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I make things.
just a word for the wiser than me...

don't cut weird steel you find in the basement of your building with acetylene

my friend and I found it and needed a chunk for a project, so were cutting the end off in his little shop, woke up this morning feeling like I smoked 2 packs...

it's funny sorta... haha
 
A little Arsenic high maybe??? The reason I say it I think galvanized has arsenic in it and it is a pretty common metal to have laying around. You can tell by the color flame and smoke it produces and it is hard as hell to cut straight.

Edit: BTW When I opened this I thought I was going to get to see a cool scoot with a cool name, hahaha.
 
Galvanized for sure. Ask me how I know. Actually don't ask. I can't quite remember how it happeend anymore. But.....I wanted to see some photos, LOL
 
You should have just smoked...and had some beers. It would have been a lot more fun :) Be safe man.

--Chris
 
I read an article in a bike mag about a builder who welded up some metal and I cant remember exactly how it went, but when one of the materials was burned he inhaled the smallest bit of the smoke, and it really, really messed him up. He has no sense of smell now, was hospitalized for his lungs, -- it was serious. Maybe it was a cleaning product that was on the metal....something like that, forgive my lack of details ??? he did say the product had a warning on the label that it should not be ignited. The gist of it was 'read your labels in the shop, because not doing so almost killed me' sort of thing.
 
gribbs said:
I read an article in a bike mag about a builder who welded up some metal and I cant remember exactly how it went, but when one of the materials was burned he inhaled the smallest bit of the smoke, and it really, really messed him up. He has no sense of smell now, was hospitalized for his lungs, -- it was serious. Maybe it was a cleaning product that was on the metal....something like that, forgive my lack of details ??? he did say the product had a warning on the label that it should not be ignited. The gist of it was 'read your labels in the shop, because not doing so almost killed me' sort of thing.
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It was brake cleaner - which he used to clean a metal part before welding. Don't use that shit to clean metal before welding. In fact, don't use ANYTHING....except for a wire wheel or flap disc ;)
 
Titanium will fuck with you if you're not careful as well.

I never use a flap disk for final prep because it leaves bits of material in the metal. Aluminum especially hates that. I've never used a wire wheel either. Personally, I use a 3M scouring pad, followed by an acetone wipe on both the parent material and the filler rod.

So RCC, you feeling better now I hope?

--Chris
 
Yep! I hope you fared well in the end on this one. I've been there dude when I was 16 and fabbing up my own custom dune buggy exhaust with a cut up old swing-set. Bad idea!!!!!

I always do just like chris said: acetone or denatured alcohol. They evaporate and leave no residue.
 
denatured alcohol.
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BAM! - I'd stick with this stuff any day. As said, no residue as it evaporates off. Just make sure to use it in a ventilated area or you might come back in feeling a bit tipsy.

Cheers - boingk
 
i only know you're not supposed to weld galvanized steel, don't know what would happen but I can take your word that it would suck!
 
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