[AT] TIG welding--a little OT

[Ron D Haskell]

Hi all.  I believe the difference is there is no smoke from the flux with
TIG to filter the UV.

Ron Haskell
rdhaskell at juno.com
Riverside California USA
http://www.oldengine.org/members/haskell/

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:39:14 EST DieselBob at aol.com writes:
> Just a comment or question on the emphasis some have made about 
> protective  
> clothing with TIG.  I've stick welded for decades and have made the 
> mistake  of 
> not being covered up and got the "sun burn" discussed.  When I got 
> my  used 
> TIG welder 2 years ago, I got a couple of burns that were 
> unanticipated  which 
> led me to believe the radiation from TIG was much stronger.  Is this 
>  true, if 
> so why?  The frequency?  Less protection from the gas  shielding of 
> the weld?
>  
> Bob