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My old teacher came by the studio and said he missed the sound of the old gas-air torches.
He told me the new silent oxy-fuel rigs are efficient, but the constant hiss and roar of the old setup was the sound of the shop working, and it made me realize how much the feel of the place has changed without that background noise.
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the_linda6mo ago
Remember how those old torches would give you a headache after a few hours. I worked in a place that switched over and the quiet was a huge relief. You could actually hear yourself think and talk to someone without yelling. The new feel is calmer and safer, and that's a good change in my book. The old noise wasn't a sign of work getting done, it was just noise. I'd take the peaceful shop any day.
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janarivera6mo ago
My last shop had those old air cooled torches that ran at 98 decibels. You'd finish a ten hour day with your ears ringing and a dull throb behind your eyes. Switching to the quieter inverters felt like someone finally turned off a radio that had been blasting static for years. The difference in crew mood was immediate, people stopped being so short with each other. That constant noise wasn't toughness, it was just grinding everyone down for no good reason.
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