[TheForge] Auto darkening helmet

Fri Jun 3 08:56:29 EDT 2011

hel·met  (hlmt)
n.
1.
a. A head covering of hard material, such as leather, metal, or
plastic, worn by football players, firefighters, construction workers,
motorcyclists, and others to protect the head.
b. The headgear with a glass mask worn by deep-sea divers.
c. A pith helmet; a topi.
d. A head covering, such as a balaclava, that is shaped like a helmet.
2. A piece of armor, usually made of metal, designed to protect the head.
3. Botany The hood-shaped sepal or corolla of some flowers.
tr. & intr.v. hel·met·ed, hel·met·ing, hel·mets
To provide with or put on a helmet.

http://www.harborfreight.com/blue-flame-design-auto-darkening-welding-helmet-91214.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/adjustable-shade-auto-darkening-welding-helmet-46092.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/auto-darkening-welding-helmet-with-racing-stripe-design-67854.html

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200311850_200311850
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200416894_200416894
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200322927_200322927
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200305009_200305009

Hmmm. All of these look like they fit definition 1d:

d. A head covering, such as a balaclava, that is shaped like a helmet.

On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:04 PM, ries <ries at riesniemi.com> wrote:
> Its true.
> I actually have a hard hat with a welding shield attached, for certain job sites where hardhats are required, so its both. Harder to flip up and down, though- you knock the whole hardhat off your head if you arent careful.
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> On Jun 1, 2011, at 5:26 AM, woolley wrote:
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> I've made my living first and foremost as a boilermaker/welder and
> couldn't agree with you more. My shields, automatic or not, are not helmets.
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> On 6/1/2011 1:24 AM, dave m wrote:
>> 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.
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>> stepping down from my soap box now
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>> dave mudge
>> davemudge.freeservers.com
>> magichammer.freeservers.com
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>>> 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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