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ZenGum · 06-30-2013, 07:00 PM

I love that you're using regular hardware for a baby toy. But are you sure you want her learning how door latches work so young?

BigV · 07-01-2013, 11:25 AM

nice work Chocolatl! Zen's posted my first thought... heehee.. I doubt you're giving her anything she wouldn't get on her own. Abstinence only as strategy is a dismal failure. Better she should use her capacity to understand a door latch to also comprehend "No, no, no." than to live in fear of the day she inevitably figures it out.

what a cool toy!

Chocolatl · 07-01-2013, 11:59 AM

Thanks guys! We don't have bolts or latches on anything in the house, so I don't need to worry about her applying her newfound knowledge in every day life. It should be good fine motor practice! It'll also take her some time to grow in to -- for now, we're leaving the little doors unlocked. As she gets older, smarter, and more nimble fingered, we'll start locking them. My hope is to get a lot of mileage out of this thing!

Chocolatl · 07-01-2013, 03:36 PM

AARRRGGHH. Was just reading about all the wonderful carcinogenic chemicals MDF can release over time. Scrapping the board and starting over. It was looking cute, too.

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footfootfoot · 07-01-2013, 04:39 PM

MDF truly sucks. Solid wood is your best option. Alder, Birch, Maple would be my top choices for ease of machining, cost, and lowest toxicity. Some hardwoods and some softwood can cause skin reactions.

Very impressive!

glatt · 07-01-2013, 06:46 PM

We had a bunch of shelving installed at work in our old building years ago. Instead of metal shelves, they were MDF, supported by a metal frame. Walking into that room was a terrible assault on your senses. Even your eyes would burn after being in there for half an hour. The worst part was that you couldn't even open a window. It took about two years for the smell to go away. Horrible. There were several thousand board feet of fresh MDF in there though. Nothing like your single board.

ZenGum · 07-01-2013, 07:51 PM

Aw, dammit.

Still, good thing you spotted the potential problem before Beans got all hyper-allergic or whatever.

Chocolatl · 07-03-2013, 06:13 PM

Glatt, that sounds awful!

I initially chose the MDF because it's wonderfully smooth. I knew it would be held together with some kinds of resins, but I didn't realize just how toxic that stuff would be. I imagine just the one board wouldn't be too bad, but the idea that my baby would be handling something that was leaching formaldehyde wasn't very appealing.

Thanks for the wood recommendations, foot. I ended up going with untreated poplar cuz the hardware store only had that and oak. Round two this weekend.

footfootfoot · 07-04-2013, 08:46 PM

Poplar is excellent.

ZenGum · 07-04-2013, 10:00 PM

That's why it's so ... widely liked.

I'll see myself out.

BigV · 07-05-2013, 11:02 AM

xoxoxoBruce · 07-07-2013, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chocolatl

I initially chose the MDF because it's wonderfully smooth. I knew it would be held together with some kinds of resins, but I didn't realize just how toxic that stuff would be.

Seal it with a good lead based paint.

footfootfoot · 07-07-2013, 05:39 PM

Has anyone mentioned how we've missed you lately?

orthodoc · 07-07-2013, 05:45 PM

Bruce! xoxoxo

xoxoxoBruce · 07-07-2013, 07:14 PM

Tis I... and Juliet is still chaste.

06-30-2013, 07:00 PM	#496
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I love that you're using regular hardware for a baby toy. But are you sure you want her learning how door latches work so young? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-01-2013, 11:25 AM	#497
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	nice work Chocolatl! Zen's posted my first thought... heehee.. I doubt you're giving her anything she wouldn't get on her own. Abstinence only as strategy is a dismal failure. Better she should use her capacity to understand a door latch to also comprehend "No, no, no." than to live in fear of the day she inevitably figures it out. what a cool toy! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-01-2013, 04:39 PM	#500
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	MDF truly sucks. Solid wood is your best option. Alder, Birch, Maple would be my top choices for ease of machining, cost, and lowest toxicity. Some hardwoods and some softwood can cause skin reactions. Very impressive! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-01-2013, 07:51 PM	#502
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Aw, dammit. Still, good thing you spotted the potential problem before Beans got all hyper-allergic or whatever. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-04-2013, 08:46 PM	#504
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Poplar is excellent. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-01-2013, 11:59 AM	#498
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Thanks guys! We don't have bolts or latches on anything in the house, so I don't need to worry about her applying her newfound knowledge in every day life. It should be good fine motor practice! It'll also take her some time to grow in to -- for now, we're leaving the little doors unlocked. As she gets older, smarter, and more nimble fingered, we'll start locking them. My hope is to get a lot of mileage out of this thing!

07-01-2013, 03:36 PM	#499
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	AARRRGGHH. Was just reading about all the wonderful carcinogenic chemicals MDF can release over time. Scrapping the board and starting over. It was looking cute, too.

07-01-2013, 06:46 PM	#501
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We had a bunch of shelving installed at work in our old building years ago. Instead of metal shelves, they were MDF, supported by a metal frame. Walking into that room was a terrible assault on your senses. Even your eyes would burn after being in there for half an hour. The worst part was that you couldn't even open a window. It took about two years for the smell to go away. Horrible. There were several thousand board feet of fresh MDF in there though. Nothing like your single board.

07-03-2013, 06:13 PM	#503
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Glatt, that sounds awful! I initially chose the MDF because it's wonderfully smooth. I knew it would be held together with some kinds of resins, but I didn't realize just how toxic that stuff would be. I imagine just the one board wouldn't be too bad, but the idea that my baby would be handling something that was leaching formaldehyde wasn't very appealing. Thanks for the wood recommendations, foot. I ended up going with untreated poplar cuz the hardware store only had that and oak. Round two this weekend.

07-04-2013, 10:00 PM	#505
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	That's why it's so ... widely liked. I'll see myself out. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-05-2013, 11:02 AM	#506
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	__________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-07-2013, 05:39 PM	#508
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Has anyone mentioned how we've missed you lately? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

07-07-2013, 05:45 PM	#509
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Bruce! xoxoxo __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-07-2013, 07:14 PM	#510
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Tis I... and Juliet is still chaste. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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