{"id":3689,"date":"2014-08-21T06:11:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T13:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/?p=3689"},"modified":"2014-08-20T15:12:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T22:12:27","slug":"back-welding-school-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/2014\/08\/21\/back-welding-school-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Welding School for Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=597_1882_594&amp;products_id=9476\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/azc-scip\/Revco_Womens-MIG-Gloves_LS50.jpg\" alt=\"REVCO Women's MIG Welding Gloves\" width=\"343\" height=\"343\" \/><\/a>There&#8217;s been such a big push to get more women interested in welding as a career, and I can see by some of the comments on this site, our readers are often women who are looking for information about getting into the industry. \u00a0And so, with summer winding down and Labor Day just around the corner&#8230; \u00a0 that means Back To School! \u00a0Your first classes will probably be basic MIG and Stick welding, so you won&#8217;t need fancy expensive equipment at first, but you will want some good basic personal protection equipment (PPE) products. We recommend at a minimum: \u00a0welding gloves, a jacket, a helmet, and a respirator.<\/p>\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=page&amp;id=69\">welding\u00a0gloves should fit well for optimal dexterity (to figure out your size, check out this handy chart) <\/a>so unless you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bSL4cmFW_GU\">&#8220;Big Man Hands&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0 you&#8217;ll want to select a glove made for women. We like the Revco \u00a0One of our favorites is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=597_1882_594&amp;products_id=9476\">Revco\u00a0Angelfire Welding Glove<\/a>. \u00a0It&#8217;s constructed with top quality thin cut kidskin leather, with pig skin palms for the best in protection and the ultimate in flexibility. \u00a0And be sure to save your welding gloves for welding and use more rugged metal worker gloves for your prep and finish work.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=597_1931_595&amp;products_id=4764\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/azc-scip\/large\/velvetarcjacket_LRG.jpg\" alt=\"Angelfie Welding Jacket for Women\" width=\"225\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a>You may also want a decent welding jacket to protect yourself from sparks&#8230; \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=597_1931_595&amp;products_id=4764\">BSX was a leader in offering welding apparel constructed to fit women. The Angelfire jacket is durable, stylish, and reasonably priced.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/azc-scip\/Revco_BX9-19S-BK_TIG_Welding_Sleeves_LRG.jpg\" alt=\"BSX welding sleeves\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>If a\u00a0jacket is more than you want to put on&#8211;it is still summer after all&#8211;check out the flame resistant, decked out in flames, \u00a0welding sleeves.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, you&#8217;ll need a welding helmet. \u00a0You can start out with a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=597_844_1881_1876&amp;products_id=4611\">basic &#8220;passive&#8221; welding helmet that will protect your eyes. \u00a0The Miller helmet is comfortable, and offers plenty of protection<\/a>. If you really think you&#8217;ll need an auto-darkening helmet, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=597_844_1881_1935&amp;products_id=4617\">Miller Performance Series auto-darkening welding helmet<\/a>\u00a0is a great starter helmet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/azc-scip\/Miller.Half-Mask_Respirator.ML00894.jpg\" alt=\"half-mask respirator for welding\" width=\"237\" height=\"237\" \/>And don&#8217;t forget to protect your lungs! \u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/blog\/joewelder\/2014\/06\/18\/respiratory-welding-safety-basics\/\">half mask respirator we&#8217;ve written about extensively here<\/a>\u00a0is such an inexpensive way to keep your lungs healthy. Arc-Zone&#8217;s Joanie won&#8217;t weld without one!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s been such a big push to get more women interested in welding as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-welding-education","category-welding-safety","entry","fw-tab-6 fw-tabr-4"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Back to Welding School for Women  - Carmen Electrode\u2122 Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Back to Welding School for Women - 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