ANST - Warning for Chainmail crafters(Galvanized Metals)

[Michelle Vernon-Cole]

I am a welder by trade, and for the past 13-14 years worked as a
salesman\field rep. for a major welding supply co. here in S.W.
Oklahoma........For the past year and some months I have worked as a Maint.
tech.\welder for the city that I live in.......I think it safe to say that I
have had at least some experience in dealing with the many FORMS of
galvanized PLATED steels...... I don't claim to be any expert.....my word is
not law .... dont put your life on the line "cuz duke mikael said I
could!!!" ........ however the zinc application protecting carbon metals
from rust has been around longer than many of our grand-parents have been
alive !!! it is nothing new !! It is a process in which, through chemical
preparation metal is "etched"then through extreme heat , Zinc is applied and
rapidly cooled... to form a "platting" that moisture has no affect
on....Zinc IS a heavy metal ...like arsenic.......  it can build up in your
system..... BUT AS I SAID !!!!!  it requires extreme heat to impact the
galvanization ....... I have seen some products from some third world
countries that the process was not done correctly ....and "LOOSE" zinc was a
problem........ but the problem " FOR ME HAS ALWAYS BEEN THROUGH
BREATHING".....use your head ... be smart and you should not have any
problems..watch how you grind , heat , bend ( if you buy cheap product) ,
and work with any galvanized metals !!!!  By the way ..... at work I just
finished making up 154 units that went under corroded hand rails around an
aeration pit at a waste water plant, that was all made out of galvanized
steel............ I cut on it ... grind on it ........welded it up .........
sorry, no problem here !!! like anything   ....    use your head .. its
really the only thing you should reliy on ....... and read about what it is
you do ........ I dont care what you say or cry about ..... if you aint done
YOUR homework .... then you aint right !!!!

any questions???? I'll answer what I can ........ Mikael (thru his wifes

e-mail account)
-----Original Message-----
From: Clarence & Lynn Bell <lynnb at wtrt.net>
To: ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG <ansteorra at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Sunday, December 06, 1998 11:19 PM
Subject: ANST - Warning for Chainmail crafters


>Hi to all of you who make chainmail,
>A warning just came out in the Orchid jewelers list about the dangers of
>working with galvanized metals, in particular, galvanized steel wire.  It
>seems that the zinc used to galvanize the wire is easily absorbed through
>the pores of the skin as is  dissolves form the acids in perspiration.  If
>you work with the galvanized wire rings for an extended period, you are at
>risk to develop a type of heavy metal poisoning from the zinc that causes
>fever, light-headedness, and other flu-like symtoms.  This will pass with
>bed rest and aspirin therapy in about a week.  I am keeping a file off list
>for anyone who wants more information about this that I can send via e-mail
>if you contact me directly.  I was alarmed when I read this since it
>explains some of recurrent bouts of apparent flu that a friend of mine
keeps
>having.  He is going to consult a doctor and find out more.  I don't want
to
>alarm anyone, but I felt the warning should be passed on for the safety of
>our people.
>
>Lyrial the Untamed
>MKA Lynn Bell
>Crystal Legends
>http://www.wtrt.net/~lynnb
>
>lynnb at wtrt.net
>
>
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