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13th Dec 2020, 06:19 PM #826Most Valued Member
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Though I’d take a quick break by parking my butt on a 20L solvent drum for a couple of minutes....
Been pretty warm today and after sitting there for a minute or so I noticed that the drum felt quite cool.
Then felt that something just wasn’t quite right, so I got up.
Full drum of solvent and with my butt sat on it the liquid had come out the top and I was sitting in it
No worries - just a bit of solvent - should dry off pretty quickly in the heat.
Then the burning started!
A quick run through the shower has settled it down.
No more sitting on full drums for me!!!
Steve
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13th Dec 2020, 06:32 PM #827
Hi Steve, Guys,
Good job it wasn't anything too nasty !
It just shows the unseen hazards lurking in the workshop.Best Regards:
Baron J.
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13th Dec 2020, 06:43 PM #828Most Valued Member
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13th Dec 2020, 09:23 PM #829Most Valued Member
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Thanks Shed
It was actually wax and grease remover - thankfully I don’t use either of those around my nether regions...
All jokes aside - BaronJ is right and I’m lucky it wasn’t anything nasty. A drum of paint stripper would have definitely been an unforgettable experience!
Might
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15th Jan 2021, 05:15 PM #830Most Valued Member
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You can buy “pairs” of LH welding gloves - ie 2x LH gloves instead of one left and one right.
I’m guessing I’m not the only one that always wears out the left glove first.
I picked up some from Totaltools today. Around $12 for the “pair”
Steve
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15th Jan 2021, 06:30 PM #831Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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15th Jan 2021, 06:55 PM #832Most Valued Member
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I also used to use a TIG glove on my right hand, but kept on forgetting it was only a TIG one and picking up something hot with it.
Now for short welds on the bench etc like you I usually don’t bother with the right glove at all - but use a normal one when I do.
Got caught out a beauty last night though when a spatter ball landed between my fingers and stuck there.
Steve
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20th Jan 2021, 09:17 AM #834Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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Back in early Dec I ordered a 10000 lumen LED panel for $14 from Aliexpress.
It arrived in early Jan but we were away and only just got back and yesterday I had a play around with it.
Over in the WW forum I have posted pics and detail some tests on the panel andalso compare it to the 4 x 2500 lumen LED globe lighting setup I have above my electronics bench.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f245/...41#post2226593
Price and postage was a princely sum of $14 !
I just checked the price again and note it is now $13 - probably due to the rise in the AUD$.
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20th Jan 2021, 12:04 PM #835Senior Member
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20th Jan 2021, 10:58 PM #836Most Valued Member
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Easy - just team up with a right hander and buy 2 pairs of gloves. Keep the rights for you, give him the lefts
Steve
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21st Jan 2021, 03:41 AM #837Senior Member
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I got ripped off with Aliexpress so i try not to use it now.
Did a check on ebay and picked up a few for $7 each. They are perfect for what i want, thanks
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/100W-Led...72.m2749.l2649
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21st Jan 2021, 09:01 AM #838Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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Those ones ( like mine are 100W) are $21 on ebay. The 50W versions are $9. They look absolutely Identical to the one I bought.
I've had no trouble with Ali Express. Last year I place about 20 orders with them and even through the height of the COVID lockdown they all arrived on time. I also placed about 50+ orders with ebay, about a dozen items turned up later than the claimed shipping time and 3 things did not turn up at all but they were all replaced.
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21st Jan 2021, 02:58 PM #839Senior Member
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The seller must have entered the price wrong as they cancelled the order saying there was a problem with my shipping address, lot of BS that.
The problem with aliexpress is when u snag a deadbeat seller. Aliexpress ALWAYS side with the seller. In my case the seller sent the very wrong item and admitted in messages that he was out of stock so he sent the other item hoping it would be ok. Aliexpress reviewed that and decided i had nothing to support my claim so i was out over $100. Ebay always supports the buyer even when it is obvious the buyer is trying to scam the seller.
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21st Jan 2021, 09:20 PM #840Senior Member
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