New member of the welding fraternity!

[Highbeam]

I don't have a problem welding around diesel in the field but in the shop, the fuel must be relocated. If not for the sparks of the welding, the grinder throws a fountain of sparks that have a lot of heat left in them. These sparks have even melted into my whiskey glass and left a deep pitting, this is good for the grip and has become a dedicated garage whiskey glass.

Gasoline is much nastier and I would really consider a separate fuel shed for several reasons.

Congratulations on becoming a rod burner and good job finding safety hazards before they find you.

 

[Cliff_Johns]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Question...what do you all do for cable management? )</font>

You should disconnect them. The clean them with a toothbrush, put a light coat of wax on the covers and some oil on the exposed metal, then coil them and put them neatly back in the box.

Cliff

 

[Highbeam]

Mine don't disconnect so I coil them up like a garden hose and hang them from a hook fashioned out of a welding rod. The Lincoln buzzbox has two handles that I used to attach two hooks. One for the leads and one for the power cable. I wish mine unplugged so that I could install some longer ones.

 

[DaveNay]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( You should disconnect them. The clean them with a toothbrush, put a light coat of wax on the covers and some oil on the exposed metal, then coil them and put them neatly back in the box.)</font>

*Sigh*

Thanks Cliff! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Dave

 

[jpm]

maybe a visit to the safety forum is in order? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[LBrown59]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">(

Also, I noticed something very bad after I got everything put back in its place, but luckily I corrected it before I started playing and making sparks. Take a look at the picture, and let me know if you see the problem (hint, yellw and red).

Dave )</font>
I had insurance agents on an insurance board bounce my but all over the place when I told them I keep cans of gas and diesel like in your photo outside in an old freezer.

When I asked them if I should put the cans in the garage instead of the freezer since they didn't like me keeping them in the freezer that didn't bother them a bit.

I still haven't figured out why it's safer to store gas inside a garage like you're doing than it is to keep it in the old freezer setting outside like I'm doing.

Anybody got any ideas why the way I'm storing fuel is more risky than keeping it in the garage as shown in Daves photo,



skinderflirt <font color="red"> </font>

 

[GaryE]

<font color="blue"> Anybody got any ideas why the way I'm storing fuel is more risky than keeping it in the garage as shown in Daves photo, </font>

Gas fumes can concentrate more in a closed freezer than they can in a more "open" garage. If you open the freezer door and some how cause a spark, you can go boom! Long shot, but I guess it could happen.


Gary

 

[SnowRidge]

<font color="blue"> I am sure my choice of welding style is probably not the most popular though, I went with a Hobart Stickmate XL AC/DC unit. </font>

Hey, same choice I made. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif You won't regret it.

Consider putting wheels under it. Someday when I have the time, I might weld up a proper mobile base for mine, but for now, I just put casters on the bottom of the plywood plate it shipped on. Works great.

 

[LBrown59]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( <font color="blue"> Anybody got any ideas why the way I'm storing fuel is more risky than keeping it in the garage as shown in Daves photo, </font>

Gas fumes can concentrate more in a closed freezer than they can in a more "open" garage. If you open the freezer door and some how cause a spark, you can go boom! Long shot, but I guess it could happen.


Gary )</font>

If the gas in his garage ignites and the gas in my freezer does also which one do you think will do the most damage?

 

[GaryE]

L.B.

I am not agreeing with them, I was just trying to give you their reasoning. From time to time I have to deal with fire marshals and the like. Most of the time they are very easy to deal with, but I have run into some that have no clue! I have found it is best to just smile and make them happy!


Gary