That galvanized comment hit home. I was gas welding some galvanized, and keeping my face out of it, with a little breeze from the back, and I thought I was good. I did pick up a little metallic taste, but no headache. Suddenly, I remembered I had a dentist appointment, put down the torch and headed ...

Like many before me, I have been lurking for several years, watching Jody make it all look easy. That has gotten me up over the first step of the learning curve. When I was standing there with my Ebay welder wondering: "How far should I hold the rod off the metal?" (arc length), It is real...