welder tricks

[Grumpy old man]

a couple old guy tricks to save yourself some pain that every welder experiences at least once (hopefully)

We used to do a lot of tack welding and I still do without a helmet by squinting when you pull the trigger ,and occasionally get flash burned eyes and you don't want it to happen to you if it hasn't already . It feels like you have grains of sand stuck on your eye and really can be painful, the funny but true cure is to squeeze the juice from a raw potato into your eye and it will relieve the pain .

Everyone has reached down and picked up a piece of very hot metal and burned their fingers by accident and it hurts , The fast cure is regular tooth paste on the burned area , It stops the sting fast and helps keep them from blistering and the burned area on your fingers will heal really fast .

Nobody intentionally wants to have this happen but if it does try these easy fast cures that work , Always wear your protective gear . they didn't make all this fancy stuff back in the day . welding helmets were heavy and hot .