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welding jacket and boot covers

I'd buy something that ships from a US location as opposed to Greece, but that's just me. This Hobart is a good jacket Amazon.com: Hobart 770486 Leather Welding Jacket - XL: Home Improvement . I wouldn't be overly concerned with boot covers, provided you're wearing leather boots vs tennies. I doubt I'd ever take time to put boot covers on, based on the fact that I probably haven't donned the leather welding jacket more than two or three times in the three or four years I've had it.... A buddy who came out to weld on the underside of his Jeep was sure glad I had it, though....

Yep for over head welding they are great, but very heavy. I have a Green fire retardent canves jacket I ware for overhead work.. Normaly just wear a tee shirt (many have holes from burns)

Originally Posted by cffisher

Yep for over head welding they are great, but very heavy. I have a Green fire retardent canves jacket I ware for overhead work.. Normaly just wear a tee shirt (many have holes from burns)

Yep, not only heavy, but HOT, too! I like a long sleeved tee, but between welding sparks and the spark trail from a cutoff wheel hitting the belt line they don't stay looking very nice for too long.... Welding for any length of time can give the equivalent of a nice sun burn to uncovered forearms, too.

I have an old denim shirt I wear if I am going to be doing a lot of welding. I wear tennies 99% of the time. Most of the time I wear gloves and I use the helmet most of the time unless I am just tacking things together with the mig...
Mark

If I am ding a lot I use this for just welding tacking I'm in a black short sleev Tee shirt Find them on Ebay under $10

Something like this Miller jacket is probably a lot more practical for me than the heavy leather - http://www.bonanza.com/listingshttp:...FSemPAodvicAPQ but I've already got the leather.....

Like Charlie I prefer a canvas jacket. Mine has a Carhart label on it!

Originally Posted by 34_40

Like Charlie I prefer a canvas jacket. Mine has a Carhart label on it!

Name dropper But then you're one of those gentrified country guys, right??

Originally Posted by rspears

Name dropper But then you're one of those gentrified country guys, right??

Wellllll... Ya got me! I couldn't find the proper link to attach... sorry.. At least I got one to use! And didn't study the process for days either!

Gentrified Country types...??..?? Does that mean what I think it do???

your a gentlemen welder

Originally Posted by cffisher

your a gentlemen welder

Sure! I got me asbestos underwear and a engineers hat in a paisley pattern too! LMAO!!!

Originally Posted by rspears

I'd buy something that ships from a US location as opposed to Greece, but that's just me. This Hobart is a good jacket Amazon.com: Hobart 770486 Leather Welding Jacket - XL: Home Improvement . I wouldn't be overly concerned with boot covers, provided you're wearing leather boots vs tennies. I doubt I'd ever take time to put boot covers on, based on the fact that I probably haven't donned the leather welding jacket more than two or three times in the three or four years I've had it.... A buddy who came out to weld on the underside of his Jeep was sure glad I had it, though....

Greese,NY.

Originally Posted by 1gary

Greese,NY.

Gee, that's good to know . Seriously Gary, is a $35 welding jacket such a significant purchase decision that you feel you need input from others? And do you really want a used leather jacket soaked in someone else's sweat when you can spend $10 more for new? Or spend $15 less and get a nice, light weight denim jacket? Like Mike mentioned:

Originally Posted by 34_40

Wellllll... Ya got me! I couldn't find the proper link to attach... sorry.. At least I got one to use! And didn't study the process for days either!

something like this is generally more of a spur of the moment purchase - see an item, need the item, buy the item, done (and yes, often "need" is replaced by "want" .

Just clearing up a geography's question ya old grouch.