Welding when you’re not 40 anymore…
Might be a change of direction but though I have the same eyesight problems at 73 years old, I’m slowed down project wise right now cleaning out/modifying my shop space for welding. I put .023 wire in my Lincoln 110 for sheet metal, but had some projects needing more power. Went and got a Harbor Freight MigMax and was excited enough to read the instructions. Said 35 feet clear of combustibles! Hey, my space is not that big to start with and stuff has accumulated till I can hardly get around in it. Visions of losing it all to a fire filled my head. I’m now removing some shelving, lining a corner with sheet roofing metal and hanging welding curtains. (Before picture attached. I’ll put an after up when I’m finished.)Before that I did most cutting/welding/grinding outside but tired of that. Another thing that got me was second picture. Since no one else was ever in my space a cover off my breaker box didn’t worry me. Yes, that’s a bat electrocuted in it. Could it have caught fire? Oops. Now taking a break to tidy up.
Might be a change of direction but though I have the same eyesight problems at 73 years old, I’m slowed down project wise right now cleaning out/modifying my shop space for welding. I put .023 wire in my Lincoln 110 for sheet metal, but had some projects needing more power. Went and got a Harbor Freight MigMax and was excited enough to read the instructions. Said 35 feet clear of combustibles! Hey, my space is not that big to start with and stuff has accumulated till I can hardly get around in it. Visions of losing it all to a fire filled my head. I’m now removing some shelving, lining a corner with sheet roofing metal and hanging welding curtains. (Before picture attached. I’ll put an after up when I’m finished.)Before that I did most cutting/welding/grinding outside but tired of that. Another thing that got me was second picture. Since no one else was ever in my space a cover off my breaker box didn’t worry me. Yes, that’s a bat electrocuted in it. Could it have caught fire? Oops. Now taking a break to tidy up.