Welding Tips and Tricks

I built a cart for my new Alpha Tig. Used all scrap from around the shop and had an old metal cabinet laying around only spent $15.00 total. The first pic is my helper Thanks for looking.

Very nice recycling!

Well organized.

We had a topic on "share your shop-dog", and that's a handsome helper. One suggestion; Have an observer watch the dog while your hood is down, make sure he's not "fascinated by the pretty light"...

It's rare, but a dog that watches the arc shouldn't be in the shop while you're welding.

Steve S

DG, that's a nice cart and your helper is always glad to see you unlike most hired help.

Len

Thanks guys.
Otto I will get someone to watch her i did not know they would do that.

Don't think dogs get " arc eye " - used to weld in a yard with 2 German Shepherds - ( the big black not real friendly type that's left out at night to deter the pikeys ! ) - one of them watched welding all the time - never bothered it - difficult to get it out the way when working - I've set fire to it by accident while cutting with oxy ! - it lived to a good age without any welding related health issues !

As I said, it's rare. Dogs will play the "laser pointer chase", so an interest in light is possible.

It's no harm making sure.

Steve S

It would be quite ironic to end up with a blind see and eye dog.

Len

Braehill wrote:It would be quite ironic to end up with a blind see and eye dog.

Len

That would be bad Well she and her counterpart ( my other helper) do not watch me weld all they do is lay on the nice cold floor. go figure its hard to get good help these days but they do work cheap.

My dog sneaks up on me welding and metalworking all the time. It sucks. I break an arc and he's standing right there watching.

Legion wrote:My dog sneaks up on me welding and metalworking all the time. It sucks. I break an arc and he's standing right there watching.

And, sadly, there's little chance a dog will connect the discomfort of arc-eye with watching you, because the effect is delayed. Does he show symptoms like excessive watering/eye-boogers the next day?

Steve S

Not yet. I normally catch it pretty quick or I hear him coming but sometimes he'll be standing there. I can only hope he doesn't look directly at the arc because it's shielded by my hands or by the work geometry or whatever. Luckily I do more short runs than long runs so it's normally just a few seconds before I notice him.