[TheForge] Auto darkening helmet

[John Allen]

Before I got my first auto darkening helmet, I would stick a tiny sliver of
cardboard between my dark and clear part of the 2x4.5 flips and be able to
see about a 1/4" of area then just move my head down a little and I was
ready to weld

On May 31, 2011 5:24 PM, "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net> wrote:
> 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
>
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> To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List
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>
> 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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