Arm Guards?

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I guess this is safety related....  I made a friend a set of arm guards for Christmas, my first time making these.  They turned out ok but I think I got the straps on the wrong side?  My question is, how many of you sure enough welders wear them?  Where do you get them and about how much do you pay for them?

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Reply:I use Armchaps and they cost $48 a pair. I use them for everything. It has a hidden zipper so that there isn’t loose parts that would get caught in something that is spinning like a grinder. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Reply:in my neck of the woods nobody wears arm guards. i think their a pipeliner's accoutrement. nice job of crafting them.i.u.o.e. # 15queens, ny and sunny fla
Reply:I dont like them. I wear leather 'sleeves" once in a while when I have a long period of  welding. They go from the shoulder to the wrist.I generally use the left.Last edited by Bonzoo; 01-04-2019 at 11:08 AM.
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Originally Posted by Fast Leroy

I guess this is safety related....  I made a friend a set of arm guards for Christmas, my first time making these.  They turned out ok but I think I got the straps on the wrong side?  My question is, how many of you sure enough welders wear them?  Where do you get them and about how much do you pay for them?


Reply:I would be concerned with elastic melting from slag or bbsSent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Originally Posted by formernuke

I would be concerned with elastic melting from slag or bbsSent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Originally Posted by formernuke

I would be concerned with elastic melting from slag or bbsSent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Originally Posted by formernuke

I would be concerned with elastic melting from slag or bbsSent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Originally Posted by docwelder

in my neck of the woods nobody wears arm guards. i think their a pipeliner's accoutrement. nice job of crafting them.
Reply:I was looking for something to cushion my elbow but couldn't find anything.Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Originally Posted by formernuke

I was looking for something to cushion my elbow but couldn't find anything.Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
Reply:There's a website that sells them. They were expensive as I remember. Some were embellished with the lone star if I remember.I don't see anything wrong with the straps. Can't you switch left to right? The straps would then be opposite. No?
Reply:My dog would like a set.Miller 211Hypertherm PM 451961 Lincoln Idealarc 250HTP 221  True Wisdom only comes from Pain.
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Originally Posted by formernuke

I was looking for something to cushion my elbow but couldn't find anything.Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
Reply:I remember a few years ago some one on this site had some ,I think his mother made them and she used to sell them along with holsters and belts .They were real nice ,wish I could find the site
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Originally Posted by John T

My dog would like a set.
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Originally Posted by Fast Leroy

I guess this is safety related....  I made a friend a set of arm guards for Christmas, my first time making these.  They turned out ok but I think I got the straps on the wrong side?  My question is, how many of you sure enough welders wear them?  Where do you get them and about how much do you pay for them?


Reply:I'd love a mig gun "holster". I always toss the whip over a sawhorse, fender, whatever which is hell on a liner
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Originally Posted by T man

They have them at the border, to minimize bite wounds with shepherd's takedowns
Reply:Here's the ones I made...

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Reply:Bueno ! heavy dutyMiller 211Hypertherm PM 451961 Lincoln Idealarc 250HTP 221  True Wisdom only comes from Pain.
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Originally Posted by Bonzoo

I'd love a mig gun "holster". I always toss the whip over a sawhorse, fender, whatever which is hell on a liner
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Originally Posted by T man

Nice stitchwork.  Sell knife sheaths?  Tool pouches?  Other cool accessories?Not Freddy Mercury stuff....just work related.

Hey Leroy what sewing machine are you using?Lincoln, ESAB, Thermal Dynamics, Victor, Miller, Dewalt, Makita, Kalamzoo.  Hand tools, power tools, welding and cutting tools.
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Originally Posted by N2 Welding

Hey Leroy what sewing machine are you using?
Reply:so do you perforate the leather before you stitch it to make it easier or just go at it with needle in hand.  Needle in hand requires a beast and patience.  I stitched up a wrap around steering wheel cover.  Man that was no fun.Lincoln, ESAB, Thermal Dynamics, Victor, Miller, Dewalt, Makita, Kalamzoo.  Hand tools, power tools, welding and cutting tools.
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Originally Posted by N2 Welding

so do you perforate the leather before you stitch it to make it easier or just go at it with needle in hand.  Needle in hand requires a beast and patience.  I stitched up a wrap around steering wheel cover.  Man that was no fun.
Reply:Nice!Old world feel...T man.15 + years working for myself, and by golly, I still don't know what I want to do when I grow up.


Reply:Be nice to have if you put some insulation on the inside, like some of the new welding gloves they have these days.I can't count the times I have to sequence welds so I'm not leaning on hot metal from the previous weld.Also be handy to ward off the blows from K'kins when I forget to take the garbage down to the highway on Saturday

  She sure packs a wallop for such a little lady.
Reply:Leroy, I have no use for those but they are beautifully made. I would love a murse, knife scabbard, belt, made with that skill and attention to detail. Let us know when you start selling your stuff? You should have the Harley crowd lining up outside soon...Do not believe everything that you think.
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Originally Posted by Fast Leroy

Oh yea, I scribe the stitch lines then groove them out to keep the thread below the surface to reduce abrasion.  Then the holes are punched with a chisel, then stitched.


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Originally Posted by farmersammm

Be nice to have if you put some insulation on the inside, like some of the new welding gloves they have these days.I can't count the times I have to sequence welds so I'm not leaning on hot metal from the previous weld.Also be handy to ward off the blows from K'kins when I forget to take the garbage down to the highway on Saturday

  She sure packs a wallop for such a little lady.