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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: EMD on 06 August 2015, 08:31:04
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When welding 'arc' is it nessacary to wear one of those all in
one balaclava hoods with neck protection :-\ Obviously hand / eye protection.
There's so much protection you can buy but just need the basics for a newbie :y
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First - arc eye can cause permanent eye damage. Never strike an arc without a suitable grade of filter to protect your eyes (gas welding goggles are not sufficient).
Second - arc welding generates powerful UV rays. My first days welding (in a T shirt) left me with painful sunburn on my arms
Third - weld spatter takes the form of molten balls of flux or steel which will burn through your trainers (or down the neck of your shirt)
I wear a welding mask, leather boots, leather gauntlets and I cover all exposed skin. I use a fabric hood to keep the light out of the back of the welding mask. I would only bother with a leather hood if I was welding overhead (to keep the spatter from going down my neck)
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Nothing better than the sound of a ball of spatter rolling around in your ear.. :-X
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I did remember my mate years ago got a small molten
ball in his eye , he had those goggle things on :(
So i need them arm gauntlet things really , mite get the balaclava .
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My usual kit is a good mask, good gauntlets, safety boots and a leather apron.
If working above my head then a hood also.
The leather apron was an addition following a molten ball of steel finding its way into the nether regions and burning a hole in the old plum sack ......not a pleasant feeling.
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My usual kit is a good mask, good gauntlets, safety boots and a leather apron.
If working above my head then a hood also.
The leather apron was an addition following a molten ball of steel finding its way into the nether regions and burning a hole in the old plum sack ......not a pleasant feeling.
Also helps if your trouser bottoms cover the top of your boot ;)
I've still got a nice burn scar on the heal of my right foot when a piece of slag that i'd chipped off when I was 16 ended up rattling around inside my boot and burnt a nice 2 pence sized hole in it :'( :'( :'(
And just to round it off, I had a 6 mile pushbike ride home after work too !!
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An apron sounds good idea :y Now to crack on with this kit car frame
;D
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All the suggestions for protection are good, and splatter in your ear is horrible.
One thing I would suggest is to reduce your need for some of this stuff, and to clean all of the weld area back to bare metal, and not just the bit you're welding. This will reduce the splatter considerably, and also remove the chance of gobs of molten underseal/paint/mud/etc burning through your sleeve and burning your arm. I have several scars from this, so learnt the hard way.
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I seem to remember I got my leather apron and gauntlets for around £10 in an Aldi special offer at the same time as they were selling their welders. :y
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My usual kit is a good mask, good gauntlets, safety boots and a leather apron.
If working above my head then a hood also.
The leather apron was an addition following a molten ball of steel finding its way into the nether regions and burning a hole in the old plum sack ......not a pleasant feeling.
Also helps if your trouser bottoms cover the top of your boot ;)
I've still got a nice burn scar on the heal of my right foot when a piece of slag that i'd chipped off when I was 16 ended up rattling around inside my boot and burnt a nice 2 pence sized hole in it :'( :'( :'(
And just to round it off, I had a 6 mile pushbike ride home after work too !!
Up a long hill, made o tut cobbles, and nowt but hovis n jam fur us tea. He had an ard life.
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My usual kit is a good mask, good gauntlets, safety boots and a leather apron.
If working above my head then a hood also.
The leather apron was an addition following a molten ball of steel finding its way into the nether regions and burning a hole in the old plum sack ......not a pleasant feeling.
Also helps if your trouser bottoms cover the top of your boot ;)
I've still got a nice burn scar on the heal of my right foot when a piece of slag that i'd chipped off when I was 16 ended up rattling around inside my boot and burnt a nice 2 pence sized hole in it :'( :'( :'(
And just to round it off, I had a 6 mile pushbike ride home after work too !!
Up a long hill, made o tut cobbles, and nowt but hovis n jam fur us tea. He had an ard life.
Fer cough ::) :P ;D ;D
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My usual kit is a good mask, good gauntlets, safety boots and a leather apron.
If working above my head then a hood also.
The leather apron was an addition following a molten ball of steel finding its way into the nether regions and burning a hole in the old plum sack ......not a pleasant feeling.
