And speaking of skin burns - for those who are thinking of trying welding, be
aware that arc welding
puts off a lot of UV light. The clothing not only protects you from sparks but
also from sunburn! I
learned that the hard way the first night of class. I had one little gap at the
cuff of my jacket
sleeve and I got a heck of a burn! Took me a couple of days to figure out what
had happened.
One advantage of having an experienced instructor is that (s)he can look at
your work and say "You
need to turn the amps up/down/whatever" instead of you having to take shots in
the dark to figure
out why your bead looks like a gob of chewing gum.
Roland Wilhelmy wrote:
> Just, of course, make sure you are wearing the right eye protection
> before you start. Skin burns can heal, and it should take only one or
> two to persuade you to get some appropriate clothing, but eyes are
> more fragile.
>
> -Roland
>
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2000 07:08:00 -0500, you wrote:
>
> ::
> ::
> :: -> if I
> :: -> could only learn how to weld. I've read and read and read but
> :: -> nothing sticks
> :: -> in my head....
> ::
> :: Step 1) turn on welder
> :: Step 2) play with lightning
> ::
> :: or
> ::
> :: Step 1) light torch
> :: Step 2) play with fire
> ::
> :: Seriously. I did the same thing; read everything I could find, welder
> :: sat idle while I developed a big case of FUD. Get some scrap metal and
> :: *do* it. You'll make a lot of mess at first. Don't worry; no book can
> :: teach you what you need to keep the puddle under the arc or set the
> :: flame just right.
> ::
> :: "Just do it." Then, once you get some pieces stuck together that don't
> :: fall apart when you whack them with a hammer, *then* go back to the
> :: books, and all that stuff will make perfect sense. "Ah, *that's* what
> :: they were talking about!"
> ::
> ::
> :: Do it. You'll be glad you did!
> ::
> :: ==dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us======================================
> :: I've got a secret / I've been hiding / under my skin / | Who are you?
> :: my heart is human / my blood is boiling / my brain IBM | who, who?
> :: ============================== http://angelfire.com/ar/dw42/index.htm
> ::
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