Welding Masks - Auto darkening

[Wide-J]

I have a cheap flip up I bought from Sears and it works perfectly fine and I dont feel too bad if I accidently drop it or whatever. I used to use an auto-darkening helmet when I worked in a body shop and it was great. I think if you were to be welding tubing (doing cages for example), an auto-darkening would be worth the extra money!

[Quartney]

ive been spending way too much time learning photoshop.....

[Lawn Guyland]

ive been spending way too much time learning photoshop.....

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[Quartney]

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*cries* i spent all day making a cool background for mar-vels twitter only to find out it gets warped on different screen resolutions....so i just set it to a boring one...it looked cool on my screen dammit.

[Toreadorranger]

Autodark helmets are one of those things that you have to look at the specs of it not the price. If your budget is 50 bucks your most likely not going to find a decent mask.

I personally run a 100 dollar lowes helmet. I have yet to be flashed by it after a couple years of having it. I would like to upgrade to a nicer helmet, but even my 100 dollar version is a huge leap forward from a regular flip down.

Quick summary, solar recharge helmets wont shut off so you wont get accidently flashed. per this guide you want a helmet with a sub 1 millisec responce time.

http://www.lincolnelectric.com/knowl...dinglenses.asp

[Zullock Holmes]

Just a heads up since you're big into the video business, saw on extreme 4x4 that they can't use auto ones cause the lights set them off to easily.

not true. Mine has different settings, you can set it for inside a shop, and it works fine or outside, just dont look at the sun, that darkens the lens.

I love them because you can see exactly where you're about to start your weld. i never use a mask when i tack, probably a bad practice, but i either look away or shut my eyes.

I love auto darkeners though, so easy, so sweeet, honestly there is no reason not to like them.

The helmet i have though is a speedglas (solar charged, u can see the solar panel above the lens, and it stays dark after you finish your bead), which is made for industrial use, basically a 200 helmet i got for free from my old shop teacher

[Buffalo Phil]

How does the Solar Power visor work? Does the helmet simply get powered by the light from welding?

[crosbike]

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...1850_200311850

Purchase this. Cheap and reliable. Works and you can vary the tint from 9-13 shade. Auto darkening is what i use for arc, mig and tig.

[Buffalo Phil]

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...1850_200311850

Purchase this. Cheap and reliable. Works and you can vary the tint from 9-13 shade. Auto darkening is what i use for arc, mig and tig.

Do the flames make the auto-tint work faster?

Just breaking, but seriously, thanks for the link, I'm gonna keep looking, but I'll keep this in mind.

[crosbike]

Do the flames make the auto-tint work faster?

Just breaking, but seriously, thanks for the link, I'm gonna keep looking, but I'll keep this in mind.

as soon as i got the mask i ripped the flames off if that helps. I seriously have no complaints with it after welding my bumpers and other various things on my jeep and also using it for mig tig and arc in class. You can adjust the delay and sensitivity and the tint.

[Zullock Holmes]

How does the Solar Power visor work? Does the helmet simply get powered by the light from welding?

basically as soon as you start the arc, it produces light, obviously, the solar panel converts that light into a small electric charge, pretty much instantaneously. that electrical charge then flows through the lens where the glass (i actually have no idea what its made of or what kind of glass) darkens.

Thats the easiest description of it i think. Made some guy filthy fucking rich.

[HitItWithSomeSpeed]

Welding masks are for pussys.



wait....



where'd ya go?

[#DEZERTDAD]

I like the A/D Masks but use a Non A/D sometimes. It's really what you feel comfortable with and wearing.

[grundlepunch]

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

x50

i get a better start with my auto-dark, i love it

i have a $70 one from lowes, works great. I have also used a Speedglass helmet and it was the cats pajamas

[YJCrawler19]

I love my hobart auto, hasn't failed me yet... look online for deals and you will find some good prices. Take a look in my book and you should find some good info on both types of helmets.