[TheForge] Auto darkening helmet

[Dave Mudge]

Now I follow what you are saying?? sorta?? but not really.
Down here where I live it is WAY too hot to wear such a thing most of the time.
I wear a soft leather "do-rag" or bandana or whatever you wish to call it.
Does a fine job of protecting my balding head from sparks although I would never
call it a 'helmet' OR a 'shield'.

I don't want to be too "Old School" about it but I have spent the majority of
my 62 years welding, forging, fabricating, working bronze foundry, ship yard,
machine shop, heavy equipment, light equipment, sheet metal, sculpture
and jewelry.
It is pretty easy to listen to someones vocabulary when discussing metal work
and tell if they have much experience or not. I'm just sayin................ ;-)

dave m

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 11:17 PM, Saint Phlip <phlip at 99main.com> wrote:
>
> Among other things, wool is very reluctant to burn ;-)
>
> "Wool is also a protein fiber but is harder to ignite than silk as the
> individual "hair" fibers are shorter than silk and the weave of the
> fabrics is generally looser than with silk. The flame is steady but
> more difficult to keep burning. The smell of burning wool is like
> burning hair."
>
> Most natural fibers are pretty much self extinguishing- and with wool,
> if you  DO catch it on fire, you can generally tell it's burning ;-)
> Certainly,that SOMETHING is burning that shouldn't be. Very useful bit
> of information, at times, when you're wearing this great thing allover
> your head and peeping out through a tiny little window....
>
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 11:59 PM, Dave Mudge <dave at magichammer.net> wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, a wool cap, hmmm, what does that have to do with welding?
> >
> > just wonderin, dave :-)
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> --
> Saint Phlip
>
> So, you think your data is safe?
> http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/01/23/schneier.google.hacking/index.html?hpt=T2
>
> Heat it up
> Hit it hard
> Repent as necessary.
>
> Priorities:
>
> It's the smith who makes the tools, not the tools which make the smith.
>
> .I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary
> notices I have read with pleasure. -Clarence Darrow
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