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Originally Posted by Eric H
Unless you're going around licking the tubes or using them for Wine Decanters then they are safe.
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There's an untapped market here I think... Obviously the only "sane" way to do this is to use a pre-war pyrex tube, but people still drink from "lead crystal" vessels so I'd venture that after cleaning out the phosphors and getter etc with some stiff acid any standard CRT envelope would be reasonably safe. Could possibly require annealing but since we're not trying to do it while pulling a vacuum on it I think that's a trivial task...
To make some sort of worthwhile contribution to this thread.
Remember that "Asbestos" is a label applied to a whole lot of compounds. It's like saying "oil." Not every type of asbestos is the highly frangible type that makes all the nasty particles that set up shop in your lungs. Some of it is as safe as fibreglass in terms of exposure hazard. Also remember that the majority of people who have developed health issues from asbestos exposure worked with it on a daily basis with minimal PPE in place. Unless you play scratch-n-sniff with it every day or put it in a blender and snort it, you're probably more likely to win the powerball jackpot than you are to get asbestosis from the rockwool pad above your chassis.