February 22 2011
Good thing I wasn’t wearing a bikini…
Tagged Under : jack stand dollies, welding sunburn
My arms got a little crispy on Saturday. I spent a couple hours welding up some wheeled dollies for my jack stands, and I got a little sun burn from the welding arc…
It starts on my forearm, just above where my welding gloves were, and ends right at my t-shirt sleeve. It got a little warm on Saturday for a jacket, but I guess I should have at least put some sunscreen on…
Either way, I managed to get some wheeled dollies done, so I can put my jackstands on the dollies, and wheel the Suburban around the garage without having to install my axles.
I built four of these out of 3/16″ angle iron, with four 330lb steel caster wheels each.
The classic Suburban is still massive, so setting it in motion is a chore, even with caster wheels, but this helps. I started pulling the front clip off, in preparation for pulling the engine/tranny. More on that later.
So, what’s the moral of this story… no naked arc welding. Gloves and a mask just don’t cut it.