BlacknTan
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That's why the angle grinder was invented!! LOL
1st rule of welding, is?
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That's why the angle grinder was invented!! LOL
weldermike
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No, thats tractors, but your on the right website!
chad22
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Been there done that a few times. And yes it was painful. One time the glass fell out of the helmet. Next time I was lifting my helmet up and accidentally striked the rod on the metal once again.
When that glass fell out it burned my eyes so bad that I couldn't open my eyes for 2 days. It was fun trying to aim for the toilet to urinate. xd. I could get my eyes open just barely. But they would close less than a second later.
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You could have sat! LOL, im only kiddin bud!
k0ua
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Or go outside and pee off the porch
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chad22
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Lol. Well yeah that might have worked but when I did try to sit to do number 2(TMI) xd. I had a hard time even trying to sit. A few times I missed the toilet and fell back on the floor. XD. You know like someone pulls a chair out from underneath you? XD.
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chad22
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Or go outside and pee off the porch
James K0UA
XD. That would have been easier, except the porch sat off to the side of a road and anyone driving by would see. XD And I mean almost everyone would have had a sight as there were lots of cars and motorcycles driving down that road. XD.
Now it would have been funny if say a cop drove by, stopped and walked up to me and then I turned around and peed all over him. XD.
Sorry, I can't see a darn thing my eyes got burnt by my welder.
Chad
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I am constantly amazed by folks on TBN saying that they got flash burned badly because " The glass fell our of my hood just as I struck and arc or I struck an arc with my hood up, etc etc" You may get a little itchy eye from one flash but most folks will feel nothing other that a white spot in front of the eyes for a while. The eye blinks in less than 1/10 or a second and there is no way flash burn can happen in that period of time even at high amperage. It takes multiple arc strikes to the naked eye to cause even mild flash burn. The most likely scenario is that the hood has a leaky gasket or the lens packet is improperly installed allowing the UV rays to be emitted into the hood. This is usually not noticeable unless you look specifically for it. The easiest test for light leaks is to put on the hood and run a bright flashlight around the perimeter of the lens for outside while looking at the inside edges of the lens. When welding you dont notice the light leak because you are concentrating on the weld puddle.
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Always protect your weenie! I layed my tig torch across my leg the other day, or at least I thought I did. Nothing worse than a weenie burn. A real YOWZA in the TROUSER!
timster2
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When I was a kid I learned about welding flash at a young age but got my first bad flash from another source. When we were decorating the classroom at school there were these blue lights that only shined up at the ceiling all around the room. Well after looking at the lights for a long time while decorating there was no immediate effect. Later that night I woke up with my eyes on fire. Seems that the nice blue lights were UV lights meant to sanitize the air in the classroom, who knew? Don't know if these lights are still in use, i'm talking fifty years ago, but worth noting and telling the kids about.
