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A welding jacket that fits wrong is not just uncomfortable, it is less safe. Too tight and you cannot reach across a weld without the sleeve riding up and barin...
Welding jacket shrank after washing? Here is why it happens, whether you can fix it, and exactly how to wash an FR or leather welding jacket to prevent shrinkage.
A new welding jacket that feels like wearing a piece of plywood is a right of passage, but it does not have to stay that way for long. Whether your jacket is le...
The first time I burned through a cotton hoodie, I was tacking a trailer hitch in my buddy's driveway, and a fat glob of slag rolled right down my collar. I sti...
The shade number on a welding lens determines how much light is filtered. Using the wrong shade results in either eye strain and arc flash (too light) or inabil...
A welding magnet is the third hand you do not have to pay. It holds two pieces of steel at the angle you want while you tack, freeing both your hands for the to...
I cannot count the number of times a set of welding magnets saved me from having to build a third hand out of scrap steel and clamps. You are trying to hold a f...
The first pair of pants I ever ruined in a shop were my favorite jeans, the soft broken-in kind you never want to throw away. I was tacking a bracket overhead,...
FR denim self-extinguishes. Regular jeans don't. Here's the honest buying guide to welding pants, with Carhartt FR, Wrangler FR, and what OSHA actually says.
