On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:37:20 -0000, John Rumm wrote:

On 07/12/2013 16:21, Gefreiter Krueger wrote:

For a small arc welder for a small job, is a mask really necessary? The
spark doesn't look any brighter than starting at a bright lightbulb.

It all a big conspiracy by elf'n'safty... you're no wimp, try it without.

(and when the nice lady in A&E mentions "arc eye", you can tell her not
to be silly, because you looked real close, and could not see any UV, so
obviously there was none there!)

People tell you not to look at the sun, that does no harm either. I could believe that long term it might damage your eyes....

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