other leather aprons when welding

[OriginalOwner]

me, I'd be wearing a leather apron ..... and also have one for my dog.

 

 

 

Edited September 27, 2016 by OriginalOwner

[TobyB]

Ah, it's gas welding- it only pops and sparks if you screw up.  Very civilized- until you have an acetylene leak.

Gas welders (the people) can be really talented... I wish I knew where Paul Camp ended up...

 

t

I went looking for an Otisworthy pic, but the filters here at work are too good...

['76mintgrün'02]

Colored glasses are gOOd for torch work though

 

we don't need no stinking face shield (video #3)

https://www.facebook.com/YPGarageK10/videos 

 

tigging is not poppy either, but 'sunburn' happens quickly

 

Edited September 27, 2016 by '76Mintgrun'02

[OriginalOwner]

gas .... arc ..... mig ..... tig .... plasma ........  if it's got sparks, I've been burned.  It's the only time I wear leather ..... just sayin' ......

 

Cheers,

 

Carl

 

[vacca rabite]

I've got a fabric welding jacket thats been really good.  I did not get it as much for the spark burns, but for the "sun" burn I got on both arms one day when welding in a T-shirt.

 

Zach

[LimeySteve]

I use fabric welding sleeves now when Tig welding the burn from the UV is no fun on my old arms

[Henning]

2 hours ago, OriginalOwner said:

me, I'd be wearing a leather apron ..... and also have one for my dog.

 

 

...and I'd send the dog for looking for the correct touring wheel arches...

 

hen

 

[Mike Self]

Where you really want a long leather apron is when you're welding sitting down...I have matching burn scars on my thighs from sparks that burned through my jeans while I was sitting cross-legged welding up a new lip on the rear wheel opening on my '69.  I now have a long leather apron--and tuck my feet under it when I'm sitting.  Nylon socks don't stop sparks either...

 

BTW, I hope the blonde girl on the far right isn't gonna weld in a skirt...her tights aren't burn-proof...

 

mike 

[zinz]

Animals and welding... I remember a tale of a welder working in a horse barn, or near a horse barn.  Story goes that a horse stared at the arc the whole time... went blind.  

 

That Touring has a LOT of panels replaced... yikes.

 

Ed

[Fatherof3]

The scars are proof you did it yourself

Edited September 28, 2016 by Fatherof3

[TobyB]

Yep, that's how I see it.  Especially the ones on the tops of your feet where slag ran down inside your shoe and... sizzled....

 

The women at the beach really dig those scars...

 

hee

 

t

 

[OriginalOwner]

NOVEMBER UPDATE 

 

same welder, this dude is tough !!

 

 

 

[Otis]

On 9/27/2016 at 1:45 PM, TobyB said:

Otisworthy

 

[conkitchen]

did someone say otis and welding? 

[Simeon]

Oh the humanity.