very good vid , thanks ,as long as you can put up with a grandad constantly using Dude that is ,either way its good knowledge and I liked his magnetic 90 deg(adjustable?) very usefull tool dude..Recommend this video to newbies as well as older codgers like me. I learned a couple of dangers and I have been welding for over 50 years.
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Not exactly the same but looks handy......I liked his magnetic 90 deg(adjustable?) very usefull tool dude..
Yes I do think that the fella is a bit OTT with safety, I often weld galvanised pieces in the shed and never had any prob also never wear gloves for small jobs unless just one glove to hold a small piece while I'm tacking it, I know this is wrong but with using common sense I can get things done that would take much longer if I was to take all the safety precautions.Being honest and hands up I just learnt 7 new things from these 2 vids.
So all that coated metal is probably pretty bad to weld in a shed? I have loads of offcuts of joist hangers in 0.8mm but its galv coated, used Bahco hand saws have some coating on them. What about Zintec coated sheet or bodywork on euro vans and cars that is zinc coated?
I spent time in a large fabrication shop in the 70's and was amazed at the amount of smoke that pours off simple arc welding, and back then there was no ventilation, extractors, ducting etc. I'd never noticed it when welding myself, obviously my head was buried inside a mask, but seeing other guys welding was an eye opener.I don't really think breathing any kinds of fumes are a good idea. The smaller the space and lack of any ventilation means you enclose the fumes, so welding inside really does need careful consideration.
As a sheet metal worker in my younger life, I used to weld galv on a semi regular basis. Doing a bit was ok but sometimes I could be doing it for a couple of days and sometimes on 3mm galv sheet which had a decent coating. I have had "galv flu" a few times and it wasn't pleasant - literally like having flu for a day or so. I wouldn't recommend it as it's the long term affects that you have to worry about. However, considering the amount of times we weld galv compared to the amount of times we grind, I feel grinding dust is more of a worry if doing it often enough.
Unfortunately looking after our lungs is often something we don't really consider enough until we are older or are starting to suffer with some breathing related ailment.
Wearing masks is a good thing. I think we all know that, but sometimes its uncomfortable, restrictive, or in the way, or its not worth it for a couple of welds, etc etc. So we don't.If you're going to be home/hobby welding anything which may possible be coated then use a mask. You can get FFP3 disposable ones for <£5ea and for that little it's not worth risking it. They should do for an hour or so of (continuous) welding (longer if occasional because typically they get damp/uncomfortable before they stop filtering).
the earths the return in other words the whole of the car shell becomes part of the circuit if your weldingWe watched both vids, really helpful. I'd not considered that once the earth's connected to a car, everything including the tank becomes part of the circuit. Strewth.
Go on, depress me.Let's not give the video maker any more fodder, don't tell him about plasma cutters.....
Or not, maybe his video's will keep fools away, and leave the work to people that know what they are doing.