Newspaper welding mask - video

[mwmkravchenko]

Autodark helmets are great and all...but wth is this guy doing?! Newspaper to cover his skin but nothing to shield his eyes? And using the torch as a hammer.

He is looking through multiple layers of newspaper to shield his eyes. It is better than dark sunglasses as the UV radiation that buggers up your retina is mostly blocked by the layers of newspaper. And you are basically welding whilst seeing a shadow of what is going on in the weld area.

I have seen guys that welded with nothing, with those cheesey hold up shields and with dark glasses. People are invincible until they are not.