February 13th, 2007 
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Welding safety forms the backbone of any project involving an arc. Because of the intensity of light the arc emits, and the extreme temperature it produces, it stands to reason that protecting yourself remains the first rule of the day regardless of the nature of the job or the years of experience you have in the field. Futhermore, welding safety involves more than just protection from heat and light. A number of other safety hazards face welders, and require additional gear to fully meet OSHA-and common sense-safety requirements. Red Hill Supply offers a comprehensive selection of welding safety equipment from top manufacturers of welding helmets, welding gloves, and welding goggles.
Welding helmets provide the most important element of protection by shielding the welder’s head and eyes from the bright light of the arc. We carry a number of standard and auto-darkening welder’s safety helmets in our online inventory. We offer fix-front welding safety helmets in a number of color options and designs. We also carry the more traditional lift/fixed front combo helmets by mainstay manufacturers like Firepower and Eclipse. If you have a personal preference for new technology, or if your company requires the latest and greatest in welding safety, then we can accommodate your requirements with top-quality auto darkening welding helmets. Equipped with technology that automatically dims the eye shield as soon as the arc lights, these intuitive devices have already supplanted traditional welding helmets in many organizations. We currently offer the solar-powered models, as these are not only safer for the welder but also run on a renewable energy source.
No matter how safe your welding helmet is reputed to be, it remains wise to double-guard the eyes with safety glasses while welding. Even with the arc off, you can still be injured by a variety of equipment hazards on the job. Industrial welding often generates flying particles, chemicals, and vapors that can irritate or severely injure the eyes. No welding environment is ever safe in this sense without countermeasures taken in advance. Home and agricultural environments pose similar hazards to welders without safety glasses. Red Hill Supply not only recommends you double-guard your eyes, but also supplies some of the best welders goggles and safety glasses you can find anywhere online. Our safety glasses by UVEX offer protection from industrial, laboratory, and chemical hazards encountered daily by welders. Highly scratch resistant, their ability to shield from laser light also makes them a valuable component to any welder’s safety kit.
Welders also need to safely protect their hands, and welding gloves are normally mandatory safety equipment for welders in factories and construction crews. Never remove your gloves while handling welding equipment or while standing in an area where other welders are working. Even with the arc off, hot metal can still burn your hands, and flying particles can burn the hands just like they can burn the eyes. While normal safety gloves might make do for a welder in a pinch, we do not recommend you use standard gloves as a mainstay welding safety device. Instead, we recommend welders invest in gloves specifically designed for their trade.
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Help answer the question about welding
How can I go about starting a small welding business?I am looking for some help. I already have the equipment for the business, I can do every type of welding, along with any type of fabrication. I have been working in the welding feild for over 10 years.
So, I have the expreiance and I have the drive it takes to work towards growing a small business. My question is how can I get steady business coming in? I don't have alot of money, so i can't really advertise all that much, I tried getting the word out (word of mouth), by making things for friends and other small businesses, but it never gave me steady business.
So again, heres my questions,
How can I go about getting a steady flow of customers?
How can I grow this business into something more than just a garage business, with out taking tens of thousands of dollars out for a business loan?
Are there any websites out there that could also help me with these question?
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Cooper has been in the construction equipment and industrial sales business for over 10 years. He owns and operates Red Hill Supply to better serve the automotive and industrial industries. – Auto darkening welding helmet.
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oh my god. stupid landlords.
I’m sure I lived in that building. In the aparment those two windows on the right go in to. This is really weird to see.
(my username is purely coincidental btw)
My suggestion is that you take one of those 6 week welding courses at the local college.
You just don't start by reading a book.
Now i have an office job, but i have been a welder fitter for 20 years.
Make sure the first thing you buy is a fire extinguisher
The fabrication of hull of large ships is normally done by panels assembled into blocks then the blocks are assembled into sections of the vessel and finally the sections are joined to form the hull.
First, panels consisting of plates and stiffeners are made. In the fabrication of the panels submerged arc welding is most suitable since most of the welding are made on flat surfaces and these can be done using automatic welding machines. Several of these machines can be run by a single operator
.For the assembly of the blocks however, most of the welding operations are done manually because automatic welding machines may no longer be suitable.
Manual arc welding is also used in the assembly of the blocks to form a section of the vessel and also for welding the sections of the hull together.
you use what is most comfortable you need to be able to see the puddle of molten metal to make sure you have good penetration and a decent looking bead I prefer a glass #10 and a glass cover plate how ever I'm thinking of buying a self darkening helmet as the price has come down to around $ 50 the auto darkening system has been on the market for about 15-20 years my brother bought one when they first came out and paid about $ 275 but the novelty wore off for him you can get a auto darkening from http://www.harbor freight.com Do not look at the light with out a welding lens as you will burn your eyes out!
you may want to do a search on that (google). That may give u the help u need. Good luck!
Ramshack-ian!
You'll probably need a formal internship or apprenticeship. Especially in this economy, there's no shortage of experienced workers.
good job fera!
welding is a physically demanding job, regardless of the type, most of the time you are sitting or standing for long periods of time, but it is also a great trade to have, if your asking about strength, it depends on the job, if you are production welding then you do not need to be very strong, but if you are a welder-fitter you would need alot of strength, because you would be handling material by hand and it can get pretty heavy, basically its up to you to know what type of welding you want to get into, and if you feel that it would be right for you in a physical sense. hope that helps with your question, good luck.
The WPS is the specific directions instructing the welder in how to execute the weld. It would specify method (mig, co2, stick, submerged arc, etc.), material for the base metal and the filler metal, directions of travel, position of the weld (horizontal, vertical, angular, etc), voltage, and similar variables.
Any WPS must be qualified to demonstrate that it produces the weld characteristics that are desired. It then becomes the recipe so to speak for each welder to follow.
A WPS is typically written by a person experienced in welding.
Crazy. . . It’s awesome that you got it all on video though. I’d love to see the welder guys deny that in court.
get an arc welder that has at least 200 amps dc
a name brand such as lincoln miller etc
practice with the 6013
switch to 7018 for higher strength
mig welds are strong but brittle they will break without warning if overloaded
and yes i know a lot of shops use the mig on everything
but if they see what i see all of the time they wouldn,t
arc welds will usually start cracking before they fail
on the lighter metals you are talking about the mig would be ok or if you plan to do any aluminum welding
but if you want to go to heavier metal later the arc welder is better
most of my welding is done on 3/4 inch or thicker metal
i will use my mig if it is nonstructural
if you think what i say about a mig is not true try fillet welds on 1/4 inch plate then bend them
Do not use welding glass. It does not protect camera lens at all.
Go to a store and buy appropriate filter even a bigger one and attach it to your camera.