Tack welding tig without a helmet

[dittle fart around]

You've got to admit the idiots at OCC have inspired lots of people to work there garages. "If those morons can do it so can I."
What's next? Everyone watching the Pawn Star thinking if Chumley can pawn so can I.

 

[Grumpy365]

Maybe you have thick eyelids.

The other thing about auto dark lens is when you are leaning in on a project and something between the work and your sensor on the helmet blocks the light. Blam! You get a good flash. The welding instructor I had for 2 years says the green tint is good enough to prevent burn on a short burst.

Hah! Maybe he has green eyelids.

The green tint will protect your eyes. I DO NOT RECOMEND IT, but I grabbed my hood and went to put down a bead and I thought to my self "self, this doesn't seem right" (it was brighter than usual). So for good measure I did it again

For the rest of the night I had psychosomatic symptoms or retina burn, but I was ok.

Whoever designed a low battery light for an auto darkening hood should be beat.
The battery in my hood was dead (so the battery low light was out).

 

[MattT]

horseplay leads to sickbay

It's all fun and games 'til someone gets hurt. Then it's ******' hilarious

Glad I don't work with you or any of the other safety police. I hate working with a miserable unproductive crew.

Anyways back in the day, after I learned eyelids ain't UV resistant, I wore sunglasses when I had to tack something up where I couldn't nod the hood down and have even ran beads with them. Now auto darkening hoods are cheap they're definitely the best way to go but in a pinch decent UV blocking sunglasses will stop the "sand" getting in your eyes.