Welding Etiquette Question

[Paddy]

MIG, TIG or ARC. Welding mask or goggles?

[WTFH]

ARC, but it can leave burn marks on your veil

[zeitghost]

Goggles are for oxy-acetylene unless you want an instant suntan and semiblindness.

[scooterscot]

Welding ist so altmodisch - Brazing ist viel besser.

[greenlake]

Welding mask or goggles?

Pah! Who needs that fancy stuff....?

[BlasterBates]

For Arc welding you require a very dark mask otherwise you'll have "sand in your eyes".

[The_Equalizer]

For Arc welding you require a very dark mask otherwise you'll have "sand in your eyes".

Exactly how it was described to me by someone daft enough to have a go without eye protection. Actually, he said it's like having sand in your eyes constantly for three days.

[zeitghost]

And the protection for MIG and TIG is even darker than for manual arc welding since there's no flux to reduce the incredible glare.

It will give you sun burn.

[Paddy]

And the protection for MIG and TIG is even darker than for manual arc welding since there's no flux to reduce the incredible glare.

It will give you sun burn.

I have seen auto darkening welding helmets. It saves accidentally poking the cat's bum hole with a welding rod.

[zeitghost]

I have seen auto darkening welding helmets. It saves accidentally poking the cat's bum hole with a welding rod.

Got one (from Lidl) though I haven't got around to trying it out yet.

It's got a photocell so doesn't need batteries or anything, generates the darkening voltage from the light of the arc.

So it's green too.