Welding Bolts

[DVA]

Do you have pictures of the bolts? Best bet is to grind off the coating if you are going to weld if it is zinc as it becomes airborne at about 800°F and is very bad to breath. Wont hurt you much if it is once or twice but welding some materials without proper preventative cautions can lead to serious health issues. I would say do not get in the practice of welding zinc plated material with out properly cleaning it. Also it makes for some nasty hot splatter that will shoot all over the place when welding.

Check out this link for some more information and safety tips to remember when welding.

http://www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtrai.../weldhlth.html

[Jason]

I have asthma and weld without anything other than my welding mask. Probably a bad idea but oh well.. How do you guys fit a respirator under your welding mask?

[jerky]

How do you guys fit a respirator under your welding mask?

if you look at the link i posted and see the mask i wear, it has lots of room under my mask. the pancake filters, or the little round purple ones fit and dont intrude on your helmet... i work in a heavy industrial plant, with people always welding, or cutting or gouging something, and it helps wearing it at the end of the day. ALOT less black crud comes out of my nose at the end of the day when i wear it as to days i dont wear it.

[ogorir]

yup, I use one of those too. sec, lemme find the part #s

mask:
$9.71 3M 6200 series mask small 21617, med 21618, lg 21619
P100 series filters:
$5.17 2091 particulate
$7.79 2096 acid/gas
$7.87 2097 high efficiency + ozone

prices are from weldwarehouse.com