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Welding Helmet????????????????????????????
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08/11/10 01:09 AM
08/11/10 01:09 AM
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w7smallblock
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Re: Welding Helmet????????????????????????????
[Re: w7smallblock]
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08/11/10 04:34 AM
08/11/10 04:34 AM
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Swiss_Robert
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If you use it "pro hobby" you may want to be satisfied with a simple one. I think the liquid-crystal unit with sensor is not the critical part then, but it needs to be robust and comfortable. So I would buy one only after having it in my fingers and on my head - from a local store. I've bought one where the liquid-crystal unit falls out from time to time - it does not fit too good into the helmet but since I use it not too often, it's not a problem for me.
After all these years having a 440 I realized that this means having an attitude... and a budget.
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Re: Welding Helmet????????????????????????????
[Re: Pat_Whalen]
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08/11/10 02:07 PM
08/11/10 02:07 PM
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6PakBee
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Whatever you do, get the one with the larger viewing area. I bought mine about 15 years ago when only the smaller versions were avaialble. I'm tempted every time I use it to buy one of the larger ones.
"We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".
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Re: Welding Helmet????????????????????????????
[Re: 6PakBee]
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08/11/10 02:21 PM
08/11/10 02:21 PM
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I got one that was in the 100 range years back, probally better quality than the harbor freight ones... I weld a good bit and I couldn't see spending anymore. I also could never go back to one that wasn't auto darkening.
68 Road Runner, 69 Belvedere, 71 Challenger Vert 340 barracuda, 01 Ram CTD, 95 Ram, 04 Ram, 85 Daytona turbo Z 66 GTO, 06 Magnum RT AWD. 07 Ram CTD, 07 Ram
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