Tweco 160 TS Arcmaster - Manual (Page 8)

ARCMASTER ® 160TS
March 31, 2006 1-2
WARNING
FUMES AND GASES can be hazardous to your health.
Welding produces fumes and gases. Breathing these fumes
and gases can be hazardous to your health.
1. Keep your head out of the fumes. Do not breath the fumes.
2. If inside, ventilate the area and/or use exhaust at the arc to remove
welding fumes and gases.
3. If ventilation is poor, use an approved air-supplied respirator.
4. Read the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) and the manufacturer’s
instruction for metals, consumables, coatings, and cleaners.
5. Work in a confi ned space only if it is well ventilated, or while wearing an
air-supplied respirator. Shielding gases used for welding can displace
air causing injury or death. Be sure the breathing air is safe.
6. Do not weld in locations near degreasing, cleaning, or spraying
operations. The heat and rays of the arc can react with vapors to form
highly toxic and irritating gases.
7. Do not weld on coated metals, such as galvanized, lead, or cadmium
plated steel, unless the coating is removed from the weld area, the
area is well ventilated, and if necessary, while wearing an air-supplied
respirator. The coatings and any metals containing these elements can
give off toxic fumes if welded.
WARNING
WELDING can cause fi re or explosion.
Sparks and spatter fl y off from the welding arc. The fl ying
sparks and hot metal, weld spatter, hot workpiece, and hot
equipment can cause fi res and burns. Accidental contact of
electrode or welding wire to metal objects can cause sparks,
overheating, or fi re.
Welding or cutting Electrode S ize Filter Welding or cutting Electrode S ize Filter
Torch soldering 2 Gas metal-arc
Torch brazing 3 or 4 Non-ferrous base metal All 11
Oxygen Cutting Ferrous base metal All 12
Light Under 1 in., 25 mm 3 or 4 Gas tungsten arc welding All 12
Medium 1 to 6 in., 25-150 mm 4 or 5 (TIG) All 12
Heavy Over 6 in., 150 mm 5 or 6 Atomic hydrogen welding All 12
Gas welding Carbon arc welding All 12
Light Under 1/8 in., 3 mm 4 or 5 Plasma arc welding
Medium 1/8 to 1/2 in., 3-12 mm 5 or 6 Carbon arc air gouging
Heavy Over 1/2 in., 12 mm 6 or 8 Light 12
Shielded metal-arc Under 5/32 in., 4 mm 10 Heavy 14
5/32 to 1/4 in., 12 Plasma arc cutting
Over 1/4 in., 6.4 mm 14 Light Under 300 Amp 9
Medium 300 to 400 Amp 12
Heavy Over 400 Amp 14
Eye protection filter shade selector for welding or cutting
(goggles or helmet), from AWS A6.2-73.
1. Protect yourself and others from fl ying sparks and hot metal.
2. Do not weld where fl ying sparks can strike fl ammable material.
3. Remove all fl ammables within 35 ft (10.7 m) of the welding arc. If this
is not possible, tightly cover them with approved covers.
4. Be alert that welding sparks and hot materials from welding can easily
go through small cracks and openings to adjacent areas.
5. Watch for fi re, and keep a fi re extinguisher nearby.
6. Be aware that welding on a ceiling, fl oor, bulkhead, or partition can
cause fi re on the hidden side.
7. Do not weld on closed containers such as tanks or drums.
8. Connect work cable to the work as close to the welding area as practical
to prevent welding current from traveling long, possibly unknown paths
and causing electric shock and fi re hazards.
9. Do not use welder to thaw frozen pipes.
10. Remove stick electrode from holder or cut off welding wire at contact
tip when not in use.
WARNING
FLYING SPARKS AND HOT METAL can cause injury.
Chipping and grinding cause fl ying metal. As welds cool,
they can throw off slag.
1. Wear approved face shield or safety goggles. Side shields
recommended.
2. Wear proper body protection to protect skin.