Is this for real, Mark? :o :o :o :o
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My usual kit is a good mask, good gauntlets, safety boots and a leather apron.
If working above my head then a hood also.
The leather apron was an addition following a molten ball of steel finding its way into the nether regions and burning a hole in the old plum sack ......not a pleasant feeling.
Is this for real, Mark? :o :o :o :o
Your not after a picture are you Webby :-X :D :D :D
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My usual kit is a good mask, good gauntlets, safety boots and a leather apron.
If working above my head then a hood also.
The leather apron was an addition following a molten ball of steel finding its way into the nether regions and burning a hole in the old plum sack ......not a pleasant feeling.
Is this for real, Mark? :o :o :o :o
Your not after a picture are you Webby :-X :D :D :D
Well yes cos I love c*ck ;D
But seriously though..... what an injury!!! :o :'(
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If you need a pair of boots, get a pair of slip on's as opposed to lace ups so any splatter falls off and can't get trapped in laces. ;)
Maybe an asbestos bollock box? ;D
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If you need a pair of boots, get a pair of slip on's as opposed to lace ups so any splatter falls off and can't get trapped in laces. ;)
Maybe an asbestos bollock box? ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
Is that attached or does DTM remove them, put them in the box during welding and refit afterwards? ;D :o
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First - arc eye can cause permanent eye damage. Never strike an arc without a suitable grade of filter to protect your eyes (gas welding goggles are not sufficient).
Second - arc welding generates powerful UV rays. My first days welding (in a T shirt) left me with painful sunburn on my arms
Third - weld spatter takes the form of molten balls of flux or steel which will burn through your trainers (or down the neck of your shirt)
I wear a welding mask, leather boots, leather gauntlets and I cover all exposed skin. I use a fabric hood to keep the light out of the back of the welding mask. I would only bother with a leather hood if I was welding overhead (to keep the spatter from going down my neck)
All of the above is good advice. :y
We wore Proban Overalls when I was on fabrication as these overalls reduce the risk of molten metal burning through. We also had to wear foreign legion style hoods.
Is this for real, Mark? :o :o :o :o
This is very real. :y If a bit of weld spatter goes down your shirt front you immediately and involuntarily breath in. It then drops to your waist so you breath in again, it then drops to your pants ...........and it bloody well hurts. :o :o
On the plus side, it causes a wound and cauterizes it at the same time. ;D
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So reading between the lines DTM welded up his nob so it would swell up?
Fairly sure a cheap penis pump would be less painful :y
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So reading bet the lines DTM welded up his nob so it would swell up?
Fairly sure a cheap penis pump would be less painful :y
You seem to have an awful lot of knowledge, or asking questions about a gentleman's tool kit ;D,, sure your not stemo, or have you decide to stalk dtm :D
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BG, ive got no problem with 'enhancements'. I mean using a pump took my Python from 18" on the flop to 24". You can't argue with results ;D
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BG, ive got no problem with 'enhancements'. I mean using a pump took my Python from 18" on the flop to 24". You can't argue with results ;D
Stemo's taken over young bear, release that bear, stop be gone ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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I think webby only bought his welder to walk around in this :-X
(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRzfr8p6jb28PGFCiRGzGl4orSMt3wMGAWjAykNMBdaTTccwM-e)
;D ;D ;D
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BG, ive got no problem with 'enhancements'. I mean using a pump took my Python from 18mm on the flop to 24mm. You can't argue with results ;D
Fixed ;) ;)
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;D ;D ;D
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BG, ive got no problem with 'enhancements'. I mean using a pump took my Python from 18mm on the flop to 24mm. You can't argue with results ;D
Fixed ;) ;)
Indeed, he is to young to know what inches are, so simply got carried away, uninformed...... :D :D
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Sadly very true, it did actually make a very nicely quarterised hole, I will show you the scar if you like :D :y
On this specific occasion I was welding up a rotten steam heat pipe on a coach and was sat, said molten lump dropped and found the nethers, the result was a spell of dad dancing followed by a dash to the lav.