[TheForge] Auto darkening helmet

[peter fels]

Tisk;
So, no silk, no wool, of course no synthetics..that leaves a tin suit, a suit woven out of one's own hair and some leathers?
Oh...and a bailing wire suit too.

On Jun 6, 2011, at 6:03 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:

> Pete: I don't really think Phlip or I really care if it's your shirt or 
> beard is burning so long as you have a video cam catching the dance. See ya 
> on Youtube eh?
> 
> Silk is even hotter than wool if it's think enough a spark won't burn you 
> through it. Silk stockings and a silk turtle neck make the hands down BEST 
> thermal underwear. Not only is it really warm wet or dry but it won't chafe 
> in the cold, breaths and feels good. Wool will indeed shield you from sparks 
> and even flame if you don't leave  yourself in the fire too long. Wool ash 
> is downright non-flamable.
> 
> This is the REAL downside to wearing wool as fire protection, the smoke 
> contains cyanide. This was pointed out on a smithing forum yakking about 
> this subject a few days ago. The upside is it takes a pretty serious 
> exposure to wool or hair smoke to be hazardous unless you're sensitive and 
> the smell is more than enough to clue you into taking care of the problem.
> 
> Jer
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "peter fels" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
> To: "Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 8:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Auto darkening helmet
> 
> 
>> Wool you stop trying to pull the wool over our eyes Phlip?~
>> And what about all my silk welding shirts?
>> How important is it to be able to tell from the smell
>> if that's my shirt or my beard burning?
>> 
>> On Jun 5, 2011, at 9:17 PM, Saint Phlip 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....
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Saint Phlip
>>> 
> 
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