Re: Reply: [ihc] Welders

["Jim or Ginger Aos" <jaos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hofstetter" <hofs@domain.elided>
To: "Ted Borck" <tborck@domain.elided>
Cc: "Joel M Brodsky" <jmbrodsky@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: Reply: [ihc] Welders


> On Thursday, April 29, 2004, at 10:00 AM, Ted Borck wrote:
>
> > But I've *never* observed a welder act concerned about the fumes from
> > the
> > welding process.
> >
>
> Welding galvanized stuff produces some really dangerous noxious fumes.
> Can make me sick really quickly.

Galvanizing is a process that uses mostly zinc for coating.  Brass is a
metal that is made of mainly copper, and zinc.  If you over heat the brass
the greenish smoke is zink that is volatizing.  Same sickness as welding of
galvanized metal.
Jim A.
>
> John
>
> John Hofstetter
> www.goldrush.com/~hofs