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Public service announcement re: arc welding

9 years ago General

Do not wear shorts while welding. Sandals are not a good idea either.

That is all.

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GiygasDrillBreak ~giygasdrillbreak

Writer

9 years ago

lol, did you just get introduced to it? The only way you aren't gonna have a bad time with SMAW is if you're covered in leather and wool. Sparks get EVERYWHERE, even your ears!

oniontrain ~oniontrain

Digital Artist

9 years ago

I've done mig welding at my job but I just didn't think about it and now my shins are basically sunburnt from the bottom up. It's a fairly large machine too, I got it for free for helping clean out a garage. I am not going to post a picture of the thing I did, I would hesitate to call it a weld. It's more like a giant mess.

GiygasDrillBreak ~giygasdrillbreak

Writer

9 years ago

Oh, just sunburn. That happens to the best of them. I had a welding teacher, 25+ year career, come in to class one day with sharp tanlines on his collar bone because fuck it, let's do it live.

WanderingRambler ~wanderingrambler

Traditional Artist

9 years ago

Also, don't forget eyewear. Arc flash sucks.

oniontrain ~oniontrain

Digital Artist

9 years ago

I've got a decent shield, if I didn't I'd be blind by now.

Nine-Eyes ~nine-eyes

9 years ago

Nonono, totally unnecessary.

All you need is the patented Safety Squint!

oniontrain ~oniontrain

Digital Artist

9 years ago

I have seen people do this to tack weld things at work.

Ironwood ~ironwood

9 years ago

the more you know!

oniontrain ~oniontrain

Digital Artist

9 years ago

Imagine, if you will, a sunburn on the bottom of your knees and shins.

Ironwood ~ironwood

9 years ago

I can't even imagine, my prefrontal cortex was removed because the doctors deemed that I was doing too much imagining

oniontrain ~oniontrain

Digital Artist

9 years ago

OK well then go do a handstand in the sun for a few hours to get the same effect.

MirandaArqayla ~mirandaarqayla

Hungry Fat Old Lady

9 years ago

D: Hope you're ok.

in my early soldering attempts, I once tried to brush some with my finger without thinking. It was dumb.

oniontrain ~oniontrain

Digital Artist

9 years ago

I fairly recently poured some molten tin into a thing that had a droplet of water on it and got a penny sized third degree burn on my forehead. I haven't actually ever burned myself with a soldering iron though.