[TheForge] Auto darkening helmet

[Bob Ehrenberger]

We were forced into fuel injection because no one offers a carb these days, 
we have a cell phone that we carry on trips just in case there is an 
emergency, I quit drinking 30 years ago so I have no use for twist off caps, 
I have a cordless drill which I almost never use (it was a gift), my shop 
has lots of outlets and I like real drills because they are lighter and have 
more power and the battery won't die just when you need it.

I tend to try to keep things simple.  Mainly I'm cheep, but I don't spend 
money on things unless there is a payback, and thought I was getting along 
fine with the old helmet. The new helmet will make life easier and will save 
time.


Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ries" <ries at riesniemi.com>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Auto darkening helmet


Welcome to the 1980's!

(thats when I got my first one)

soon, you will discover many other wonderful new inventions- fuel injection, 
cordless phones, twist off beer caps, and cordless drills, just to name a 
few.

Seriously, I couldnt live without my auto dark helmet.
I have enough projects that require three hands as it is, and lots of them 
involve being too close to flip a helmet down.

ries



On May 31, 2011, at 10:55 AM, Bob Ehrenberger wrote:

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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