Thread: Welding jacket/apron

What's wrong with just thongs and shorts?

Originally Posted by Vern

What's wrong with just thongs and shorts?

Yeah, I'm getting soft

Done the workboots, t-shirt and shorts welding up a buggy frame when I was much younger. Ever had sunburnt inner thighs from an afternoon's welding while squatting down??

Mate of mine did one better. Shorts, commando, and burned a few rods at floor level. Walked into work very tenderly next morning and the apprentice inquired as to the injury. Apparently he declined the offer of a viewing

Steve

Apron / jacket pros vs cons...
Umm Sleeves?

If you weld with gauntlets, you will alleviate a lot of the issues, but still get burns on the upper arms.

If you want to protect your shirts, get a jacket. Get a leather one if you want to go all out, get a proban cotton one if you are concerned with heat, but want to sacrifice longevity.

There's a number of options out there, a quality brand name welding jacket can be in the hundreds, a cheapie will be considerably less.

I use a leather apron. I like it because I do only small jobs and I can take it off and refit it quickly between welds.

Edit: I also use gauntlets (and steel capped boots)

Why not weld in style.... get your self some leather motor cycle riders pants and jacket
You'll look the coolest welder on the block.

Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

Apron / jacket pros vs cons...
Umm Sleeves?

If you weld with gauntlets, you will alleviate a lot of the issues, but still get burns on the upper arms.

If you want to protect your shirts, get a jacket. Get a leather one if you want to go all out, get a proban cotton one if you are concerned with heat, but want to sacrifice longevity.

There's a number of options out there, a quality brand name welding jacket can be in the hundreds, a cheapie will be considerably less.

Upper arm burn I'm very aware of. In summer when I'm in short sleeves I usually throw some overalls on if I'm doing anything more than a few tacks. My overalls seem to have shrunk over the years though, so a bit of a hassle to get on/off when hot and sweaty.

Looks like there are sleeved aprons available too which I wasn't aware of. Might try a cheapie one of those over the summer and see how it goes. Can always cut the sleeves off if they give me the irrits.

Steve

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

Why not weld in style.... get your self some leather motor cycle riders pants and jacket
You'll look the coolest welder on the block.

I think the days of me being seen in leather pants have passed......

Steve

You can get a proban (fire retardant) cotton jacket with leather sleeves, which is a good mix.
Youn can also buy the strap-on sleeves and use this with an apron, if you need the extra protection.