[TheForge] Re: autodarkening SHIELD! really

[Mike Spencer]

AG> ...so I finally bought a Miller shield with a large window and
AG> adjustable everything, for only about $200- and a magnifying
AG> insert to go with it.

It got so I just couldn't hardly weld at all because of bifocals but
at a weekend workshop where I was one of the designated welders, I
used one of the auto-darkening jobs. Sold!  So I promptly bought a
Miller large-window.  It cost quite a bit more in CDN$ than $200 but
I'm real happy with it.  I had to order special and wait a while to
get one that was just black, no flames or other cute paint job. [1]
I'm expecially happy that it works at ambient winter temp in my
unheated shop.  Lotsa electronic stuff goes wonky at anything much
below freezing.

That would have been about 3 years ago and the batteries just died
this January.

Now that I think of it, I have an El Cheapo (C$100 from Princess Auto)
here somewhere that belongs to my daughter-in-law (who wants to resume
welding lessons this summer, lessons that were postponed in order to
avoid any possible risk of toxic fumes during pregnancy.)  I should
dig it out and compare its performance to mine.


- Mike


[1] I dunno.  Maybe some stuff is sooo tacky that it becomes ironic?
    Or something like that. :-o

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