[AT] TIG welding--a little OT
Ron D Haskell
rdhaskell at juno.com
Fri Mar 17 08:36:26 PST 2006
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
More information about the AT
mailing list