"Grunff" wrote in message
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adder wrote:

What ever happened to the time old tradition of holding everything in
place, shutting eyes and turning head while making a squirmy face
while welding? Don't you lose out on the sun-tan using a mask?

You know what? I used to know a garage welder who protected his eyes by
squinting while MIG welding. I'm totally serious - he'd just squint and
weld away. I watched him do a whole patch on a fiesta this way. Couldn't
believe it.


He's probably blind (or as good as) now....

AIUI, people who use contact lenses should NOT use these 'auto darkening'
masks, there is a slight (ms) delay to the protection as the arc is made -
and thus a slight possibility of welding your contact lenses to your eye
balls.... :~((