[TheForge] Shopping for a welding helmet

[Justin Fellenz]

I have a harbor frieght AD helmet. It's ok as long as you get in the
habit of closing your eyes when you strike the arc--its takes a little
longer than it should to darken.

Which means, as so often discussed, don't buy from horrible fright if
it actually matters. I will replace mine with a good one as soon as my
shop gets unpacked and use the one I have for plasma cutting or some
such. 

The good ones are pricey but it's not like a grinder you just throw
away when it breaks. Only one set of eyes.

JRF
> > 
> > From: "The Wilson's" <kc7pme at tscnet.com>
> > Date: 2005/06/20 Mon AM 02:22:28 EDT
> > To: "The Forge" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> > Subject: [TheForge] Shopping for a welding helmet
> > 
> > I'm shopping for an auto-darkening MIG Welding helmet for my son,
> (he's the
> > welder in the family).  Does anyone have advice about the Harbor
> Freight
> > helmets?  I see there are three different models on sale now. 
> 91214 is the
> > solar powered Flame design.  47996 is the Hands free sensor round
> top (kind
> > of old style look).  46092  looks like the plane jane. They are all
> about
> > the same price.
> >  
> > Jeff and Ryan
> > Clear and cool on the left coast of Puget's Sound
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