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Old 12-04-2008, 07:05 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by KJSatz View Post
My current tire gauge has a warning label on it saying it contains lead and to wash your hands after using it X_X. I guess that's what I get for buying a 70 cent tire gauge.
most chromed cheap tools/stuff have some lead in it; recently everything has been coming with those warnings...
there's also lead in flexible pvc wrapped electrical cords and christmas lights. As long as you aren't licking full strands of cord for an hour a day, you won't get much.

Sweet deal on the tire gauges - I guess the question for our (EM) group should be, "What's their max psi?"
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