What metals are safe to eat.

[Tony]

Yes Galvanized metal is nasty stuff when you start heating it. The volumes of smoke and little blue green flames it produces when welding it is a good warning.

 

[Tony Wells]

Yup, and breathing it makes everything taste sweet.

 

[Hawkeye]

If you ever find yourself exposed to zinc fumes, go drink some milk. The calcium will lessen the absorbtion of zinc. Not an old wives tale - in this province a supply of milk is required by law when zinc is being melted and poured. Always a bonus back in my days at the mine when they were doing a liner job on the primary crusher. Chocolate milk works too.

 

[Tenn]

If you ever find yourself exposed to zinc fumes, go drink some milk. The calcium will lessen the absorbtion of zinc. Not an old wives tale - in this province a supply of milk is required by law when zinc is being melted and poured. Always a bonus back in my days at the mine when they were doing a liner job on the primary crusher. Chocolate milk works too.

Some safety precautions can be satisfyingly delicious ++++++ ++++++

~Chris

 

[4GSR]

Dad always told us to drink butter milk! yuck!!! before doing any welding on galvanise metal.

 

[pjf134]

Hawkeye,
Now you tell me. I did some consulting work at a zinc plant and did work in the plant while they were pouring melted zinc into pots to test and treat. The zinc powder was worst, mask and suit required there. I also welded galvanized sheet which was real bad for fumes.
Paul