Learning to weld

hdpusher · Post by **hdpusher** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:10 am

If you are new to welding a tip on safety.

DO NOT use brake cleaner to degrease or clean parts before welding. The heat will vaporize the fluid creating phosgene gas. This is hazardous and can be fatal.

Read the warning labels on the cleaners before you use them. Most will list if they are unsafe for welding and most are.

Mancar1 · Post by **Mancar1** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:35 pm

Why thank you for the info hdpusher.

67mann · Post by **67mann** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:10 am

hdpusher wrote:If you are new to welding a tip on safety.

DO NOT use brake cleaner to degrease or clean parts before welding. The heat will vaporize the fluid creating phosgene gas. This is hazardous and can be fatal.

Read the warning labels on the cleaners before you use them. Most will list if they are unsafe for welding and most are.

Great info and certain metals such as galvinzed.......nasty. Big key in welding.....Ventilation and lots of it

Whateverman · Post by **Whateverman** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:08 pm

i was given this advice when i was forced too start my career as a welder (stick at the time,but it applies to MIG as well) the old welder i worked with was kinda crusty and i had to censor a fair bit of the actual language used but its still gets the basic jist of things across pretty well : "Its kinda like ^%$#& icing a $#@!^ cake - No not that @#$%^& frosting $&@$- you know that fancy (crap) they *&^%$ squeeze around it?....okay...if you're &^%$# doing it right it's gonna sound like yer frying *&&%$ bacon.. okay see ya later i gotta go"

ToughOldFord · Post by **ToughOldFord** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 4:21 pm

Whateverman wrote:i was given this advice when i was forced too start my career as a welder (stick at the time,but it applies to MIG as well) the old welder i worked with was kinda crusty and i had to censor a fair bit of the actual language used but its still gets the basic jist of things across pretty well : "Its kinda like ^%$#& icing a $#@!^ cake - No not that @#$%^& frosting $&@$- you know that fancy (crap) they *&^%$ squeeze around it?....okay...if you're &^%$# doing it right it's gonna sound like yer frying *&&%$ bacon.. okay see ya later i gotta go"

That guy sounds like he knew his &#@!!

Dismantalus · Post by **Dismantalus** » Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:04 pm

Just to reinforce hdpusher's point on the Brake Cleaner. Many of the "Non-Chlorinated" bake cleaners switched to a neat little chemical called Methelene Chloride. Used in cabinet stripping. Really bad for the 'ol Central Nervous System all by itself, even without the heat and uv from the arc. Try to use only something like Acetone for cleaning the areas to be welded. I can't begin to tell you how many shops I have visited (I'm a Certified Welding Inspector) to do Welder testing, and the first thing that comes out is the Brake Clean....

jamesdfo · Post by **jamesdfo** » Wed Dec 19, 2018 10:25 pm

Yup, Brake Kleen is Bad News, see link below......

http://www.brewracingframes.com/safety- ... e-gas.html

James

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