[TheForge] Auto darkening helmet

[Daniel Kretchmar]

I bought one for $300 about 10 years ago from Minneapolis Oxygen
Supply.  3 years ago I bought one for $50 from Northern Tool.  I
haven't notice any difference between them.

On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:06 PM, Ron Childers <ron at munlaw.net> wrote:
> What kind did you get? They used to cost big bucks when I bought mine
> years ago.
>
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Ehrenberger
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:55 PM
> To: theforge
> 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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