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Jvells
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Should i not learn welding if i have one pupil slightly bigger than the other from car accident
#25167057 - 04/26/18 03:02 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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Sorry this boutta be long, i just want everyone to know what im thinking of throwing my money at. So quickly here’s a little background...23 years old and recently ive decided to learn a trade now and finish college later, just not doing it quick enough and i need a new living situation for my girl and i since both of our living situations are stressing us out sometimes. I just want something to happen quicker for me and i just dont see the light at the end of the tunnel with college right now with how this economy is looking, idk just making excuses to go slow i guess. I just want some money now, before i get any older...and i figure learning a trade will always be a good side job to have if say later on if i decide i dont want it to be my career and finish college. Leaning towards electrical or welding right now. Maybe even hvac, but im mostly interested in welding. I just like hands on work so much more and college is too boring rn.
So ill be going back to the school again i think tomorrow to have them let me watch someone weld with the mask on to see how it effects my eye but after earlier when i got the chance to watch someone it kinda worried me, the guy said something like the mask was set too low for what he was showing me and apologized. But im worried because i had some definite flash left over in my vision when i took the mask off to look at what we did more up close. I can almost feel my eye still, its 10000x better than what it was the first few weeks after this damage happened (3-4 months ago) but i feel like im always gonna live with this a little, probably still gonna get a little better i hope. Havent seen an opthamologist cuz i had to switch insurance and im about to see one.
My visions 100% for the most part now (despite it obviously being kind of larger than the other) and i can be out in the sun fine. But its definitely noticably larger in the dark and in the mornings but ive seen much worse on the internet, if anything im lucky for how much my eye healed. My eye doctor (not an opthamologist) claims ill be fine...and i know the shroomery isnt the place to ask but theres tons of smart fuckers on here so ill always ask questions here hah.
Any thoughts? I know i should prob see how tomorrow goes but im curious if anyone has any input on this. How much can these masks dim the light without it making it difficult to see? I have very very poor eyes too, im near sighted -7.00 in prescription so i cant see fuck all without my contacts in, but then im good. I hope its not dumb going into this, especially witnessing someone elses weld sometimes could probably add to the damage too, unless i always wear special uv protecting glasses everywhere i walk in there all the time. Thanks for any input and taking the time to read this, really appreciate it.
Edited by Jvells (04/26/18 03:29 PM)
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mycosis
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Re: Should i not learn welding if i have one pupil slightly bigger than the other from car accident [Re: Jvells]
#25167060 - 04/26/18 03:05 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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If you think you're getting too much flash go with a darker lense.
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Jvells
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Re: Should i not learn welding if i have one pupil slightly bigger than the other from car accident [Re: mycosis]
#25167080 - 04/26/18 03:12 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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mycosis said: If you think you're getting too much flash go with a darker lense.
How much flash will you deal with then? Im sure you still get a little right? You have to deal with some doing this i imagine right...? or can it completely be eliminated? Probably reduces how well you can see what you’re doing too though but probably still well enough
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Re: Should i not learn welding if i have one pupil slightly bigger than the other from car accident [Re: Jvells]
#25167170 - 04/26/18 04:07 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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I got my level one AWS welding certification through a community college a couple years ago and enjoyed it. At the time I really had no direction and kind of chose welding on a whim because I knew it could offer me a decent living and just seemed like a good skill to have.
By the time I completed it though, I realized that it likely wasn't something I wanted to make a career out of, so I decided to enter the electrical program that my school offers. Of which I completed the first year of the associate program and then decided to change gears again. Now I'm just finishing a general associates of arts and plan to transfer into a 4 year program at a Uni next fall or winter semester.
What I learned about welding is that it is something I enjoy, but a lot rougher on the body than I thought it'd be. Unless you're going to TIG weld for a living, you're going to be getting down and dirty every day. We had great ventilation in our booths, I wore a face mask, and I was still blowing silver boogers every day after class. So I can't imagine that being good for the lungs. When it comes to your eyes and the welding arc, it's like a thousand times brighter than the sun, so it's inevitably going to affect your eyes over time. Though, I don't think that you have too much to worry about as long as you're diligent about using the proper shade setting. But mistakes do happen and you might strike an arc on accident with your hood up or just plain forget to put your hood down before you start welding (happened to me more than I'd like to admit).
If I had to pick between the two, I'd personally choose electrical. Not wiring houses and stuff though, but instead get at least a two year degree in electrical technology. But that's because I realized that I'd rather use my brain to make a living instead of physically busting my ass running up and down stairs or laying conduit. If you're cool with those two things though, than don't worry about it.
I hear being a lineman is a pretty decent career. You have to travel some and the job can be dangerous with the heights and working around live power lines and stuff, but the pays good. My buddy is one and he loves it.
Edited by ChemicalSpark (04/26/18 04:19 PM)
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Re: Should i not learn welding if i have one pupil slightly bigger than the other from car accident [Re: Jvells]
#25167181 - 04/26/18 04:13 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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Jvells said:
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mycosis said: If you think you're getting too much flash go with a darker lense.
How much flash will you deal with then? Im sure you still get a little right? You have to deal with some doing this i imagine right...? or can it completely be eliminated? Probably reduces how well you can see what you’re doing too though but probably still well enough
If you weld on a daily basis for more than a few years you will definitely cause damage to your eyes and your lungs no matter what protection you have used.
I'm not trying to scare you, welding can be a great gig, but it's hard on the body. Take care of yourself, and wear a fucking respirator. That was one thing that really pissed me off, in this day and age with the things we know about weld smoke, the union I worked for didn't provide or encourage a single one of their members to wear respirators while they welded.
Fuck that noise.
Edited by sh4d0ws (04/26/18 04:13 PM)
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Re: Should i not learn welding if i have one pupil slightly bigger than the other from car accident [Re: Jvells]
#25167193 - 04/26/18 04:18 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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Personally, welders are a dime a dozen almost everywhere. While it is a good trade there is a lot of competition for those entry level jobs. IMO electrical is the better trade even if it's not going to be your long term solution. I think you'd land better working hours as well. HVAC is also a very good trade. Your standard HVAC technician makes between 50-75k a year where I live. They require less schooling and a lot of your training is on the job, which means you're getting paid quicker. If I were your friend I would steer you towards HVAC. I used to do HVAC for a hotel down at the beach and it served me well. It didn't suck me into the job and was just a means to an end.
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Re: Should i not learn welding if i have one pupil slightly bigger than the other from car accident [Re: LRG]
#25167316 - 04/26/18 05:20 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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You know i do wanna do welding but they were telling me in ct with the certifications its so much more difficult than other states. Its almost like they wanted me to weld or something lol. Idk, i originally wanted to do electrical but because of the difficulty in CT im kinda worried about it being a pain in the ass. Im sure it takes some thinking but ultimately i cant gauge how hard this will be lol. Hvac might be the best option...gonna look into that more and its pros and cons
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Re: Should i not learn welding if i have one pupil slightly bigger than the other from car accident [Re: LRG]
#25167325 - 04/26/18 05:25 PM (5 years, 11 months ago) |
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Fuck does having pupils of different sizes imply eye damage? One of my pupils is constantly larger than the other. My dad, who granted has looked me in the eyes thousands of times since I was born, says it’s always been like that and I shouldn’t worry. But I get headaches on the side of my head with the smaller pupil and I swear in the right lighting I can see a blotch of darkness in that eye, but only when the light reflects off my cornea at the right angle.
Anyway OP I’d be devastated if I fucked up my vision so I recommend you see your eye doctor frequently and change career paths at the first sign your eye/eyes are getting worse.
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