> One of these days, I'll go and check to see if the cautions for
> *welding* galvanized metal (yes, the zinc does burn when galvanized
> metal is welded) are still the same as they were about 20 years ago
> when I was welding galvanized.
> Breathing the fumes would possibly make you sick to your stomach, and
> the prevention/cure was to drink cold milk during the work period.
> Then there was always the one person who swore that beer worked better
> for him/her.
>
> BOB


Being in the metal trades I can tell you that galvanize poisoning from
welding or burning zinc coated metal is really a problem. I have been
gotten three times in my career with it. You think you are upwind of the
smoke then the wind changes. Chills, vomiting, oh man, just wish I could
have died.

Aubrey