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Moleskine covers contain PVC?

I don’t own a moleskine so I can’t verify it, but Joe from engraveyourbook.com claims that he had a ‘organic chemistry test’ done on a piece of the cover that informed him that it was composed of vinyl (PVC).

PVC fumes are highly toxic to breathe in and are also damaging to laser engravers’ innards. So if you are in the business of laser-engraving them, you may want to hold off until the safety (or toxicity) is verified.

Note that having a laser-engraved moleskine is probably not so bad, just wash it off to make sure there’s no dust left.

[note: if you have a moleskine, you can try 'pulling' a corner. If it stretches, its almost certainly vinyl.]

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2 Responses to “Moleskine covers contain PVC?”

  1. ccarlson Says:
    July 12th, 2008 at 6:49 am

    I would like to note that PVC itself is not toxic–even fine PVC powders pose little to no threat. Rather, the fumes and smoke from burning PVC may contain toxic compounds.

    (This isn’t a contradiction, but is instead more of a clarification…)

  2. ladyada Says:
    July 12th, 2008 at 10:24 am

    thanks for the clarification. for some reason i thought that since the fumes were not so good, that dust particles were not too hot either, but now i remember that its actually chlorine gas not particulate matter that’s toxic.

    either way, the final product is safe, its the process that isnt too awesome.

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