[AT] TIG welding--a little OT

Sat Mar 18 18:41:45 PST 2006

Charlie
Your comments about reflections remind me of a nearly 40 year old story.  I was a young county  ag agent and didn't need sleep in the late 60's.  A welder friend who pipelined days and I bid on 275 16' cattleguards for Lone Star Gas co and were going to build them at night.  We leased a new shop with Galvalume walls and started work at night.  I was sure I was going to make some extra cash, so I sprung for a new Hobart Pipeliner welding hood--top of the line at that time.  
The first night both my friend and I burned our eyes with reflections off of those new shinny walls.  We found some special paint available at the welding supply to paint the inside of our hoods and did not have that again.  But you only have to burn your eyes once to remember it for life.  

Another result of that extra work welding nights and weekends was that was where I met my wife of now, 38 years.  My friend's wife and my future wife were horse riding friends and neighbors and they brought us a couple thermos of coffee every night with some snack and I asked her to go with me fishing and the rest is history--3 kids and 4 grandkids (thus far) later--and she still does not know how many welding machines there are in the shops and barns.  And she really does not care, thank the Lord.\
Bear

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From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] TIG welding--a little OT
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:42:57 -0500

Bob,

My guess is that it is a combination of the high frequency and the intensity 
of the flame.  Seems to me that the TIG flame is hotter and brighter than 
arc welding.  Have you ever TIG'd aluminum?  A friend of mine does a lot of 
that.  The walls in his shop are unpainted pre-cast concrete .  You can 
stand in his shop while he's TIGing aluminum with your back to him and the 
reflection off the walls is enough to make you feel like your eyes are 
getting burned.

Charlie
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From: <DieselBob at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] TIG welding--a little OT

> 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
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