[AT] TIG welding--a little OT

[Mike Sloane]

I use the ~$60 auto darkening, adjustable density, helmet from HF for 
flux core wire welding and for regular stick, and I am very happy with 
it. Not being an experienced or frequent welder (and not a very good 
one), it made striking the arc and creating a nice bead infinitely 
easier. The only problem (and I suspect this is true with any auto 
darkening helmet) is that you have work outdoors with the sun behind you 
or off to the side - if you face the sun, it will darken automatically. 
Not only is striking an arc easier, but you don't have to keep flipping 
the  mask up and down all the time to see what you did and where you are 
going.

Mike

Larry D. Goss wrote:
>   I mentioned this thread that's been going on with ATIS.  One
> thing led to another and he commented that he "can't live without" his
> auto-darkening helmet.  He did a bunch of comparisons before he bought
> and ended up with one from Harbor Freight when they had them on sale.
> He said he just couldn't justify the high prices of the ones at the
> welding shops.  Has anyone on the list had experience with one --
> expensive or cheap -- good, bad, or indifferent?
> 
> Larry
> 

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