I always hear that welding causes eye damage even if you wear a helmet. Yet, i been looking at some of newer auto-darkening helmets and they seem to do a great job of protection your eyes. I a total noob to welding and i want to give it a try. What do you guys think?

 

all I can say is get a good helmet, cause flash burn is not a good thing. I have never heard about getting long term damage to your eyes if you wear a helmet. n e way the helmet miller gives out with their welders works well enough. I konw there are other ones with special designs and faster response times to the arc, but I couldn't tell you which ones are the good ones

 

The most important thing to look for is a good plastic lens over what ever darker lense you use. This acts as a "pre-shield" and protects your eyes from the u-v rays. A good auto-darkening lense will flash with in 1/64Th of a second( i cant remember if this number is correct...) There will most certainly always be eye damage no matter what you do.

 

dude, that sucks because i already got to wear glasses/contacts . So is there anyway to weld and not get eye damaged?

 

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Its serious, but not that serious. Just think back at all the old timers welding and can still see today, sure they would have been better off with eye protection but they can still see. It's like going out in the sun can give you cancer, sure can but its not that serious... Your not going to go blind if your not one of those "I can weld w/o a helmet" fools.

 

Ok, i think i am going to give it a try. Is not like im going to weld for a job or anything. Just on the weekends. Thanks guys Now i just got to find a kick@$$ helmet.

 

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Hell ya! Welding is so much fun. Youll love it!

 

i got em for sale...pm me and ill hook you up with a nice price

 

i have a hornell speedglas and dont even use the autodark.
the auto option is nice. but, after a full day welding and all the little flashes before it darkens, not to mention the flashes when the solar panel is blocked , i can actually see a sun burn on my eye *****.
i prefer to use a shade 10 or 11 depending upon the amperage.
hope this helps.

 

hornell speedglass= the god of all welding helmets!

 

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Thanks man ill give you a pm later. I gotta decided what helmet i want first.

 

Just posted this and its write below this topic

My new helmet, Yeah sure its not one of those 250 dollar ones but for the price it works and feels great. For anyone on a tight budget and looking for a good mash, pick this one up . Only 49.00 at harbor freight. The mask is actully a navy blue not sky blue like in the pics. The helmet is very very comfortable, its very light weight and holds its postion really well.







All info can be found at this link

http://www.harborfreight.com/c...91212

Large viewing lens: 3-7/8'' x 1-5/8''
Used for arc, MIG and TIG welding
1/25,000 second switching speed (clear to dark state)
Shade control--shade #9 to #13
High/low light sensitivity adjustment
UV/IR protection
Automatic power on/off with adjustable delay time
High impact-resistant plastic/polyomide, nylon construction
Backup rechargeable battery
Full face coverage with padding and ratcheting headband
Meets ANSI Z87.1-1989 standards
Operating temperature: 23° to 131° Fahrenheit; Weight: 0.95 lbs.


ITEM 91212-1VGA
WAS $99.99

NOW $49.99

 

nice helmet...good price

 

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yeah, the speedglas is nice. but, now i dont even use any of the options. so, now its just an expensive, light, shade10 helmet...

heres a pic of it after it was painted:



ken

 

Did you paint it yourself ? I was thinking about painting mine, just wanted to know what you used.

 

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no, i had a friend that used to stripe all of Titan Motocycles paint and stripe it.
i do know that he used just basic automotive paint and its lasted over a year welding daily.
the striping was all free hand.
anyone else have any painted helmets?
and no, the skeleton one doesnt count