[TheForge] When is a shield not a mask?

[Stephen Viola]

A few years ago my friend built a mansion in the Phillippines
(Manilla) and was videoing the progress of the building. They videoed
3 workers welding their massive metal gates on location. Two of them
held the pieces together (averting their eyes) whilst the third
welding without a mask waved his hand infront of his face with his
fingers spread. That was his protection.. a waving spread hand.
Apparently these welders have very short careers as cataracs form
rather quickly until they eventually go completely blind. My friends
father bought them masks but the welder never used his complaining
that he couldn't see anything. True story... they still have the
video!!

On 06/12/06, Larry Brown <lp.brown at verizon.net> wrote:
> A good reason to buy welding leather if I ever heard one. A couple of minor
> burns when I started years ago was enough to teach me to stay covered by
> leather if possible or thick cloth like dungaree or Carhartt (The cloth and
> the leather can burn, but not from the arc rays) Even light welding can
> give burns, larger wire and TIG really boost the arc ray power
> A set of Cape sleeves and bib front(3XL) cost me $45 last time I bought it,
> cheap if you save your skin. I go through a set or two a year as the sweat
> in the summer kills them or at least makes them undesirable to wear
> Larry Brown
>
>
> >Cotton wasn't enough.
> >By bedtime i had a single blister from my diaphragm to my neck.
> >Burns are an authoritative teacher.
> >
> >I think the point my friend intended when he told about the blind welders
> >was that people were more disposable there...pete f
>
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