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> wear your safety equipment ..., while working on the car ...
SirAndy
post Nov 9 2006, 09:07 PM
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so, i went to mcmark's shop today to work on my car. mostly prep work for the engine test-fit.

lots of cutting sheetmetal and grinding down spotwelds etc. then on to cutting out the /4 motor mounts with the plasma cutter.

i *thought* i had it all covered, safety wise, got the goggles, gloves, noise protection ...
spent about 5 hours cutting & grinding.

then, on my drive home, it felt like i had a sunburn on my arms, but i couldn't really see anything.

so after i got home, i take a shower and now i can clearly see that both of my forearms are *covered* with thousands(!) of tiny burn marks! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif)

should have worn something with long sleeves, damm 914club t-shirt ...
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post Nov 10 2006, 04:29 PM
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Actually those self darkening helmets are ALWAYS protecting your eyes. The base glass blocks the harmful (read - sunburning) UV rays. The auto darkening is only blocking the super bright (but not damaging) visible spectrum. Yes if it didn't work you would get flash blindness. It's the same as that spot you see in front of your eyes from a flash. That is just saturation and is not damaging.

By the way, that said, UV damage to your retinas is CUMULATIVE. It's NOT the same as getting a sunburn on your skin. The damage EVEN SMALL EXPOSURES adds up over time. I design UV lasers for a living. We've been extensively trained on this subject. Sometimes the hard way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Our training quote is: "Don't look directly at the laser with your remaining good eye."


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post Nov 10 2006, 06:26 PM
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By the way, that said, UV damage to your retinas is CUMULATIVE. It's NOT the same as getting a sunburn on your skin. The damage EVEN SMALL EXPOSURES adds up over time. I design UV lasers for a living. We've been extensively trained on this subject. Sometimes the hard way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Our training quote is: "Don't look directly at the laser with your remaining good eye."


That's the thing about bad helmets. You don't realize your eyes are being damaged. When you burn your skin you see it, feel it and it grows back (sometimes). With eye damage you don't SEE it coming. Get it...SEE it coming. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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SirAndy   wear your safety equipment ...   Nov 9 2006, 09:07 PM
dmenche914   Get some welding leathers, kind of hot inside, but...   Nov 9 2006, 09:17 PM
ChrisNPDrider   When I took an intro weld class, they said one of ...   Nov 9 2006, 09:33 PM
Andyrew   Yup yup.. Instead of leathers, use the green fabr...   Nov 9 2006, 09:36 PM
McMark   The green stuff is DYED green. :WTF: More import...   Nov 9 2006, 10:06 PM
Cap'n Krusty   Wusses ................. The Cap'n, scarred f...   Nov 9 2006, 10:08 PM
Brett W   I think for you Cali guys the green welders jacket...   Nov 9 2006, 10:17 PM
messix   go down to T-town and get a cheap suede jacket. gr...   Nov 9 2006, 10:18 PM
turboman808   I learned the hard way welding can cause sunburns....   Nov 9 2006, 10:43 PM
LvSteveH   The test of a welder's commitment is when a hu...   Nov 9 2006, 10:55 PM
bd1308   I thought I would save time by welding WITHOUT a w...   Nov 9 2006, 11:04 PM
jimtab   No Mask!! Just you wait til you get a fla...   Nov 10 2006, 12:05 AM
rick 918-S   When I worked at the shipyard, I got flash burns s...   Nov 10 2006, 12:24 AM
bd1308   I heard about flash burns. thats where you dont cl...   Nov 10 2006, 12:35 AM
McMark   Your eyes can get burned through your eyelids. Cl...   Nov 10 2006, 12:59 AM
bd1308   :zoiks:   Nov 10 2006, 01:09 AM
craig downs   A few years ago I was helping my friend do some ti...   Nov 10 2006, 01:13 AM
Vacca Rabite   Eh, when I weld I have at least long sleeves , a h...   Nov 10 2006, 07:44 AM
URY914   I got into a flame war (I know you're surprize...   Nov 10 2006, 08:10 AM
Andyrew   Paul.. Those masks acutally are nice.. used one ...   Nov 10 2006, 08:46 AM
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jd74914   :agree: Niether my Dad nor I like the autodarkeni...   Nov 10 2006, 02:30 PM
Brett W   I agree I am not a big fan of autodarkening helme...   Nov 10 2006, 03:01 PM
andys   What's interesting to me, is how little safety...   Nov 10 2006, 03:33 PM
sgomes   Actually those self darkening helmets are ALWAYS p...   Nov 10 2006, 04:29 PM
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