) regal-plastics.com
 * 2) Acrylite Plastics acrylic MSDS
 * 3) Plexiglass G (acrylic) MSDS
 * 4) Acrylite MSDS list has links to MSDS's for many different types of plastics.
 * 5) GC Electronics acrylic MSDS
 * 6) abastractplastics.com datasheet
 * 7) This is more about the plastic's working properties, not health information
 * 8) says "You can make your own viscous (acrylic) cement by dissolving chips of clear acrylic sheet in a small amount of solvent" (a fact which might be useful later)
 * 9) City Plastics "Material Safety Data Sheet, Acrylic"Very good possible solution. Contains information on:
 * 10) burn/molten contact treatment
 * 11) fumes treatment
 * 12) firefighting tips
 * 13) says that "CAS number" is 9011-14-7 (this might be useful)
 * 14) DAP Acrylic Caulk MSDS This is for caulk, not acrylic. Not solution.
 * 15) Arkema Plexiglass (R) MC acrylic MSDS Another good possibility, though doesn't seem to be the same material as in link (7), above, based on different CAS numbers.
 * 16) Sherwin-Williams Acrylic Coatings MSDS's for acrylic coatings, or paints, not sheets.
 * 1) Tremstop Rust Red MSDS According to Metrosealant.com,s catalog page, Tremstop is "a single component, water-based, acrylic firestop sealant," not acrylic sheet.
 * 2) Kelly-Moore Paints MSDS page MSDS's for acrylic paints, not acrylic sheets.
 * 3) Benjamin Moore Paints MSDS Master List More paint, no plastic.
 * 4) Lang Dental MFG. Co. MSDS
 * 5) Seems to be an MSDS for dental repair and related products
 * 6) Did not find any reference to acrylic sheet; just powder.
 * 7) Sherwin-Williams Sher-Cryl coating MSDS's for acrylic coating, not sheet.
 * 8) Sherwin-Williams DTM Acrylic Coating MSDS's for acrylic coating, not sheet.
 * 9) QuickCrete Acrylic Fortifier MSDS Seems to be something to do with concrete.
 * 10) Axalta Coating Systems Centari Acrylic Urethane Enamel MSDS Seems to be a coating, not acrylic sheet.
 * 11) Rust-Oleum 5200 DTM Acrylic Coating, not plastic sheet.
 * 12) Rust-Oleum spray on Acrylic Enamel coating, not plastic sheet.
 * Not pursuing subsequent pages because they seem to be about coatings, not plastic sheet.

Possible Solutions

 * 1) City Plastics "Material Safety Data Sheet, Acrylic"
 * 2) Arkema Plexiglass (R) MC acrylic MSDS

PLA (for MakerBot)
Click Here

MSDS's Done
Currently, we have MSDS's printed out for: (none yet)

Next Steps

 * 1) search Google for "CAS Number: 9011-14-7" (put results in that section heading, above)
 * 2) contact Mcmaster-Carr to find out exactly what kind of plastic they sell (customer service phone #: (609) 259-8900)
 * 3) look up "FDA Compliant"
 * 4) check Google image results for "acrylic msds"
 * 5) Google "acrylic plastic msds" (word "plastic" added)
 * 6) Google "acrylic MSDS" ("MSDS" in caps, not lowar case, as above)
 * 7) Check the MakerBot website for a PLS MSDS
 * 8) Google"polymethyl acrylate msds" or "Methyl methacrylate msds" (chemical names of acrylic, based on links (1) and (2) in "possible solutions," above)