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Old 06-01-2022, 12:42 AM
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The stupid people in America are absolutely astounding.
At least there's something we can agree on!
Old 06-10-2022, 08:55 AM
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Welding paper is very expensive. Does anyone have any suggestions for alternatives? I need to weld floor pans and don't want anything hitting the dash and glass. Blankets are heavy.
Harbor Fright (such a good typo I'm keeping it) welding blankets are all under 10lbs each shipped. And about under 15% of the cost of a roll of welding paper. HF welding blanket
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Originally Posted by xxf150WL
I'm using MIG. My concern is spatter contacting exposed wires and under the dash and possibly making its way up to the windshield. I have multiple welding blankets that I'll lay down and just bought a leather apron which I'll use to cover the torch while welding aside from wrapping exposed wires with a couple of layers of thick tin foil.

Sensitive, lol. Nope. [[b]If only you knew]. People like him are the wimps. Reminds me of faculty and staff at most Universities who complain and whine about having to provide accommodations to individuals who have physical disabilities and chronic health issues.
Yes, sensitive. Makes me think of a quote by Dirty Harry: "a man's got to know his limitations". Your getting chided because when someone comes in and exudes a certain 'air' about them, yet asking for assistance on a basic issue because of money. Maybe this is beyond your capabilities. I've been a professional, certified welder for over 35 years. And in that time, one learns the right ways, and the wrong ways to do stuff. And I'm sorry, but I didn't note what year your truck is, but why are you welding on a newer (?) F150 pan? Yikes!

As to the "if you only knew" comment, well, I *DO* know. That's why I'm on permanent disab. We can't allow ourselves to assume that "no one knows". We'd be wrong. Everybody is dealing with something...

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I ve done some pans and just put them in my suzuki samurai and you talk thin as paper ,this is my 2cents ,you will be at such low heat that spatter from weld wont travel far and sure isn't going to hit glass and dash because your not really welding a long arc your pretty much just spot welding very low spark, the biggest mess to keep contained is when grinding the weld those sparks get in every crack



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