After all these stories who could blame someone for being a "checkbook
mechanic"! I'm glad I left the welding on my Bugeye to an expert. Anyway, even
if I did it with no injuries it would probably look like Hell anyway.
Mike MacLean (still with all his fingers and groin intact) 60 Sprite
Tommy_Samuels@MARKIVAUTO.COM wrote:
> Along the line of bonehead mishaps
>
> While I was in trade school learning to weld I saw a guy burn off his ring
> finger when he struck an arc because his welding glove had a hole in it and
> his wedding ring was in the path of least resistance.
>
> Another guy in the same class tried to strike an arc and the electrode
> stuck. He wiggled the holder back and forth for several seconds before
> breaking the electrode loose. By then he was really upset and threw the
> electrode holder. The welding cable was draped over his shoulder so the
> electrode cable (still holding a red hot electrode) struck him in the
> groin.
> Guess what got completely pierced? He got the nickname
> fountain that day.
>
> Tommy
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