On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:12:18 -0000, S Viemeister wrote:

On 12/7/2013 11:58 AM, Bill wrote:
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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..

Is this **** for real?

Unfortunately yes.

He should carry a health warning, "only enter into conversation if
feeling like banging head against wall" Whose head is up to
debate..........

No-one could be that aggressively dimwitted. He's probably sitting there
giggling at all the responses he gets.

Nope, just asking a reasonable question. What exactly causes the problem, does it apply to a small welder, and how long before it happens?

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Your main duties will include:
Hampering other staff and preventing them from carrying on with their duties.
Handing out huge quantities of pointless paperwork consuming approx 1 rainforest per year.