Re: Reply: [ihc] Welders

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

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hofstetter" <hofs@domain.elided>
To: "Jim or Ginger Aos" <jaos@domain.elided>
Cc: "Ted Borck" <tborck@domain.elided>; "Joel M Brodsky"
<jmbrodsky@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: Reply: [ihc] Welders


> On Thursday, April 29, 2004, at 06:58 PM, Jim or Ginger Aos wrote:
>
> > 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
              [oops should be zinc]
> > welding of
> > galvanized metal.
> > Jim A.
> >
>
> I didn't know that, even though it makes perfect sense. Thanks.
>
> John
>
> John Hofstetter
> www.goldrush.com/~hofs