[Noisebridge-discuss] homebrew stick welder?
Rubin Abdi
rubin at starset.net
Tue Dec 2 01:27:12 UTC 2008
On 2008 Dec 01, at 170731, Rachel McConnell wrote:
> Also,
> is this appropriate for the space (or shall I do it at home)?
Welding produces bad smelling things, sparks and light that's bad for
your eyes. Welding done within a commercial building can only be done
(legally) if the building is up to code for such things (thick
firewalls, proper electrical drops, fire sprinkler system, etc). Also
landlords normally require you to hold special insurance coverage (the
sort of thing an auto body shop would have).
Anyway, past all that shit. If you get proper ventilation going (hard
part), and have good welding gear handy and eye protection for you and
those around in the space (easy part), I don't think safely welding
things within the shop really would be an issue (thinking about space,
etc).
Just having doors and windows open within 83c, I don't think will be
enough, especially if other people are working in the building at the
same time. I would recommend setting up some sort of good/fast fan to
push air out of the shop and out of the building. Some videos on this
site should be kind of informative on stuff one needs to keep in mind
when dealing with welding within a space.
http://www.expertvillage.com/video/7833_welding-safety-tips-what-not.htm
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Rubin Abdi
Rubin at Starset.net
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