welding is a beautiful process of joining metals
such as steel and aluminum together with electricity
using welding we have built the structures of our society
it's important to use caution though as there are many dangers to welding
one of which are welding fumes
welding fumes can contain a whole host of metal oxides such as aluminum
cadium cobalt chromium copper iron manganese magnesium molyneux nickel silica
lead titanium and zinc as well as toxic gases such as carbon monoxide carbon dioxide and ozone
breathing all this crap can cause numerous lung diseases such as metal fume fever
pneumocytosis pulmonary function abnormalities infectious pneumonia cystic fibrosis
asthma chronic bronchitis copd or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer
it's unfortunate that most welders have been negligent
and have inhaled these toxins over the years i know i have
lung tissue we all have two lungs their main purpose is to get the oxygen from the atmosphere
and it goes into the left and right lobes where it gets absorbed into the blood
at the same time the waste from the blood get exchanged in the alveoli and it gets exhaled
as carbon dioxide in other ways back into the atmosphere there are more functions to the lungs
and i can tell you but it's best to read a book i use a optrel crystal because the clarity on this
hood is so amazing i also use a 3m respirator to protect my lungs from the welding fumes
the problem is when you use both together it's not the ideal setup as the respirator pushes up
on the welding hood and it's crooked and you can't see straight and it's not the best way to do it
optral does make its own papr respiratory system the problem is my helmet is missing this
portion vent here on the top also it's priced at 1500 bucks quite expensive there are
alternatives one company called access air group makes a hobby air 2 it's priced at 509 not too bad
we actually got it in yesterday we're going to open it for you guys to see what's inside
so here are the contents of the hobby air 2 i opted for the half face mask so it'll fit under
my optical hood while i'm welding this thing is pretty nice it's made in usa and it also comes
with 80 feet of uh these are two 40-foot spools 80 feet of commercial-grade food grade air hose
which are made in japan very happy about that so we'll put it together and show you how it works
so this thing is great you just hook it up one of the ends of the hoses to the javier
the other one goes to the fa your face mask and then the idea is to put this thing outside of your
shop into fresh air that's why they give you such a long hose this is 40 feet they send you with 80.
so this is plenty for our purposes but you stick this unit outside and it pumps fresh air into your
face mask and i tried it with the optional helmet and it fits perfectly now i can weld in relative
good fresh air it's much safer for my lungs the kit comes with a flow meter to gauge how fast the
knob should be turned i put on the lowest setting for the half face mask
also this is the sound of the air pump just like a normal vacuum cleaner noise level
the hobby air 2 is a great alternative for a fresh air system at around 255 dollars per
loan a bad deal fortunately for you old-timers who have been welding for years you guys are
but for the younger generation the virgin lungs at least they have a fresh start
believe me guys welding fumes are no joke i printed out some white papers
and did my research this is a good article and i'll link this uh on the description below
also read some pathophysiology books on the topic and uh like i said before a clean air
respiratory system is uh essential before you do any welding like i said in the beginning
we only have two lungs all right guys that's it from us morales productions catch you guys later
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