I Dont know if it is totaly to blame but before I the accident with 2K I was in good health I have been trying to find answars on how it can cause so much damage but cant get a straight answar from the doctors.
I wish to thank the mods for making this a sticky and i'm pleased to hear that a lot of you guys are going to play it safe.
I now have to take 3 types of inhalers all the time now because of my stupidity, i've now got cronic obstructive pulmary decease in short my lungs are knackered.
So play...
Jas I only use celly now with a 3m mask and dont have any problems with it.
2K does a more tougher coat but i have been scared away from it now but if you have the proper set up with the airfed mask ect then it should be fine, but celly for me i'm afraid.
I may as well get in on this topic first off as most of you will know I had the big scare with this stuff and i'm now suffering because of my own stupidity of not checking and understanding the effects that it can cause,
I thought that after having been caught out with it that it would be a...
I can only pray that people take note of this, I know that i was very lucky but please people dont make the same mistake i did your playing with your life, leave the 2k to the professionals with the proper equipment.
Thanks to all who read this thread and pay attention to it.
Your right Bill I have used it for years with no effect I should have paid more attention and have been told now that i will be an asthmatic, I guess I have paid the price for stupidity, but I hope that this will let others know the effects that can happen when not doing things by the book,and...
Hi Snooper.
The Mask was not air fed but it was carbon filtered cost around £30 but I was told that the mask was not what caused the problem, That chemical that is in the 2K seemingly can get through the eyes and the pours in your skin very quickly so idealy i should have had a full suit with...
I was doing a small paint job a couple of weeks ago in the shed i've got two extracter fans one large one small so on i went with the job mask on a 3M thought that will do the job and it did for the face. the bad mistake was not understanding the paint as i have always used 2K. It wasnt till i...
It's better to go that extra mile mate and get a mask that has been proven because your eyes are an important part of the body and without them you wont be able to weld.
Ask steve (weldequip) he will help you out.
I would like to say Thank you to Steve (weldequip) for such a prompt and easy transaction when buying a helmet from him, it was here the next day and well packaged and the price was great. The model is the sif lite auto darkening welding helmet so anyone thinking of buying one then steve is...
Hi folks new member here asking for a bit of help please.
I've been doing mig welding for years now but I have never done Alluminum and need help finding out what lense rating i would need for my mask at the moment i'm using 8 & 9 Lenses in my mask.
Can anyone help me.
Thanks.
Arthur