FWIW, don't weld Galvanized either... its bad juju.
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REZARF said:FWIW, don't weld Galvanized either... its bad juju.
toy4xfun said:i have had galvanized sickness, it is no joke, i thought i had pneumonia. and the kicker is i was not welding, myself but was in an enclosed area when the welders were welding.
cruiserjunkie said:This scared me since I had done it before. Read this then,I welded on a spring hanger that had a bolt covered in anti-sieve and stopped looked up and fumes that knocked my brother to the ground choking for air. lucky got him outside and fresh air fixed him up after about about 5 minutes of coughing. You can never be to careful lucky I was using a fan or could have been us both knocked out
ntsqd said:A mask is a good idea no matter what, but don't count on it filtering out everything. Some of the filters have a set life span once removed from their sealed bag, so know what you've got and act accordingly.