[imported_Grim_Reaper]

[quote="Short Hand":3a493][quote=fujimi7su]

Originally Posted by "Grim_Reaper":3a493

did you know when your welding you need to either close your eyes, look away, or wear one of those helmets or your sight can be damaged?

jesus eveveryone knows that.. at least anyone who knows anything about welding

i just close my eyes or look away, unless im doing a big project, then ill wear the mask..... i dont have one, so i borrow my grandpas uber 1337 fan-cooled one with adjustable brightness! oOo:[/quote:3a493]

Are you insane ? Whether you are Tig Welding, Mig, Plasma cutting OR even ARCH WELDING !! You I REPEAT YOU ALWAYS WEAR YOUR FUCKING MASK AND FUCKING GLVOES. The UV rays off that fucking spark = cancer and a serious sundurn from even 2 minutes worth of welding. i have seen guyz not put theirs on and come out fucking skin peeled and all. Unless you are braze welding (did i spell it right), you almost always need gloves & mask. Hell even with the cutting torch (oxy/acetiline), (probably fucked up that spelling to....). Bah or maybe you are just some tough mother fucker who thinks they can beat cancer down. I have gotten a bun from the rays, it ain't pretty.[/quote:3a493]
even if you wear a mask, the fumes will still get under it and u will breathe it. anyway i was just pointing that out, i dont give a fuck on when u knew it oOo:

[Short Hand]

the fumes are hardly a concern in comparision to the UV rays buddy. considering all a mig welder (the most common type of welding unit) on uses pure oxygen in order to ignite up etc. positive charge from the unit + ground = no lethal fumes. WThell are you talking about.. burnt medal is not lethal.

[imported_Grim_Reaper]

its not lethal no, but it can cause some damage to your lungs. my dad welds everyday at work and he taught me how. i know alot about it. i never said it was lethal. yes the light is more dangerous.

[draken_sd]

nice sigs, expiacllly you prot rock:

[Short Hand]

i just hate seeing fuji talk smakc like he was. I have been welding for years, their is no "small job". I still don't see how breathing in the by product is harmful, unless your welding lets say a peice of metal etc with paint on it. Which

A. paint blocks the connection between positive & negative = no spark no weld

B. welding paint = stupid, it can cause a fire.

C. I know of no metal regularly used metals that cause any type of lung damage. + also consider youcan wear a breath maks if this were the case, which is always availible at any placeo ffering welding etc.

[fujimi7su]

i know the UV is bad, thats why when im doing anything more than a little hear-and-there i wear the mask... i dont do a lot of major welding, usually just patching things up

never seen anyone burned by it tho, that would suck

[Short Hand]

man even a small exposure is dangerous. That shit = cancer, wear your damnmask, worst comes to worse, and if you ffind the visor to dark, flip it open & put cutting torch goggles on underneath., not as dark but your still protected & the weld will be easier to see.


Note, I once wore just the goggles and my eye's wee fine, but the rest of my face was burnt to a crisp, it looked hilarious as well. Letsj ust say a lot of people got some good laughs from the imprints left.

[newt.]

i like the sigs.

the UV rays are the biggest concern, electric shock not a biggie, burns no worries.

fumes first dude sites indoors should be well vented.

in some booths there a vent almost directly over where we work so you can lite up a cigarette no problem, like i sometimes do

[fujimi7su]

i know what you mean short, and i wasnt really "talkin smacK"....
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v449/ShortHandz/Regular%20Sigs/stopthekillingcopy.jpg[/img]
that sig rules

p.s. welding is a handy skill... you should all play with welders til you learn

[Short Hand]

[quote="newt.":ec869]i like the sigs.

the UV rays are the biggest concern, electric shock not a biggie, burns no worries.

fumes first dude sites indoors should be well vented.

in some booths there a vent almost directly over where we work so you can lite up a cigarette no problem, like i sometimes do[/quote:ec869]

we had those for our tig welding station + a giant one in my old schools roof in the metal room.


+ i brought it back from retirement fuji, i think i made that one before you joined way back.

It is a priest protesting at fort benning (aka School of america's.)

[TonyMontana]

my dad used to weld for Orion Bus....who makes transit buses all over North america...hes glad hes doing an easier job their now...welding is horrible for your health

[newt.]

thats fucking bullshit