On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:57:24 +0000, Grunff wrote:

adder wrote:

What ever happened to the time old tradition of holding everything in
place, shutting eyes and turning head while making a squirmy face
while welding? Don't you lose out on the sun-tan using a mask?

You know what? I used to know a garage welder who protected his eyes by
squinting while MIG welding. I'm totally serious - he'd just squint and
weld away. I watched him do a whole patch on a fiesta this way. Couldn't
believe it.

--
Grunff

I bought one off Ebay from a guy in this country for around £100.00
all in. The helmet itself is original from a down under company.
Never tried welding with anything else but it works a treat.

Did try looking through the hand held face shield they supply with
welders before it went back on Ebay...

You can see what you are doing, it darkens immediately you start
welding and clears when you stop, all adjustable so you can have a
little delay after the weld etc. too.

The Screwfix one looks a bit "cheaper" construction wise but when all
said and done what price your health? :-)

Mark S.