welding blisters

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i have a question. im a beginner welder! can you get blisters from welding when it hot out and your sweatings and it gets really hot. it was really hot in the place where i was welding to the point where i was sweating like a pig! i came home with this random blisters on me. i have a two on my neck and one my wrist. but im not sure if its from welding or somthing else. i just noticed when i got home?was would really appreciate if somone replyed to this
Reply:I'm just guessing but maybe your sweat heated up and burned you.  I'm a Jr firefighter and when you come of the training burns you're not supposed to touch anyone because their sweat turns to steam and when you touch them it pushes it against their skin and burns them. Just a guess. Originally Posted by zapsterYou wanted to be the welder....zap
Reply:Originally Posted by StukasI'm just guessing but maybe your sweat heated up and burned you.  I'm a Jr firefighter and when you come of the training burns you're not supposed to touch anyone because their sweat turns to steam and when you touch them it pushes it against their skin and burns them. Just a guess.
Reply:No but the arc can heat sweat to that point easily. Originally Posted by zapsterYou wanted to be the welder....zap
Reply:Also it doesn't have to boil to burn you. Originally Posted by zapsterYou wanted to be the welder....zap
Reply:My 1st thought because of where the burns are is that they came from sparks or hot bb's. I'll pick up a few small burns like that from time to time if I have  one roll inside the cuff of my glove or if the collar of the jacket isn't buttoned up all the way..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Originally Posted by StukasI'm just guessing but maybe your sweat heated up and burned you.  I'm a Jr firefighter and when you come of the training burns you're not supposed to touch anyone because their sweat turns to steam and when you touch them it pushes it against their skin and burns them. Just a guess.
Reply:Oh boy,Stukas seems to be setting himself up for a tin foil hat....Could Stukas please reference some sort of training manual or reference that explains this process in more detail.I've been hot as he11 in the Mekong Delta of VN or on the sands of the Middle East, but I don't think I've ever been hot enough to blister another individual by touching them.Syncro 250 DX Dynasty 200 DXMM 251 w/30A SG XMT 304 w/714 Feeder & Optima PulserHH187Dialarc 250 AC/DCHypertherm PM 1250Smith, Harris, Victor O/ASmith and Thermco Gas MixersAccess to a full fab shop with CNC Plasma, Water Jet, etc.
Reply:Originally Posted by SundownIIIOh boy,Stukas seems to be setting himself up for a tin foil hat....Could Stukas please reference some sort of training manual or reference that explains this process in more detail.I've been hot as he11 in the Mekong Delta of VN or on the sands of the Middle East, but I don't think I've ever been hot enough to blister another individual by touching them.
Reply:Originally Posted by StukasThe firefighter in charge of us jrs said that the training fires get so hot (+1000°) that the sweat that soaked into your coat/pants etc turns to steam and if you like pat someone on the back it pushes the steam onto them.  I'm not saying that it was that hot where he was, Im saying maybe the arc heated up the sweat in his gloves just enough to burn him.  If there's any firefighters on this forum they might be able to explain it better.
Reply:Originally Posted by SundownIIIOh boy,Stukas seems to be setting himself up for a tin foil hat....Could Stukas please reference some sort of training manual or reference that explains this process in more detail.I've been hot as he11 in the Mekong Delta of VN or on the sands of the Middle East, but I don't think I've ever been hot enough to blister another individual by touching them.
Reply:Oh I got plenty of "work" clothes.  Originally Posted by zapsterYou wanted to be the welder....zap
Reply:Originally Posted by Welderman2495i have a question. but im not sure if its from welding or somthing else. i just noticed when i got home?
Reply:could be second degree sun (welder) burn?
Reply:Firefighter turnout gear insulates the firefighter from an environment that can be hundreds of degrees hotter than inside the suit.  Note that it slows the progress of the heat to the firefighter, if they stay in the fire long enough the interior of the suit will reach fatal levels.You have experienced this when grabbing hot steel with a welding glove.  If you don't hold the steel long you can grab some hot stuff safely (although it degrades the gloves).  The longer you hold it the hotter the inside of the gloves gets...I have had to shake a glove off my hand quickly more than once when I felt my fingers start to cook.Hobart LX235Victor 250 Oxy-Acetylene Rig (welding and cutting)Bobcat 773F-350, 1999, 4x4, 16' 10K# trailerOutdoor Wood Burner - 10 cords/year
Reply:Originally Posted by weldbeadbetter go to the doctor, sounds to me like you might have kissed the wrong lips..