Welding question

[Scotts73SB]

I saw a bunch of books on welding today that may help.
They are all the Monster Garage series. One is "How to weld anything" all tips by Jesse James.. i know not the safest guy in the world but probably some good tips. Theres also a few custom motorcycle welding having to do with Tig Mig and regular stick stuff. I saw em in a small bookstore and also at Borders. First chapter is always on safety so im sure there are good tips in there for that kinda stuff. Cheap too! like 12 bucks or so.
Hope that helps!
P.S. Great holiday present!

[Panelfantastic]

Hey Mikey,
If you're taking classes, you gotta have some good stories!
Places hot slag went that it shouldn't.
Classmates on fire.
What happens when I do this...
When I took it in high school (early 80's), we were really lucky we didn't hurt somebody. Our teacher was very very safety minded but also the biggest kid in the bunch!


Jeff-

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by Panelfantastic

Hey Mikey,
If you're taking classes, you gotta have some good stories!
Places hot slag went that it shouldn't.
Classmates on fire.
What happens when I do this...

You'd be surprised, but I don't have any stories really. Just a few helpfull hints. I've been safe, nothing on fire nothing burned. Maybe a hole in a glove or two. but nothing serious.

*If you plan on welding as hot as the welder will go. We're talking 200-300 amps. Don't use a shade 10 lense. It's like using sunglasses at those amps.
*I told Rob not to wear jeans with fays on the bottom. A few students have caught fire that way. Nothing major. The really smart ones catch fire more than once in the same day.
*A few years ago this one kid had on a pair of coveralls over his jeans. While he was welding the coveralls caught fire, but he didn't feel it because he had pants under the coveralls. By the time he realized it. He had a good fire on his legs. He freaked out. I was told it took 3 guys to hold him down to put the fire out. The inside of the coveralls is what caught fire, it was made of a synthetic material. That made for some nasty burns with that melted to his skin.
*If you plan on welding overhead with Mig, Stick, or Flux Core. Wear a leather jacket. Those little welding jackets are flame resistant, but sparks still burn right though them. My jacket looks like swiss cheese.

Our first year teacher was Very safety minded. Our teacher this year hasn't said a lot. I'm suprised there hasn't been more accidents this year.

[Racelook]

I never had any lessons of welding or whatever. I even had not worked with metal before I begun to restorate my bug. I only ones had got an little shock. And that was only an dump fault of mine. I just had cooled some welding with water and emmidiately welded after that. That wasn't smart.

But of the rest I haven't ever got any shock.

Wiebrand

p.s. Don't be stupid to weld without any weldingmask

[Doogie S]

On a side note, most TV shows don't necessarily show the safest welding practices.

I was watching Xtreme 4x4 on the weekend and the chick on the show was mig welding with only a tight T-shirt on. No jacket or gloves.

That would leave a nasty scar if some slag hit her in the wrong place...


Doug

PS: Just a personal note, but I would not take any of he Monster Garage books as recommended reading, unless you were aspiring to be a hack. Just my opinion, but I could be wrong.

[Mikey]

I forgot the best safety device of all.... Safety glasses. Anytime I'm in the shop I have them on.

And we're building and working on 20-50+ year old cars. Rust is gonna fall in your face when you work under them.

[Scotts73SB]

I agree Doug.. not the safest dude to copy that Jesse James.. i thought they may have some good tips in em is all.

Oh and extreme 4x4.. gee i wonder why SHE wears a tight t shirt all the time.... :idea:

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