Welding Tips and Tricks

I've seen mine toss the cut piece across the shop at a velocity that would do serious harm! Found I had a missing tooth on the blade.

tungstendipper wrote:I've seen mine toss the cut piece across the shop at a velocity that would do serious harm! Found I had a missing tooth on the blade.

I quickly bought a horizontal band saw to be done with it. Unless u can really clamp the work piece hard, I wouldn't even think about using it. Its great to cut wood now

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I can attest to the Rage saw being a beast to respect, I had a chunk of saw chaff get down my backside of the neck and oh was that hot. As for welding if it helps I have been TIG welding since the 70's, in food processing, in my shop and on farms. Many friends who are in their 60's as well and no ill affects from welding. And other than basic eye protection no horror stories other than an occasional skin burn. I do find the most dangerous part of the TIG experience is the dust from grinding tungsten on a pedestal grinder. I should have respiration mask or some form of ventilation around the grinder.