Welding helmets

[Chevy_man]

Here you go

ESAB Firepower Auto-Darkening Welding Helmet with Skull and Fire Design 1441-0088

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[Chevy_man]

I don’t know why some would trust $27 sun glasses, nevertheless, your eyes, not mine

I don't weld all that often, but it sure is easier to teach my kids with auto darkening vs a solid glass.

I'm not at all worried about flashing myself. I haven't ever done it with the $80 hood I've been using for 20 years.
The UV filter works no matter what. So it's not like you're going to get damage.

 

[Wheelin66bronco]

Looking forward to a non biased review.

Just tacked a few things, prepping radius arms mounts for my 96 bronco build.
I was very impressed by the clarity and view. And yes, it functions properly. I did close my eyes for the first tack to be sure
Probably has nothing to do with this hood, but damn my old one was hard to see out of. I gotta be better about replacing the glass etc, or I forget that its not normal to barely be able to see you weld.

 

[Wheelin66bronco]

Looking forward to a non biased review.

I'm extremely happy with this hood.
I hated the battery's in the Jackson, this has internal.
I can't believe how well I can see with this thing. Stupid me, I should have known I needed a new hood long ago. No wonder it seemed like i could barely see my beed. I also like the fact i can see out of it clearly before it flashes dark. Old hood i had to lift to do anything in-between welds.

 

[Landslide]

The UV filters in even the cheap helmets are enough to protect your eyes from damage. Yes, if the auto dark doesn't work, you might get flashed and will be seeing spots for a while, but it's highly unlikely you'll get any permanent damage. AVE did some tests years ago showing how much UV could get through a lens with the auto dark disabled and there was no measurable difference between a cheap chinese one and a high $$ brand name.

That being said, a friend of mine hooked me up with a surplus Speedglas insert a while back and I finally got around to ordering a hood to go around it. This is a $500+ setup and I've flashed myself every time I've used it so far because you have to physically turn it on before you use it and I'm used to the cheaper ones that are solar and always on. Eventually muscle memory will take over and I'll remember to turn it on.

Maybe so but I believe those flashes I got created some of the black floaters in my eyeballs.

 

[Landslide]

a fixed lens jackson doesn't flash you
works every time

Yeah but I’m not a Mr cool pipeline welder either

I weld at work and in my home shop
Some work stuff

 

[Landslide]

SpeedGlas 9100. I have had three over my career. One had the PAPR setup. If you get one of those, just DO NOT FART with the pump running. I promise, you will regret it.

I love those videos of the people in those air pump blow up costumes and someone sprays a fart spray in the pump or fan intake

 

[Landslide]

Just tacked a few things, prepping radius arms mounts for my 96 bronco build.
I was very impressed by the clarity and view. And yes, it functions properly. I did close my eyes for the first tack to be sure
Probably has nothing to do with this hood, but damn my old one was hard to see out of. I gotta be better about replacing the glass etc, or I forget that its not normal to barely be able to see you weld.

I replace the inner and outer clear shields quite often.

 

[Brian468]

A gentleman once dropped a stink bomb in a piece of pipe I was inside of air arc gouging.

After I got out and removed my vomit soaked clothing we discussed his life choices.

He can no longer drink or eat fatty foods

 

[Ummduh]

I just ordered 2...

I just grabbed the last 2!

 

[Dead Pool]

pictured, he's just running beads on scrap. been having him help tack some project together too. we put together a small square of channel and some wheels to replace the base of a stool i use the wheel had bent on.

trying to think of some good projects to start him on . we got big ideas he wants to do, but i think we need some quick wins first. any ideas?


he's 8yo, small for his age, the whips on my daily welders are a bit heavy and hard for him to control hold in position... i'm goign to set him up on a welder with a light duty whip and i think he'll do do better. good gloves would help too, hard to find right combo of small enough and heavy enough. for his first day making sparks, he's doing better than most adults i show how to.

Same boat here. 8 years old. He's been using a miller auto someone left at work when he quit. I had a flip hood for him but it's tough for him to position the workpiece and flip the hood, do everything in sync. He's been welding on weekends at my work since I'm having to go in occasionally. But I've got a little 110 at home that we're going to start messing around with. In this pic he's running practice beads and I'm holding up the sunflower he made for his mom for mother's day.