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03-30-2013, 06:37 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: 03-19-13
Location: SE Texas
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Need Help Selecting Safet helmets!!
Finally ready to fix the spotweld on the support channel. Took me a long time the proper 240V connectors for both connectors.
I need to grab a welding helmet. Some folks have told me to get the cheaper that not darken automatically. Other folks have told me I should get an auto darken. I have flexibility on how much I spend, I want a good one! Thanks, Randy.
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03-30-2013, 06:46 AM | #2 |
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Join Date: 10-03-12
Location: Gastonia North Carolina
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This is the helment that I use and it works great. They have them on sale all the time for $40.
http://www.harborfreight.com/blue-fl...MjI5NiJ9%0D%0A
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03-30-2013, 06:49 AM | #3 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 02-25-13
Location: Orland Park, IL
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I have an auto darken lens and I love it... I weld quite often though. For a couple repairs every now and again I wouldn't drop close to $200 just to leave it gather dust.
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03-30-2013, 06:51 AM | #4 |
Knows what a fatty is.
Join Date: 02-25-13
Location: Orland Park, IL
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The HF one is a great price!
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03-30-2013, 06:52 AM | #5 |
Full Fledged Farker
Join Date: 03-19-13
Location: SE Texas
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Thanks Garrett
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03-30-2013, 09:17 AM | #6 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 01-16-12
Location: Winfield, IL
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If you use the auto-darken helmet, be careful not to use it in such a way that something between the arc and the panels throws a shadow on the panel. The lens will not darken and that is Not Good™.
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03-30-2013, 09:52 AM | #7 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 04-29-12
Location: Tulsa
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I wear a welding hood all day every day and its a passive, autos just aren't for me. Whatever one you choose just buy a Jackson, they have the most comfortable headgear on market.
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03-30-2013, 10:02 AM | #8 |
somebody shut me the fark up.
Join Date: 07-04-09
Location: Jonesboro,Tx
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The auto darkening helmet is the only way to go The Peabody that invented that is my hero. That one from HF is pretty decent I have one and I have a Lincoln too. I cant really see( pun intended) much difference.
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03-30-2013, 10:09 AM | #9 |
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Join Date: 03-19-13
Location: SE Texas
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I wound up with an auto-adjust from H.F. for $35. This one has a dial that you can increase the overall darkness. Hope it really works:) Some nice guy was in line behind me and gave me the coupon for it.
Thanks for the warnings on the auto-adjusts. If this one does not darken properly I will get a fixed passive unit.
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03-30-2013, 01:08 PM | #10 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 06-08-06
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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I got one of those cheap auto darkening one, but I only used it for the welding classes.
I couldnt get used to the regular fixed shade one I had before that, when I tried nodding my head to flip down the shield, my hands moved so I was off the mark. The only thing I didnt like with the auto dark one was when I was looking up into the lights at the school, it would trigger the darkening before I was ready. Im not a expert in any way, shape or form...but if you arent going to be doing more than a little welding every once in a while, I wouldnt go spending several hundred bucks. But if its going to be a job...i wouldnt skimp
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03-30-2013, 01:52 PM | #11 |
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Join Date: 03-19-12
Location: waxhaw,nc
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Go to HF and get the auto dark helmet. The non auto dark helmets are a pain.
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03-30-2013, 01:58 PM | #12 | |
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Join Date: 09-18-06
Location: Hurricane Deck Missouri
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Quote:
Dave
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03-30-2013, 04:11 PM | #13 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 02-07-13
Location: Sydney NSW Australia
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The auto-darken ones are good for hobbyist welders who only do a small amount now & then. There's a slight delay between the arc & when they darken, and after a whole day of welding, your eyes will feel like they're full of sand.
I've found for the odd jobs, auto-darken is great, but for a day of car repairs with a MIG, the old passive one is the only way to save your eyes. It's kinda the opposite to what you're doing - the short job where a/darken will be fine, so the delay won't be an issue for you, but it's hard to justify the cost. One thing I have learnt though, if you own a welder, and your skills are reasonable, your buddies will catch on, then you'll find yourself doing a lot more welding jobs once word gets out - which would justify the added expense. |
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03-30-2013, 05:06 PM | #14 |
is Blowin Smoke!
Join Date: 07-13-12
Location: Sterling, VA
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I've had one of the HF auto darkenings for five years. Still works great. I had to order new head gear for it this weekend as the straps finally broke. They are on sale for $39 right now. I just welded up a cart for my Backwoods this weekend - about three hours of welding and my eyes never felt like sand.
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03-30-2013, 05:20 PM | #15 |
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Join Date: 06-03-10
Location: Shawnee, KS
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FYI, there is currently a 25% off coupon good for tomorrow at HF
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