[TheForge] Auto darkening helmet

[dave m]

I too have used the auto darkening shield for years and could not  get along without it.
BUT,,, I have an issue with calling the thing that SHIELDS one's face and eyes from the light and heat of the arc a HELMET.....
Even the people that sell them call them helmets but that is incorrect. A helmet protects one's head from bumps and falling objects
but won't do much to protect one's eyes. (unless one takes it off and uses it as a shield) haha
A shield does a fine job of blocking the rays and heat of the arc but won't protect you from a falling object. 
I know that this is not an important issue, but for a group of folks that know the difference between iron and steel and
might get upset for using the wrong term there. I have a pet-peeve about calling the thing a helmet and ask for your support
in educating folks about the correct terminology. Long live the SHIELD !!!
Down with Helmets and Duck Tape.

stepping down from my soap box now


dave mudge
davemudge.freeservers.com
magichammer.freeservers.com




>________________________________
>From: Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at centurytel.net>
>To: theforge <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 12:55 PM
>Subject: [TheForge] Auto darkening helmet
>
>I just got my first auto darkening welding helmet.  Wow, what a difference 
>it makes. I welded up a bunch of stuff it was so easy to start the weld at 
>just the right place.  Having the adjustable darkness let me get it so I 
>could easily see the piece being welded.  My old helmet was so dark that all 
>I could see was the arc itself.
>
>I had been planning on getting one for several years, but just never got 
>around to it. I only arc weld to make jigs and fixtures so nothing that my 
>customers sees.
>
>Robert Ehrenberger
>Shelbyville, Mo.
>eforge at centurytel.net
>
>
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