{"id":6425,"date":"2014-08-20T07:06:56","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T14:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/blog\/joewelder\/?p=6425"},"modified":"2014-08-20T12:23:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T19:23:16","slug":"back-welding-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/joewelder\/2014\/08\/20\/back-welding-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to Welding School!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/azc-scip\/large\/BS50_LRG.jpg\" alt=\"BSX Xtreme MIG welding glove from Revco!\" width=\"127\" height=\"150\" \/>As summer winds down, and Labor Day approaches, we at Arc-Zone always think of Back to School. \u00a0 \u00a0If you&#8217;re just starting out,\u00a0you&#8217;ll probably first sign up for\u00a0basic MIG and Stick welding classes, so you won&#8217;t need anything fancy. And you won&#8217;t want to invest a lot money if you&#8217;re not even sure if you like welding. With these recommended personal protection equipment (PPE) products, you&#8217;ll protect yourself without dropping a lot of coin: \u00a0We recommend some basic personal protection equipment (PPE) such as\u00a0welding gloves, a jacket, a helmet, and a respirator.<\/p>\n<p>Your welding\u00a0gloves should fit well for optimal dexterity. \u00a0One of our favorites is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=597_1891_1894_1896&amp;products_id=5102\">Revco BSX Xtreme Stick\/ MIG 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=\"http:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=597_1931_598&amp;products_id=4884\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/azc-scip\/stryker.jpg\" alt=\"BSK Striker Welding Jacket\" width=\"185\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a>You may also want to get a decent welding jacket to protect yourself from sparks&#8230; \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=597_1931_598&amp;products_id=4884\">BSX also offers a durable and stylish welding jacket<\/a> that is reasonably priced.<\/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=\"219\" height=\"219\" \/>If a\u00a0jacket is more than you want to put on&#8211;it is still summer after all&#8211;check out the flame resistant welding sleeves. \u00a0We especially like the BSX welding sleeves.<\/p>\n<p>Because, well. Check out the flames!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve talked about welding helmets before on this website, but usually we recommend the Miller Digital Elite, a top-of-the-line auto-darkening helmet. \u00a0But three hundred plus dollars is a lot to invest when you&#8217;re a newbie. \u00a0Better to start with a <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 <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> is 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\" \/>Last but not least is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/blog\/joewelder\/2014\/06\/18\/respiratory-welding-safety-basics\/\">half mask respirator we&#8217;re so excited about (and we&#8217;ve written about extensively here)<\/a>. \u00a0It&#8217;s 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>As summer winds down, and Labor Day approaches, we at Arc-Zone always think of Back [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mig-gmaw-welding","entry","fw-tab-6 fw-tabr-4"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Back to Welding School! - Joe Welder\u2122 Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Back to Welding School! 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