In the other silly question thread, there is some mention of welding shirts.

What kind do you like? I will weld in most anything, including a T shirt if
it isn't going to last more than thirty seconds, but for most welding, I use
100% Wrangler khaki with the white snap buttons. I do like the denim ones,
but they don't last as long. Fast to put on and off, and good UV
protection. Light starching makes the dingleberries bounce off a little
better, but IMHO, makes them a little hotter. Depends on the ambient
temperature. Same for leathers. I haven't used them in a long time, and
only use them for overhead or under a car. Carharts when it's cold.

I have a few BB to dime sized white spots from 3rd degree burns gotten while
doing an xray weld, and not wanting to blow the weld. Even good shirts
won't stop big blobs. Other than that, I have lots of little white spots
all over the place, probably more common to welders than the general
population.

Steve

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Steve B wrote:

In the other silly question thread, there is some mention of welding shirts.

I generally weld in an old lighter weight winter jacket. Since I do
pretty much all TIG I don't have much for dingleberry issues from
welding. I did set a sweatshirt on fire grinding welds once, and I
burned a small hole in my knee and pants kneeling on a dingleberry from
some heavy plasma cutting.

I try to weld in anything made of dense material. I have a leather
welding shirt and I use that one under worse than average
circumstances. I have a welding shirt too but usually just put
anything that is dense and is nearby.

i

On 2011-02-03, Steve B wrote:
In the other silly question thread, there is some mention of welding shirts.

What kind do you like? I will weld in most anything, including a T shirt if
it isn't going to last more than thirty seconds, but for most welding, I use
100% Wrangler khaki with the white snap buttons. I do like the denim ones,
but they don't last as long. Fast to put on and off, and good UV
protection. Light starching makes the dingleberries bounce off a little
better, but IMHO, makes them a little hotter. Depends on the ambient
temperature. Same for leathers. I haven't used them in a long time, and
only use them for overhead or under a car. Carharts when it's cold.

I have a few BB to dime sized white spots from 3rd degree burns gotten while
doing an xray weld, and not wanting to blow the weld. Even good shirts
won't stop big blobs. Other than that, I have lots of little white spots
all over the place, probably more common to welders than the general
population.

Steve

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Pete C. wrote:
Steve B wrote:

In the other silly question thread, there is some mention of welding
shirts.

I generally weld in an old lighter weight winter jacket. Since I do
pretty much all TIG I don't have much for dingleberry issues from
welding. I did set a sweatshirt on fire grinding welds once, and I
burned a small hole in my knee and pants kneeling on a dingleberry
from some heavy plasma cutting.

I like heavy cotton twill shirts , long sleeve . On the burning issue , I
smoked a hole in my insulated covvies the other day with the angle grinder .
Started gettin' a little warm down there around the boys , I put that one
out right quick too I mean !!

--
Snag
Learning keeps
you young !

"Snag" wrote

I like heavy cotton twill shirts , long sleeve . On the burning issue , I
smoked a hole in my insulated covvies the other day with the angle grinder
. Started gettin' a little warm down there around the boys , I put that
one out right quick too I mean !!

--
Snag

Frays will catch fire in a second. I will either have Levis patched or quit
wearing them for welding once they have a fray at all. I like the 507 boot
cuts that fit right over steel toed Wellington Red Wings.

Catching fire goes something like this .............

welding welding welding ....... is that smoke I smell ............. hey, the
twins are getting warm ............ oooooooo that kinda feels good
.................... I better stop welding and check this out
........................ oh, **** .................. slap slap slap dance
dance dance slap and dance slap and dance slap and dance ............

Frayed cotton is the worst, and any cotton rags will eventually burst into
flames after smoking for a long time. Unless, of course, you've been using
them for cleaning rags with a little gasoline .......... they light much
easier then instead of just smoldering. Poly blends and synthetics melt and
will stick to skin.


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On Feb 2, 9:26*pm, Ignoramus27303 ignoramus27...@NOSPAM.
27303.invalid wrote:
I try to weld in anything made of dense material. I have a leather
welding shirt and I use that one under worse than average
circumstances. I have a welding shirt too but usually just put
anything that is dense and is nearby.

i

I did some searching on the web and found one can buy clothes with a
UPF rating. That is UV Protection Factor. But have never found any
such tags on the work clothes I buy at the Salvation Army ( or
anywhere else ).

I also found that polyester attenuates the UV more than cotton, but
still prefer to wear cotton when welding. I think it is less of a
fire hazard. May catch fire easier, but does not melt and stick to
the skin. According to what I found on the internet, some dyes that
look dark transmit the UV.

Dan

Dan

wrote:

(...)

I also found that polyester attenuates the UV more than cotton, but
still prefer to wear cotton when welding. I think it is less of a
fire hazard. May catch fire easier, but does not melt and stick to
the skin. According to what I found on the internet, some dyes that
look dark transmit the UV.

That explains why I get away with a long sleeve white
cotton dress shirt for TIG welding.
It's comfortable and no burns.

--Winston

I mostly use an old Army surplus shirt. It's probably a dress uniform
shirt with long sleeves and a collar that buttons up enough to prevent
the flash burn under the helmet (when I remember). It wicks sweat away
pretty well and has not caught fire in the 10 years that I have been
using it. When it is really cold or I am really cranking the amps up, I
use a set of leathers.

Almost all of my welding is TIG welding on a bench, so I am pretty easy
on clothes.

BobH


On 02/03/2011 01:49 AM, Steve B wrote:
In the other silly question thread, there is some mention of welding shirts.

What kind do you like? I will weld in most anything, including a T shirt if
it isn't going to last more than thirty seconds, but for most welding, I use
100% Wrangler khaki with the white snap buttons. I do like the denim ones,
but they don't last as long. Fast to put on and off, and good UV
protection. Light starching makes the dingleberries bounce off a little
better, but IMHO, makes them a little hotter. Depends on the ambient
temperature. Same for leathers. I haven't used them in a long time, and
only use them for overhead or under a car. Carharts when it's cold.

I have a few BB to dime sized white spots from 3rd degree burns gotten while
doing an xray weld, and not wanting to blow the weld. Even good shirts
won't stop big blobs. Other than that, I have lots of little white spots
all over the place, probably more common to welders than the general
population.

Steve

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In the other silly question thread, there is some mention of welding shirts.

What kind do you like? I will weld in most anything, including a T shirt if
it isn't going to last more than thirty seconds, but for most welding, I use
100% Wrangler khaki with the white snap buttons. I do like the denim ones,
but they don't last as long. Fast to put on and off, and good UV
protection. Light starching makes the dingleberries bounce off a little
better, but IMHO, makes them a little hotter. Depends on the ambient
temperature. Same for leathers. I haven't used them in a long time, and
only use them for overhead or under a car. Carharts when it's cold.

I have a few BB to dime sized white spots from 3rd degree burns gotten while
doing an xray weld, and not wanting to blow the weld. Even good shirts
won't stop big blobs. Other than that, I have lots of little white spots
all over the place, probably more common to welders than the general
population.

Steve

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Reply:
I use the green welding shirt on hot days and the leathers with a bib apron
on cold days. I will weld for a short time in Tee shirt or other dense
shirts. But the welding shirt seems to hold up well, and was not very
costly, and has nice snaps to make it easy to take on and off. And will
snap to the neck for a little better protection. But at times I have welded
in shorts and have run red hot steel brazing rod in to the leg. At least it
has no germs as it enters. Welding exhaust side pipes for a race car and
bracing the pipe with my leg when it slipped and let go.