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Old 08-13-2008, 03:36 AM
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Another vote for the Speedglas SL. I absolutely love mine. I have nothing negative to say about it at all. I've done Stick, MIG (various forms), and TIG (steel and aluminum) with it and it's been flawless. The price is a tad steep, but like everything else; you get what you pay for. When all the other students are rubbing their necks and eyes; you'll be perfectly fine. Not to mention they look great too. Combined with a Tillman Onyx coat and gloves; you'll be the ---- and all the girlies will want your ****.
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Old 08-13-2008, 08:07 PM
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i was lookin at the HF AD one but talked my self out of trusting my only set of eyes to some piece of ----

i got a $30 non AD one for now, and a spotlight if i really need to see where im pointing
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Old 08-21-2008, 01:46 AM
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Now Im leaning towards a Speedglas but which one?Willing to spend about 200-300$

http://store.cyberweld.com/speeduthel.html

or this

http://store.cyberweld.com/spslwehe.html

Anywhere else cheaper?
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Old 08-21-2008, 01:57 AM
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dollar store. 6 pairs of sunglasses, $6.

1 roll of duct tape, $2

sheet of cardboard to cover the rest of your face, $free

making a hmt welding helmet in 5mins and buying a case of beer, and a pizza for less than $20: priceless
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Old 08-21-2008, 03:54 AM
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replace the sunglasses with the magnetic disks from a floppy disk! you can start into the sun with that ----!

+43 if it's an AOL, Compuserve or Logitech floppy
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Old 09-13-2008, 07:30 PM
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Old 09-13-2008, 09:03 PM
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My HF took a crap but I took it in last weekend and they said just grab another like that. No questions whatsoever. It looked like it was sitting outside as it covered in soot and just looked like hell.
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Old 09-19-2008, 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Toysrme
Get a Speedglas SL.
Don't take a HF helmet. They are ------- trash. They dont last any time, they eat batteries, they're UNGODLY UNCOMFORTABLE and the visual quality through the lens sucks.

If you can't spend $200-300 for a Speedglas, then buy an uncomfortable $50 Jackson Shadow, and assorted GOLD plated lenses. Shield them inside and out with plasic covers and NEVER scratch them. Gold plated lenses are god's gift to optic quality.

My backup is a Shadow, but after 4 months my SL is still on its first set of batteries.
Where do I find the these gold plated lenses.. all I see are the plastic clear ones.



Also how often do you use a number 13 lens? Im about to start spray arc and the instructor told me that I would need a number 12 lens. Trying to figure out which Speedglas to get the 9002X or SL
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Old 09-19-2008, 04:22 AM
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I just ask the local WSH for them. They dont normally keep many good gold lenses on the floors. Or get them online. Using a 13 is half requirement and half personal choice. Like... Technically spray starts at around 280amps and 20v'ish. It runs the best around 320amps. In industry when you use spray... Like... You run from 500 to 700 inches a min on .035 wire to keep production up. I know if I were teaching you we'd start pretty low so you can control it. 300amps I use an 11. I can use a 10 for practicing but I can't take that for hours at a time, too bright visually.

Do I use 13? No my SL tops out at 12. I just came off a 4 months job. Was doing 500-700in/min .035 10+hours a day. Absolutely no eye strain through the SL helmet. (the minimum would have been 13-14 depending on who you want to believe)


http://content.lincolnelectric.com/p...dinglenses.pdf
http://www.thefabricator.com/Safety/...cle.cfm?ID=732
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