"unix" wrote in message
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On Apr 9, 10:27 pm, "Steve B" wrote:
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On Apr 9, 7:12 pm, "Steve B" wrote:



It all depends on your neighborhood. If you are close to neighbors, they
might object to the sparks and noise and smoke. Basically, you can do
anything you can get away with. But once a call has been made to zoning
or
the FD, it's on file, and after that, you're subject to fines.

Unless you live in a rural area, or have a shop removed from the house,
or
just have good neighbors, it doesn't sound like your idea is plausible.
The
first time someone makes a phone call, it's all over. And SHOULD you
have
some accidental fire and FD comes out and finds the cause, you can be
fined
pretty severely.

Steve

I have never had a problem. I do try not to make a lot of noise
before about 8 am and stopped about 8 pm. With MIG you should have
almost no smoke or sparks and very little noise, but bashing the
stainless into shape before welding could be a problem.

It isn't as if you are going to be making a lot more noise than a lawn
mower or leaf blower.

Dan

I lived in a neighborhood and did ornamental metal out of my garage before
I
went into business. No one complained, and it was a "tight" neighborhood,
meaning the houses were close together.

So, you may do it, and have no problems. The issue starts when ANYONE
calls
zoning and starts any paperwork. Or, God forbid, you have a fire.

Thinking back on it now, I had some great neighbors because you know how
much racket a chop saw makes, and I was doing a lot of work.

Keep it reasonable, keep it out of sight as much as possible, and hope for
the best. And don't weld at night. It's a dead give-away.

Almost no smoke or sparks from MIG and very little noise?

Steve

Thanks. Really good info. Just a follow up question..... My garage is
not attached to my house and is built into a rock hill with the front
door being the only opening. Thus, the only ventilation I have is the
front door. If I keep it closed while doing welds, will the gasses
cause problems? Plan is to do a few quick welds and open the door to
air out.

You want ventilation while welding. Get a fan. A bathroom fan would work
and run some flexible duct from the fan mounted in an exterior wall to the
weld area. Then suck the fumes as you weld. Commercially is very similar
to what is done. But good fans to exchange air in building.