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This is a discussion on Safety attire in the smithy! within the Safety First forums, part of the General Discussions category; I prefer the pipeline welders caps, soft bill, all cotton, and you wear the cap sideways with the bill covering ...
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11-02-2006, 09:07 AM
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I prefer the pipeline welders caps, soft bill, all cotton, and you wear the cap sideways with the bill covering the ear that is up at the time as hot arc welding sparks rolling into the ear can be painful, noisy and hard to get out later.
__________________ Irnsrgn Knowledge must be shared or it lies dead in the mind. The Blacksmith must use Hammer and Flame to force the iron down the path of his own choosing. I usually find it much easier to be wrong once in while than to try to be perfect.  |
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11-02-2006, 01:00 PM
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AH HAH!! Thanx irnsrgn, i was wondering what good that little bill was (other than a fashion statement?) it didn't make sense to put it in front (covered my eyes) and didn't make sense that my neck would need covered,.....but my ear....now i see.... -Aaron @ the SCF |
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11-04-2006, 12:57 PM
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Hats, I usually wear a Navy ball cap from the USS Carney (no, I was never in the Navy). Sleeves, I normally wear a t-shirt when I'm in the forge, and if I'm wearing long sleeves I roll them up. The only exceptions are when it's winter and my shop is still cold, or when I'm hot raising steel. It's not nice when the sheet pops off the stake and connects. That, and my tong arm is close enough that I get burned after a couple hours from the radiated heat. |
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