Slimy38
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| posted on 10/6/23 at 08:34 AM |
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New welding helmet
I think it's about time I get a new welding helmet, I'm still using an Aldi special from at least ten years ago. Over time I've not
really noticed how bad it's getting. It still does it's job, auto-darkening as required, but I feel like it's clarity before welding is
really bad. It might be my eyesight of course, but I doubt anything will fix that!!
It's also got one of those 'letterbox' lenses that I've been ok with, mainly because I've never known anything better. If I
could get a larger viewing lens that would be good, the priority is still being able to see the work prior to welding. Oh yeah, and in old LCB
tradition, it needs to be a decent price!!
Has anyone got any recommendations, or things I can Google search for? I saw a mention of 1/1/1/1 for lens clarity, but it doesn't show up in
many descriptions. True colour is more common, but can that be trusted?
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MikeR
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| posted on 10/6/23 at 02:02 PM |
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Have you replaced the front cover screen? It's sacrificial and slowly gets hit with weld splatter making it rubbish to see through.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 10/6/23 at 03:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
Have you replaced the front cover screen? It's sacrificial and slowly gets hit with weld splatter making it rubbish to see through.
Yeah, it helps a little bit but I think it starts off too dark when it's off.
I did make the mistake of replacing it with a glass screen once, that was an interesting thirty seconds of welding!! Every single spatter just
embedded itself in the glass and it was basically unusable extremely quickly. I thought glass would last better than plastic, how wrong was that? 
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 11/6/23 at 04:12 PM |
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A mate recently got himself an ESAB helmet while it was on a special offer from a local motor factor, large viewing area and true colour. I’m well
impressed, would have got one but only recently got another make.
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indykid
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| posted on 11/6/23 at 10:03 PM |
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I bought myself an ESAB Savage A40 in 2020.
Not sure if it's the current model, but it's bloody fantastic. I wanted something with 4 sensors because I kept flashing myself when tigging
in awkward positions at low current.
The clarity and the colour is worlds away from the R-Tech mask that came with the welder or the old translight mask I had from 20 years ago. The
headgear is way more comfortable and adjustable than on cheap masks too.
It was £82 on offer when I got mine, but I'd be more than happy with it at a bit over £100.
https://engweld.co.uk/product/esab-savage-a40-9-13-black-welding-helmet
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Slimy38
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| posted on 12/6/23 at 08:56 AM |
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Thanks everyone, I've gone for the ESAB A40 as it's on offer at the moment.
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