Welding Tips and Tricks

Hi I’m dave from the isle of man uk
I specialise in sheet leadwork, been gas welding for 26 years, but due to work slowing down in winter, and the really stupid prices for acetylene, i'm moving to mig/tig/mma with the hope of getting a full time job

Welcome aboard Dave.

The IOM, eh? Dream destination for me due to the TT. All the best with your switch to Mig/Tig/MMA and the pursuit of that full time job - trust you will learn some good stuff from the wise ones here.

EDIT - I'm completely unfamiliar with sheet lead work. How do you stay safe working with lead all the time? Pardon my ignorance.


Kym

Dave, welcome to the forum.

MosquitoMoto wrote:Welcome aboard Dave.

The IOM, eh? Dream destination for me due to the TT. All the best with your switch to Mig/Tig/MMA and the pursuit of that full time job - trust you will learn some good stuff from the wise ones here.

EDIT - I'm completely unfamiliar with sheet lead work. How do you stay safe working with lead all the time? Pardon my ignorance.


Kym

Don't eat it lol, basically lead is no where near as bad as some people make it out to be. 15% of houses over here still have lead water mains . It is the white lead ocide that is bad for you.

leadpig wrote:

MosquitoMoto wrote:Welcome aboard Dave.

The IOM, eh? Dream destination for me due to the TT. All the best with your switch to Mig/Tig/MMA and the pursuit of that full time job - trust you will learn some good stuff from the wise ones here.

EDIT - I'm completely unfamiliar with sheet lead work. How do you stay safe working with lead all the time? Pardon my ignorance.


Kym

Don't eat it lol, basically lead is no where near as bad as some people make it out to be. 15% of houses over here still have lead water mains . It is the white lead ocide that is bad for you.

Ah, I see. The kids had the TV on recently and a show (Horrible Histories?) was banging on about half the citizens of Rome going mad because of lead plumbing.

That's the last time I glean information on health hazards from children's television...



Kym

The roman well to do could afford lead lined pots which were used for cooking and pickling. "Lead oxide " production then poisoning then death of the upper crust leadership and intelligencia hence downfall of empire.


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Leaving behind the pizza and spaghetti filled body.


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There's even some evidence Lead Oxide was used like a spice, to flavor wine, is it's alleged to be both sweet and tart in flavor. A bit like the Kool-Aid both of our political extremes have been drinking, I suppose...

Steve S

It's what made port wine sweet and what kept it from spoiling.

i have been doing leadwork for 26 years without using gloves and am ok, back is wrecked lol but fine.
my m8 worked with me for 4 years and nearly ended up on dialysis his lead levels were so high, his gums went grey and his teeth were loose, fainting fits and sickness.
the difference was he was always biting at his nails ie half way down, he never had his fingers out of his mouth and never washed his hands.

a guy i know bought a house in france, it had been uninhabited for 10 years, the first time they went there they filled the kettle from the tap without running the tap for a while first . the pipes had oxidised inside due to lack of use, it put his wife and daughter in hospital, they were seriously ill.

so like i said dont eat it and your fine lol

leadpig wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2016 7:06 pm Hi I’m dave from the isle of man uk
I specialise in sheet leadwork, been gas welding for 26 years, but due to work slowing down in winter, and the really stupid prices for acetylene, i'm moving to mig/tig/mma with the hope of getting a full time job

omg i cant remember posting this but i obviously did lol
since then i sold the dc tig and recently took a risk and begged borrowed sold stuff and spent 6k on ac/dc tig, mig. stick, plasma and a 8.7kva generator as i like welding and want to stop working on roofs etc. after lifting lead for 32+ years my body is wrecked and i want a job welding at a bench lol
will post some lead welding pics if any interest

pics please