Screwing into Asbestos Shingles

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Sorry Ceb, I don't work in that field, I'll defer to your experience! :D

I was frankly thinking of what a difference a drill bit might make, I was responding to the shock of a concrete bit, but now I realize it's about the same as, with all things considered...

Dremel Tile Bit... excellant...
 
We worry about a little asbestos, when driving is the most dangerous thing most people do and they do it every day and never think twice about it.:roll:
 
macmikeman said:
A very top dog lung doctor and dean of a large medical school once told me that in order for a person to come down with asbestosis, they need about 20 years or so of constant exposure, coupled with a 2 pack a day smoking habit for the same amount of time. He seemed pretty sincere about it to me. Shipyard workers in the sixties and seventies usually fit this bill to a tee. Many documented cases came about. Much money for attorney's. Truth and the justice system are not always on the same path.
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I did a job in an old college building one time, and the asbestos abatement guys had all cut holes in their respirators so that they could smoke while they worked!!!:-?
 
MarkyMarkNC said:
I did a job in an old college building one time, and the asbestos abatement guys had all cut holes in their respirators so that they could smoke while they worked!!!:-?
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If the asbestos does't get you maybe the cigarettes will, if neither of those works start tampering with other PPE:grin:
 
Is there any legal and safe way to do this?
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Use a screw gun.

**shakes head**


BTW, what ever happened to the radon from granite counter tops issue? How many died from that stuff?
 
I have used a self drilling sheetrock screw(-the kind used to go into steel studs). This works great with little dust, you could just hold your breath! :grin:
 
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