[TheForge] Arc Welding Protection

Sat Jul 6 00:52:00 2002

At 02:10 PM 7/5/02, you wrote:
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>On Fri, 05 Jul 2002 10:41:08
>  Aaron Silver wrote:
> >OK... So I just learned a very discomforting lesson yesterday while
> >practicing laying down weld beads....
> >
> >Since up here in the Northeast we just hit a very hot and muggy spell I was
> >in the barn without my shirt on while arc welding. I was being careful to
> >protect my eyes, but I wasn't worried about the rest of me. The little
> >spits and spatters weren't even a problem for me, whether because of the
> >sweat rolling down my body or whatever, but a few hours later I noticed my
> >entire front torso had this nice sunburn. It took me a while to figure out
> >what the source of the sunburn was, but rest assured... I got nicely
> >cooked.  When I called my Grandfather to check my theory he flat out said
> >"Ya damn fool!", which I can't really argue with. :-)
> >
> >So for what it's worth, remember to not only protect your eyes, but watch
> >out for your skin. The little spits and spatters aren't the only thing that
> >can damage our precious watersack. :-)
> >
> >Aaron Silver

Having done that trick, being older and wiser, when I had to weld up the 
multiple  1" plates for my treadle hammer anvil, I put on a light ( it was 
hot) long sleeve cotton shirt, set the plates up nice and high , so I 
wouldn't have to stoop over for all that welding, and proceeded to dump 
about 15# of rod into the plates. Made the old welder sweat some.  Later 
that evening I had a single blister that covered the front of my chest.
Chalk up one more " Damn fool" on the list.

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> >Yep, and ya know it's hot when those little spits and spatters sizzle as 
> they land in the sweat(grin)
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