inhaling metal dust daily.....
 

I'm in welding school, and ever since I started ive had black snot, obviously from prepping/grinding metal. especially now since im on SMAW pipe so I have to grind down the root and whatnot. Whats the long term effects of this? I'm sure anyone in the trade that doesnt use a respirator has this issue........

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Lung cancer


No excuse not to wear a respirator at this point. You can find some low profile ones that fit under a welding mask.

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Short term effect,

Boogers of Steel!

I swear I can load a bb gun if I was to collect them... lol

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x2 get a good respirator not the cheap ones.

I grind graphite almost everyday and have it all in my nose. Its pretty damn gross. Black boogers.

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lol get a mask! why chance it or even wonder what the hell could happen when u breathing in anything but air.

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http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/we...t/2850N95.html

I use these and love them. They are very comfortable and last a long time too. I use them for grinding and when welding stainless steels (due to a bout I had with Hexavalent Chromium a couple years ago).

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What are the dangers of tig welding stainless?

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Research has show that the fumes from molten stainless tend to have only one of the two know affects. First is a violent, instantaneous death and the 2nd is a dramatic increase in penis size. Best of luck.

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So that explains it... ;)

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you're a zombie? :P

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Which could then turn into back pain,