February 15, 201313 yr Milk will cure your thirst, it won't cure metal fume fever, as for a thread for home remedies for blacksmiths, I would rather refer medical advice that is available on the web. http://www.aws.org/technical/facts/FACT-25.pdf you never ask a doctor for blacksmithing advice, why would you ask a blacksmith for medical advice.
February 17, 201313 yr To remove the zinc from your fitting just soak it in vinegar. A day or two should do. Grinding is not good for you either! If you're in a hurry, a shot bath in muriatic acid will do the job in minutes... Of course you won't want to breathe that either!
December 25, 20178 yr Just a FYI, I was trying to straighten a rusty leaf spring at a demo I was doing, and it started turning white and smoking and stinking up the shop. I have done research on metal fume fever and the like and I immediately quenched the piece. I thought there might have been some remnants of a plastic coating (I could see some stuff) that needed to burn off, but the turning white scared me so I stopped. So just because it's rusty doesn't mean it doesn't have some galvanization still. I burned the rest off outdoors downwind of me,. Nasty scary stuff!
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