PPE basics

mrblaine said:
I had a helper once. There were very few times I welded something that he did not check to see if it was hot with his bare hands. He just couldn't help it no matter how many times he burned himself. He is also responsible for me almost dying from laughing so hard. He was holding a piece for me to Tig in a very odd position and somehow managed to forget basic electrical conductivity rules and why we also wear gloves around any welding. He managed to pick the piece up off the grounded table and become the ground path through his bare hands. When I hit the foot pedal, the resultant little girl high pitched scream and the part flying across the shop set me to laughing and I wasn't sure I was going to ever stop.
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https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ck3Yr7Kvp3A/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
 
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red02tj said:
As I do more work myself, I realize I’m lacking in a good set of PPE and what to use when. I’d welcome some suggestions for
  • Basics like an oil or other fluid change
  • Painting
  • Medium impact? Tire rotation, suspension work type stuff
  • Higher damage potential like an angle grinder.

I’ve got the generic gloves and .99 glasses but I feel like I’m leaving myself exposed.

Thanks
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The Milwaukee safety glasses are awesome and fairly cheap from Home Depot. I have 4 of each clear and smoke lenses. Home Depot sells them in 3 packs too
 
mrblaine said:
I'm not watching that. Anything that starts with an overly healthy good ole boy pulling his shirt up is not something I need to see. Likewise for anything with porn in the name that isn't actual porn, just not fucking interested.
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CliffsNotes:

Struck an arc with his nipple
 
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mrblaine said:
I'm not watching that. Anything that starts with an overly healthy good ole boy pulling his shirt up is not something I need to see. Likewise for anything with porn in the name that isn't actual porn, just not fucking interested.
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anything can be actual porn if you're weird enough.
 
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Tldr, he yells a bunch of similarly dumb things.

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Ive done alot of welding and fab and most of my years doing so was with little to no PPE and I will admit I dont wear it as much as I should. I wear glasses but now I tend to wear saftey glasses on top of them. When your grinding and cutting I would reccomend a bodyman mask part# 07183 is large and it has replacement filters for it. When welding Im I use tillman leather gloves and a good helmet
 
red02tj said:
Would this be a good correct filter for general usage such as rattle can paint, rust reformer, grinder usage?

3M P100 Respirator Cartridge/Filter 60926, 1 Pair, Helps Protect Against Organic Vapors, Acid Gases, Ammonia Methylamine, Formaldehyde and Particulates https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009POHLRC/?tag=wranglerorg-20
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Is that just the cartridges? If so you will need a face mask as well that is compatible.

But to answer your question those look good for the type of work you are doing.
 
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BC Moto said:
Ive done alot of welding and fab and most of my years doing so was with little to no PPE and I will admit I dont wear it as much as I should. I wear glasses but now I tend to wear saftey glasses on top of them. When your grinding and cutting I would reccomend a bodyman mask part# 07183 is large and it has replacement filters for it. When welding Im I use tillman leather gloves and a good helmet
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I remember when I was a badass/dumbass..t shirt, shorts welding. I can't describe the burn I had on my arms but it fucking hurt.

That and having a welding booger fall in my ear and listening to it bounce around and smelling burning hair.

So stupid of me but when I was young nobody was going to convince me otherwise
 
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P man said:
Is that just the cartridges? If so you will need a face mask as well that is compatible.

But to answer your question those look good for the type of work you are doing.
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Yes, cartridge only, I went down the rabbit hole and needed a sanity check so thanks. The mask part was easier to figure out.
 
P man said:
I remember when I was a badass/dumbass..t shirt, shorts welding. I can't describe the burn I had on my arms but it fucking hurt.

That and having a welding booger fall in my ear and listening to it bounce around and smelling burning hair.

So stupid of me but when I was young nobody was going to convince me otherwise
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I bought some plasma glasses that are like sunglasses/safety glasses for my helper. He thought you could just not look at the welding arc directly and just look away a bit when we do production and he's putting stuff in the jig while I'm welding up the other one. Now when I tell him to put the glasses on, he does listen. Apparently trying to sleep with gravel in your eyeballs is less fun than wearing the glasses.
 
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