[TheForge] Cheap Autodarkening Welding Helmet.

Sat Aug 9 13:56:01 2003

It is not the speed of darkening that blocks the UV rays, nor the shade that
it darkens to. The material that the lens is made from is what blocks the
UV. Even if the lens failed to darken, your eyes are protected from the
harmful rays.
Darrell

http://www.machinemaster.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Cheap Autodarkening Welding Helmet.

> I  don't take your comments as insulting.   I don't disagree, my normal
> helmet is an american brand.  I say brand, since god knows where
> anything is really made anymore.  Too many "made in america" products
> seem to be more snapped together in america, by illegal labor.     I
> wouldn't suggest anyone here entertain these for daily welding or if
> they are using high amperages.   I bought mine as a spare, since I don't
> want to have a lot of money tied up in an extra helmet I hope to not
> have to use.  Also, there was some mention a while back about using an
> autodarkening rig for forge welding, where these units may be
> appropriate as well, considering that so many people use nothing other
> than ordinary safety glasses for forge welding now (if that).   I bought
> didium glasses years ago when that seemed the best thing to do.  I
> typically wear them under a gas welding goggle( the boxy kind that take
> shields of the same size as helmets).   I started this when gas welding
> aluminum, and have used it for any major forge welding as well, since.
>
>  I debated posting on the Harbor Freight helmets in the first place, but
> decided it might be of value to some.  There was no ringing endorsement
> in my post for this very reason, simply that I had previously bought the
> $69 version and after a brief tryout it seemed to work ok.   After an
> hour or so using the helmet, I did not have any noticable eye strain,
> the helmet kicked in appropriately, and the shade level (adjustable) was
> consistent.  That being said, I understand and support your cautionary
> statements since the ability to reason is the only thing I value more
> highly that the ability to see.
>
> Charles
>
>
> A. Vida wrote:
>
> >[email protected] wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I just noticed that Harbor Freight has a couple of their autodarkening
> >>hemets on clearance pretty cheap:
> >>
> >> I'm not trying to insult anyone here, but just
> >> pointing out that eyesight is, at least for me, a precious
> >> thing and if the best helmet cost me $1000, I would pay it
> >> in a heartbeat if I felt it better preserved my vision.
> >>
> >> Some things are NOT worth saving a dollar on.  Not to me,
> >> anyway.
> >>
> >>
>
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