This reminds me of a time I was stick welding while sat on the steel being welded, I was using my index finger to help steady the rod, It was a very hot day and I was sweating when i turned the welder on and placed my finger on the rod and it must have been touching the bit that had no flux on it I jumped a mile :eek: Now always try not to be in contact with steel and a sensitive part of my body :D

No Ronnie, that made me cringe so badly. Don't know if I'll ever see em again.;)

Leave my nuts out of it please :p

It also screws up bank cards and mobile's/

thanks for all your help and advice guys but i am using a arc welder as it is what i have always used . fellow member gus only lives right accross the road and he is a welder for a job so he gave me some tips so thanks again gus and thanks for your posts guys

Being quite sensitive to electric, I have had a few belts from the stick welder over the years.

I remember working in a ships engine room many moons ago, using 6mm electrodes & had the set on about 300 amps.

The welding plant was on the dockside & I had a long lead suspended above one of the engine room walkways .
Nothing strange about that ....... But this bugger had a large chunk of the insulation missing from one side of the cable :eek:

Picture this .............. Hissing down with rain .........Almost everyone who came down into the engine room got a belt because they were wet & being earthed out while holding onto the hadrail ..............Neck hight as well :D

Oh I did laugh ......... I would probably get sued for that these days !!??

Boy I miss my dockyard days ...... Happiest time of my working life.

Electrodes a tad damp ??

I keep my good uns in the airing cupboard & take a few out at a time ;)

Nothing strange about taking a while to get your eye in again after a break from stick welding. :)

Hi Semtexsteve, I know plenty of dyslexic people who use internet forums and the answer for most is to use a spel chucker and take your time. My earlier point is valid, slow down. Many people rush both in typing and welding and the result is the same for both.

D.

thanks for the tips i keep them in the house were they are nice and dry and i then take them out and rest them in the halagen lights in the garage to worm them up i seem to be welding ok to day thank god !!!

Glad you got your hand & eye back in mate :)

Erm ....... That's my motto ........... Never do today, what you can put off till tomorrow :D :D

No wonder my build is taking so long :o

When I was doing "Work Experience" 20 years ago at school I went to the local Agricultural engineer ( part of it burned down on thursday incidentaly )

I was asked to tidy up part of the workshop, this included a very very large ARC welders leads ( this thing was about 2mx3mx2m ). And some fool had left it on.. When I toucged the torch to the earth whilst coiling the leads I nearly had a heart attack!! I could see starts for the rest of the day.

TT