Thread: welding galvanized

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WELL.. I got my ship jumped for welding galvanized, using the following precautions:

adequate ventillation
fan behind me
respirator

And yet what do I see on Bob Villa's show tonight?

They are plama cutting and plug welding galvanized 14 Ga steel in the process of converting abandoned shipping containers to houses.

Adequate ventillation, as they are outside, but no fans , no respirators, no apparent concern whatsoever.

hmmm. So who amoung ya is going to give ol' Bob his come-uppins?

When Bob joins this forum we'll care about him just as much as we care about you.

Nobody was trying to give you a ration, all we were trying to do was keep you from doing something that could harm your health. Like all advice on here, it is given in good faith, and you can either take it or leave it.

I also see the guys on TV using welders without masks, and grinding without goggles. Yes, they do set a bad example, but we are all grownups and should be able to make decisions for ourselves.

Be glad some people cared enough about you to want to keep you from hurting yourself.

Don

yup, nobody likes Bob Villa.... why tell him...???

Imo bob villa is an idiot anyways so a little harmful fumes will not hurt him anyway

Trust us you don't want to breath the galvanized gasses. As was said earlier I see people on shows welding with out shields that why the make the big BUCKS so they can afford the SEEING EYE dogs later . BE SAFE

I belong to one of the casting forums ( we cast aluminum and steel ) and about 2 years ago we lost one of members who inhaled some zinc oxide when he was melting down a bunch of scrap , he was doing this outside , he died 3 days later of pulminary problems (basically drowned in his own fluids ) which is a rather painful way to go , he always was one of the guys who cautioned us when it came to this but he got lax and it cost him his life . just remeber the organs damaged easiest are ussually the hardest ones to replace .