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The first pair of good boots I ever ruined took about three weeks. I was running a heavy fillet weld overhead, feeling proud of myself, when a fat glob of slag...
You are two hours into a stick welding session, running 7018 overhead on a structural joint. A marble of spatter rolls off the bead, drops six feet, and lands w...
There is a gap nobody talks about enough. It sits right above your boot collar and below your pant cuff, and on any active welding day it becomes a funnel for e...
Welding boots earn their keep in wet, grimy environments, and the first sign that they are failing you is not the leather cracking, it is water soaking through...
The first pair of boots I ruined, I ruined in about ninety seconds. I was running a stick bead overhead on a trailer frame, a fat glob of slag rolled off the jo...
Welding boots melting from slag and heat damage is preventable. Learn what causes it, what boot materials hold up, and how to protect your footwear in the shop.
The first pair of welding boots I ever bought came from a gas station rack near a jobsite, and I paid for that shortcut with a molten bead of slag that rolled s...
Welding C-clamps need forged steel or ductile iron, enough throat depth, and heat resistance. Learn how to choose and size them, plus Bessey, Wilton, and Strong Hand picks.
The first time a bead of molten spatter rolled off my hood and found the bare skin behind my ear, I dropped my stinger and slapped at my own head like I was put...
