Welding Masks - Auto darkening

[Ktmracer419]

whoa! i date ion!

wut


ANEEWAE

i have used auto darkening, and maybe i havent given them enough time, but i prefer my old school hunka junk

[Lawn Guyland]

When you come over Friday I'll let you try my auto-darkening and my flip down to see which one you like better. I love the auto darkening especially crawling under a car thats too low to flip down the mask once your under there. It just makes it a lot easier to get good clean starts.

are you two having a date? and didn't invite me? wtf

[CumminsJeep]

I hate flip downs. one less thing to worry about and you cant see what you are doing right before you pull that trigger. with auto darkening (especially for beginner welders like me) I like to be in the right spot before I start my weld.

[HeavyMetal]

When you come over Friday I'll let you try my auto-darkening and my flip down to see which one you like better. I love the auto darkening especially crawling under a car thats too low to flip down the mask once your under there. It just makes it a lot easier to get good clean starts.

this sounds good to me


does anyone suggest a specific brand or anything? i figure i wanna spend around 50-70..no idea if thats realistic

[Jeepbonehead]

auto-darkening is awsome i weld all day with mine. it's WAY easier to set up and start your weld with them

[WBkrazy]

i have a miller autodarkener... i like it much better than the flip down for the reasons stated above....

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

I have a sellstrom. The only problem I have with it is that the auto-darkening feature is on a timer and if you don't use it for a while it turns off. If i'm in a rush I usually end up flashing myself

[Jeepbonehead]

don't buy a hobart auto darkening mask, i had one and got flash burn the first time i used it

[Bigbike]

I want an autodarkining one. Its quite annoying have to start off not seeing anything.

[Buffalo Phil]

don't buy a hobart auto darkening mask, i had one and got flash burn the first time i used it

That's TERRIBLE.

I've got the flipdown that came with the welder I purchased and I plan on using it a bit while I practice with the welder before I get an auto darkener. Some of the advice here is good, though, keep it coming. When I practiced last night I used the flip down and I definitely liked the wider field of view. Using the 110v with .025 (all I had) wire was good but I need to practice more and get better penetration on the steel. Then, not going to lie, when I sat down with the 220v I got a little crazy when welding the 3/16 plate and burned a hole right through it once. Ooops. After an hour of welding plate last night, I think I definitely have my foot in the door for general purpose welding.

Regardless, Will and I are gonna educate ourselves more on this stuff, so thanks for the advice in advanced.

[Mighty Quine]

cabbage strong man?

[Magilla]

I have the speedglas helmet and like it, it is a little expensive though. My dad has a kobalt one from lowes he got for around a 100 dollars and it works pretty good.

[WAD357]

I have a northen auto darkening mask works great and the price was right! Its really personal preference for the most part as long as the features work correctly. Regular masks are more durable though..
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...elding-helmets

[SupermanIce-J]

^^^^ i has this one and absolutly fricken love it. for 50 bucks it cannot be beat. However i did take off the homo flame stickers... and replaced them with an SIS stickah.

[justtorchit]

i used to use flip down sheilds all teh time... started with an old school one... then got one with a large window... now i use a hobart hood.... GREATEST thing eva... ill never go back to flip down shits