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Old 2012-04-20, 12:23am
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Keep your mouth shut when torching. I actually had a rod shock and a piece of glass landed on my tongue....hot glass.....sizzle
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Old 2012-04-21, 12:03pm
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The best thing is learning from other poeples warning so i got one of those aprons from harbour freight and after reading this i will wear it EVERYTIME lol
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Old 2012-04-21, 3:05pm
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Keep your mouth shut when torching. I actually had a rod shock and a piece of glass landed on my tongue....hot glass.....sizzle
You didn't play by the rules, so your post says "Do not keep your mouth shut..."

But, yeah, I know what you mean. I have a small burn on my lip--glad my mouth was closed!
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Old 2012-04-21, 3:49pm
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When the glass hits you in the lower lip & sticks, do not purse your lips together to trap the stinging!
The good thing is, lips seem to heal fast. I had a split lip a few times too, & was surprised at how quickly it was healed up.
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Old 2012-04-21, 4:21pm
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I didn't do this but its worth repeating

If shocky glass goes down your shirt don't run out the door while ripping your shirt off to throw yourself boobs down in the snow just as your husbands boss drives up...
Bwhahahahahahaha! I think that's one of the funniest things I've read yet!
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Old 2012-08-06, 5:24pm
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I went one step further after reading the newbie mistake thread and becoming paranoid about cleavage burns. I wear it all the time when torching now.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17200&rrt=1
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Old 2012-08-06, 5:45pm
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That's a sweet looking apron, Caliente !

For cheapo's, such as myself, Harbor Freight has the leather welding
apron on sale for $9.99 !

http://www.harborfreight.com/split-l...ron-45193.html

The neck strap needs some padding, it's too thin for the weight of the
apron.
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Old 2012-08-06, 5:46pm
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Two things :
1) sorry, but oxygen is not flammable
2) do not try to smooth out silver foil with your fingers on a hot bead.
Oxygen is not flammable, but it enhances the burn of the propane, which is why they say to turn the oxygen off while lighting the flame. The good thing is the fireball only lasted a second. I've never done a confirmation test to verify it would happen again though, once was enough for me.
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Old 2012-08-06, 7:33pm
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When you smell something shouldering, DO NOT forget to check the fur of the dog sleeping at your feet!
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Old 2012-08-07, 6:29am
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Not only is there a nice fireball, but the BANG sound that happened when lighting the torch as the oxy was flowing scared the living crap outta me. Trust me, you will only do that once..
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Old 2012-08-07, 6:32am
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I know! I always double check now, LOL.
(Sorry, I guess I misunderstood your post, thought you were telling me that wouldn't happen, when I had the singed face to prove it would!)
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Old 2012-08-07, 8:30am
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Cheaper than waxing...
and way more thrilling if you go for that sort of thing
We do some stupid stuff, don't we? Did you know cleaning the counter under your rod collection could cause you to get stitches? What? Those rod ends are sharp?
Please then envision me driving with my hand over my head to stem the bleeding...stick shift, natch...
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