Who make a good auto darkening welding helmet?
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Who make a good auto darkening welding helmet?
I have a cheap one that finally shot the craps on me today. It was a cheap "Weld-it" brand they sell at ACE hardware, It worked but not all that great. I'd like to get one that gives you some adjustability and doesn't rely on solar power. The one I've got always seemed to run out of juice about the time I needed it.
Re: Who make a good auto darkening welding helmet?
I have the Speed Glas 9000F helmet and I love it.Beyond wrote:I have a cheap one that finally shot the craps on me today. It was a cheap "Weld-it" brand they sell at ACE hardware, It worked but not all that great. I'd like to get one that gives you some adjustability and doesn't rely on solar power. The one I've got always seemed to run out of juice about the time I needed it.
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I have the Miller Elite series helmet, the Inferno. it has a larger viewing lense for those tight spots you have to use a mirror to weld. lol You know about those spots right?
BTW Cyberweld.com has them for $249
BTW Cyberweld.com has them for $249
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Yeah I know all about those mirrors, mine's not looking to hot right now.. Good thing I had a cheapy one to use or my wife would have shot me for messing up one of hers!
Thanks for the tips on the helmets guys. I'll break down and buy one sometime.. probably after my new hood, shocks, headers, and shortblock. In the meantime I'll have to put it on my wish list.
BTW: For those fellas that are mirror welders out there, use a plastic one. The glass ones crack when weld splater gets on them hehehe
Thanks for the tips on the helmets guys. I'll break down and buy one sometime.. probably after my new hood, shocks, headers, and shortblock. In the meantime I'll have to put it on my wish list.
BTW: For those fellas that are mirror welders out there, use a plastic one. The glass ones crack when weld splater gets on them hehehe
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We use Miller helmets, and what's great about Miller is if anything breaks, they are fantastic about replacing things. We deal through Roberts Oxygen company for Miller products. We have had a couple problems with the batteries dying but that's part of the business right?
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Re: Who make a good auto darkening welding helmet?
I've got a speed glass 4yrs no problems
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x3 on the speed glass helmet.
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I use a Optrel Satilite. It cost a lot but it has a lot bells and whistles.
http://www.westernsafety.com/optrelweld ... ngpg1.html
http://www.westernsafety.com/optrelweld ... ngpg1.html
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Re: Who make a good auto darkening welding helmet?
Mig or Tig?
For Mig, auto darkening is fine, but for tig I can't stand being flashed from the auto darkening. Welding on cars every day there's way too much stuff blocking sensors and get flashed too much. I used a Speedglas big window for 10+ years, but since doing this stuff every day, I sold that off and went to a Jackson Halo X Heavy Metal fixed shade helmet (#9 gold coated).
http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/weldi ... 13597.html
Very light, thin flexible helmet, also very comfortable to me.
$32 too.
I have two of the Halo X's and one Jackson Shadow. I don't use the shadow as I find it too stiff and a bit heavier than the Halo X.
For Mig, auto darkening is fine, but for tig I can't stand being flashed from the auto darkening. Welding on cars every day there's way too much stuff blocking sensors and get flashed too much. I used a Speedglas big window for 10+ years, but since doing this stuff every day, I sold that off and went to a Jackson Halo X Heavy Metal fixed shade helmet (#9 gold coated).
http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/weldi ... 13597.html
Very light, thin flexible helmet, also very comfortable to me.
$32 too.
I have two of the Halo X's and one Jackson Shadow. I don't use the shadow as I find it too stiff and a bit heavier than the Halo X.
Re: Who make a good auto darkening welding helmet?
I have a Jackson with a 10 fixed shade gold for that very same reason and use it when I need too.DOTracer wrote:Mig or Tig?
For Mig, auto darkening is fine, but for tig I can't stand being flashed from the auto darkening. Welding on cars every day there's way too much stuff blocking sensors and get flashed too much. I used a Speedglas big window for 10+ years, but since doing this stuff every day, I sold that off and went to a Jackson Halo X Heavy Metal fixed shade helmet (#9 gold coated).
http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/weldi ... 13597.html
Very light, thin flexible helmet, also very comfortable to me.
$32 too.
I have two of the Halo X's and one Jackson Shadow. I don't use the shadow as I find it too stiff and a bit heavier than the Halo X.
I counted and have 5 welding helmets
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Re: Who make a good auto darkening welding helmet?
For occasional use and for a budget buy, I've been surprised at how well mine from Northern Tool has worked. $50 I think and it actually works pretty dang well for my occasional use.
At work, we have Speedglass. Very nice helmets.
At work, we have Speedglass. Very nice helmets.
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I love my miller elite.... when set right you can't even tell it turned on!
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Re: Who make a good auto darkening welding helmet?
we bought one of the cheaper ones from harbor freight and we use it quite often in the body shop and seems to work just fine. It's battery powered and you can adjust the darkness and sensitivity. I'm not real sure how much it cost though. probably less than 50 bucks i'd imagine.
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