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Default Welding mask - necessary?

On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:03:21 -0000, F news@nowhere wrote:

On 07/12/2013 19:39 Gefreiter Krueger wrote:

On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:16:22 -0000, John Rumm
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On 07/12/2013 18:10, Gefreiter Krueger wrote:
On Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:44:06 -0000, Rick Hughes
wrote:

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




yep, caught a case or arc-eye once from accidentally striking arc while
I was moving to get in better position ... hurts like hell.

Just from ONE arc for a few seconds? That can't be true. I've often
watched people welding for a couple of minutes.

There is a vast difference from watching someone weld from a few feet
away, to staring directly into the weld pool from close range.


I'd say I was only twice the distance.


So at welding distance you'll get four times the exposure.


Yes. Welding for a few minutes would be like watching a welder for 12 minutes. Not vastly different.

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