I am not a smart man.

[Kevin B.]

I decided to be a tough guy and do a little welding job with regular leather gloves instead of welding gloves. They handled the heat fine, but I burned my forearms twice on hot metal. Decided I'd had enough of that, put on the welding gloves, and now the cuffs are rubbing on the burns.

I am not smart.

 

[xjtony]

It's amaizing how many burns it took for me to stop welding in flip flops. At least you wised up first time

 

[Kevin B.]

It's amaizing how many burns it took for me to stop welding in flip flops. At least you wised up first time

I frequently weld in shorts and Tevas. I mean it, I am not smart .

 

[Herzog]

I still haven't learned those lessons. I frequently weld in my basic mechanix gloves

 

[4x4_Welder]

What are these gloves you speak of?

 

[frieed]

 

[Magerdgr]

I once welded half the day using only safety glasses. Burned the heck out of my face everywhere except where the glasses were because they were UV blocking. Clear… but UV blocking. I too make bad choices.

 

[J-mobzz]

I’ve never owned a pair of actual welding gloves. If im doing lots of welding I’ll throw on half sleeves but I much prefer the thinner leather work gloves.

 

[Gravy]

I like me some Tig finger.

 

[spaggyroe]

It's amaizing how many burns it took for me to stop welding in flip flops. At least you wised up first time

I have scars on my feet from welding in flip flops.
Also, once... while fixing a guys trailer in my garage... while wearing flip flops, I managed to burn my left foot, and almost immediately after, I walked directly into a floor jack and broke my right foot.

I wasn't able to wear flip flops in the garage for about 6 weeks!

Sometimes I possess a Biden level of intellect.

 

[jeeper]

I was welding under a trailer one time, and a hot drop of slag went down my ear canal. That was a painful mistake I assure you I will only make once. I'll weld bare handed for life over that again.

 

[Kiel]

Welding slag will burn through dickies shorts in the crotch region...so I hear..l

 

[Kevin B.]

I’m probably the odd one out but I’m a welding jacket/gloves/long pants w/no holes/ welding cap kind of guy when it comes to MIG. I can’t stand when I am focusing on what I’m doing and that random spatterball distracts me.

I have also resorted to always using hearing plugs and safety glasses when grinding. I decided I don’t want to be deaf or blind when I’m older.

I'm much better about hearing protection since I switched to muffs over plugs. I need to be better about safety glasses though.

 

[85CUCVKRAWLER]

Mechanix sells a good leather glove i like to use. But after a while it burnt through the knuckles which were fabric.