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[CNC Dan]

ditto on not cutting it with a torch. One of my friends (Billy) who is a Blacksmith knew someone who died from Chronic interstitial lung disease as a result of welding galvanized metal. He described it as a very unpleasant way to go.
Billy knows his way around the metal shop so I listen to him when he talks.

Welding can create all sorts of bad fumes, but while the fumes from zinc galvanizing will make you feel very ill, there is no long term effects.

But you can never tell what might be on used steel, so you should weld it with caution regarding smoke/fumes.
Be very careful with cadmium plated, or stainless steel.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8272976