[TheForge] Re: sunblock for welding

Sat Aug 16 09:04:00 2003

Charles,

Yep, which goes back full circle,   even a "cheap" auto darkening helmet is 
better used, than the best "nod" helmet unused.   Yesterday, I  did a bunch 
of little welds  spotting  hex nuts  onto  pipe to hold set screws. I would 
likely have been "forced" to forget the nod helmet, but with my auto 
darkening helmet, I had no excuse, and afterward: no  welder's headache.

Dann Johnson

At 08:11 AM 8/15/03 -0500, you wrote:
>I guess I am just an amatuer, and can't shake the bad habits I developed 
>when arc welding first, but I can't imagine turning out a good weld 
>without being able to see the joint and the puddle.
>
>
>Charles
>
>Thomas A. Troszak wrote:
>
>>Dear Paul,
>>
>><snip> Works great. Also, if you have a free hand when
>>stitching, just get in the habit of using your gloved hand as a light shield
>>(close to the work) to keep the shine off of your face.
>>
>>Tom Troszak
>>
>>
>>>Message: 3
>>>From: "Paul Hewitt" <[email protected]>
>>>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cheap Autodarkening Welding Helmet.
>>>
>>
>>
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>>>I gotta laugh at this.  MIG's are so easy to use, that anyone who has spent
>>>enough hours behind them can run them with eye's closed literally.  I do it
>>>all the time.  Only draw back is at the end of the day quick sticthing stuff
>>>together so the rest of the help can weld it, the arcburn on the face and
>>>eyelids sucks.  Sunblock i suppose would help....
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "R.C.Mundt" <[email protected]>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 9:29 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cheap Autodarkening Welding Helmet.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>using a mig welder w/ no eye protection, just squinting his eyes, he asked
>>>>"Do you have rocks in your head?"  The owner of the machine shop replied
>>>>"hell I've been doing this for years".
>>>>Randy Mundt
>>>>
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