Fluoroplast Teflon

[BJ43]

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-everyone-brilliant-russians-engineering.html

The Russians call it fluroplast and it is teflon.

Saw this being used in Russia as an isolator for the base of the atty and ordered a .61" x 36" rod of pure teflon for $11 including shipping. Has anyone else tried this? I plan to slice off discs at the thickness I need. At about 1/4" slices that's 144 attys. lol


block, cast items in PTFE store on eBay!

 

[minigoat]

Is this a good thing?

"The one known danger of Teflon (really PTFE; "Teflon" is a brand name) happens when you overheat it. When it hits 500 degrees or so, it can break down and the products of that are bad to breathe. You get flu-like symptoms (headache, fever, chills, cough) but since it's not transmissible. It would be bad if it happened every day, and birds are extremely susceptible to it, but it doesn't kill humans. "

 

[BJ43]

Is this a good thing?

"The one known danger of Teflon (really PTFE; "Teflon" is a brand name) happens when you overheat it. When it hits 500 degrees or so, it can break down and the products of that are bad to breathe. You get flu-like symptoms (headache, fever, chills, cough) but since it's not transmissible. It would be bad if it happened every day, and birds are extremely susceptible to it, but it doesn't kill humans. "

Damn now I have to throw away all my nonstick cookware.....

 

[Robert T]

Do you cook at over 500 degrees? I don't lol!

Robert

 

[BJ43]

We don't want to use teflon.......

Teflon

 

[BJ43]

Do you cook at over 500 degrees? I don't lol!

Robert

Preheating a pan you can easily go over 500 degrees

 

[BJ43]

Now what do I do with a 36" rod of teflon, don't tell me...lol

 

[northhar]

I am going to thank my wife for having birds as pets. I always thought of them as a nuisance.
One day 20 years ago she comes home from the bird vet appointment and starts throwing out all the teflon cookware.
She went and bought new stainless steel and cast iron and pyrex and that is all we have cooked with since.

BJ43 I never really realized it was harmful to us till I read that link you posted. My wife had told me then that it was no good for the birds.. I will now thank her for having the birds..

 

[BJ43]

I am going to thank my wife for having birds as pets. I always thought of them as a nuisance.
One day 20 years ago she comes home from the bird vet appointment and starts throwing out all the teflon cookware.
She went and bought new stainless steel and cast iron and pyrex and that is all we have cooked with since.

BJ43 I never really realized it was harmful to us till I read that link you posted. My wife had told me then that it was no good for the birds.. I will now thank her for having the birds..

I have never used the teflon cookware, glad now that I am old fashion and like cast iron.

 

[Robert T]

Preheating a pan you can easily go over 500 degrees

Thanks for that link, I'm now sufficiently freaked out enough to retire my George Foreman electric skillet! Damn, I really liked that thing.......

Robert

 

[BJ43]

Thanks for that link, I'm now sufficiently freaked out enough to retire my George Foreman electric skillet! Damn, I really liked that thing.......

Robert

LOL It probably has a thermostat that keeps it below 500 degrees.