OT - Always use jack stands. Here's why

Apr 26, 2006 23 Replies

Wayward slag has a nasty habit of finding the oddest places to settle...

JT

(Like a moving hotfoot)

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I started wearing welding gloves after doing some overhead welding and looked over at my hand to see a big molten blob of slag boiling madly in the web between two fingers. I stared intently at it for a second or two thinking to myself "Wow, that almost looks pretty". Then the neurons connected and reality set back in. Probably only took about two tenths of a second for the comprehension, and about two weeks to heal. Man, that is a tender spot to put a second and third degree burn. Jeff (still hurts to think about.... 20 years later..) Rice

"Grumpy AuC> Wayward slag has a nasty habit of finding the oddest places to settle...

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There is no substitute for full leathers when doing serious welding. Of course, the slag issue is largely confined to stick welding as it is the by-product of the shielding process.

But I've seen some sloppy welders get burnt from overhead pulse arc...

JT

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