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andyhubbard:
Hairyasswelder you have PM.

hairyasswelder:

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Cant see it Andy  :oops:

big rob:
No one has mentioned it yet , and I don't know if you have welded before.
But please use the eye protection that should have been supplied with the unit.
When the arc is struck it will produce an intense white light:
If your eyes are not protected
1/ you won't ne able to see what you are doing.
2/ you will enduce a medical condition called "arc eye" which means that after a while your eyes will become sore and feel like someone has thrown sand in your eyes it will last for 12-24 hours.
Don't mean to be Mr serious but some people don't know the dangers of these machines, it doesn't help when the instructions are missing.

Range Rover Blues:
Good point Rob and not at all overstated.

When I started as an engineer one of the many things the H&S bloke liked to drum into us was arc-eye.

I have a lasting image of a photo of serious and irreversible arc-eye that leads to permentant blindness.

If you want to know the effects just be warned that the protein in your eyeball is similar to that found in an egg.

Put an egg in the microwave for a minute and imagine it's your eye.

Sick huh?  I never a**e about with electric arc without my visor.  Shutting your eyes doesn't work either :wink:

cardiff_gareth:
Yeah,
Good point guys, I used the face shield that came with the unit and also some rigger gloves.
I got the settings for the welder off the web site that Wizard gave me.

It said as well to wear a face mask because of the fumes that clog your lungs up, didn't have one to hand so did next best thing - opened the sun roof :lol:

I'll look into a college course on welding, Wizard has also offered me a master class on welding so when I get some more time I'll be taking him up on it - if its still ok  :wink:
At the momment after work is looking after baby time whilst my wife goes to her classes. I'm maybe looking into a home course on health & safety. Great contridiction with the above comment  :lol:  :lol:

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