A timely Christmas Gift
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A proverb that goes back to Benjamin Franklin, and apparently was written in precisely the context of Philadephia’s efforts of fire-prevention. I think Julio really picked the perfect gift for Chuck here! While I don’t own welding equipment like Chuck, we plan on putting real candles on our tree again this year. Of course we’ll have a fire extinguisher ready, because I agree with Mr. Franklin’s sentiment. (Although I disagree somewhat on the exchange rate of 1:16 that is implied by using the units ounce and pound, haha).
Stef
Welding on a wooden table (or workbench) is not a good idea. At least have a sheet metal top for the table but a full metal table is best. And it conveniently serves as a grounding plane!
See, safety AND convenience in one package. Something Chuck might never understand. 😝
Ha! Love it. Mind, I have in fact welded cast steel with a rig like that. And it was on/on wood. No smoke even. The look on the face of the mechanic who said it could be done was priceless. Yes, he owed me a six pack.