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3rd Mar 2017, 03:50 PM #1New Member
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Hi
first id like to say hello.... hello, first time here so just to give some background....... i bought my first welder at age 15 the only thing that has gone wrong is when i melted the on/off switch which i was able to fix and only electrocuted myself once 37years on and i still works, just an old tech stick for an old fart like me, also have an old mig and a slightly newer tech ac/dc tig, stick and plasma.
i once couldnt get my stick to arc and after some time i popped my mask up to see that i had not connected the earth... as i was in position i grabbed the electrode with my left hand and then proceeded to clamp the earth on using my right, the tingling sensation that was vibrating my arm eventually woke my brain up to what i was doing.
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5th Mar 2017, 12:01 PM #2Golden Member
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Hi back and welcome to the forum. I'm hoping they're not the highlights of your welding achievements! In any case: no pictures = it didn't happen.
- Mick
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5th Mar 2017, 08:01 PM #3New Member
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no there has been many.... i use to wear a very old one piece overall and after spending over half an hour on some large welds.... i bent over to inspect them and thought..... wow i can still feel the heat and seconds later i thought.... sh%t it feels like its getting hotter, so i stood up and noticed the flames working their way up my clothing as i had ignited all the frayed edges around all the rips and tears
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