I was in the Clay NY Home Depot store today when I saw these
Lincoln KH605 Auto darkening welding helmet $45.00 Was $119
Lincoln Manual welding helmet $10 Was $22
I am not a fan of the auto darkening helmets (fraction of a second wears on your eyes if you are welding all day), but I'm sure someone would appreciate it. The clearance price is close to what you would spend on a A/D Harbor Freight helmet.
YMMV with Home Depot clearance, but I did see the auto darkening one on clearance at the Dewitt NY store some time ago, but don't recall the price
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saltoricco
Happy Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 1:50p
Thanks, will check it out. I close my eyes before starting the arc. At least if I don't forget about it.
Fangle1948
New Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 2:09p
b1kerjake said: I am not a fan of the auto darkening helmets (fraction of a second wears on your eyes if you are welding all day), but I'm sure someone would appreciate it. The clearance price is close to what you would spend on a A/D Harbor Freight helmet.
The IR blocking part of the lens is not the same as the part that darkens, at least in every helmet I've seen. I took a welding class with a HF A/D helmet and welded for 3 hours at a time, twice a week, for a few months and had no issues. Now using a nicer Lincoln A/D helmet and like it a lot.
saltoricco said: Thanks, will check it out. I close my eyes before starting the arc. At least if I don't forget about it.
Your eyelids are NOT protecting you from permanent eye damage.
hpmax
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 2:42p
Can you post the SKU... its hard to make out from the photo looks like 773-322 to me...
hpmax
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 2:45p
Can you post the SKU... its hard to make out from the photo looks like 773-322 to me...
b1kerjake
New Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 2:50p
I think 796-322, I did not actually buy it so I am not certain
thc
Senior Member
posted: Feb. 3, 2013 @ 3:10p
labboypro said: saltoricco said: Thanks, will check it out. I close my eyes before starting the arc. At least if I don't forget about it.
Your eyelids are NOT protecting you from permanent eye damage. It is my understanding that (like Fangle1948 tried to say) the part that blocks the damaging IR/UV rays is passive and on all the time. Even if the lens never darkens you are protected from arc eye/welder's flash. The auto-darkening is for visible rays, so that you can see while you work and reduce normal eye fatigue. Eyelids would help bridge the gap in the auto-darkening reaction time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welding_helmet Wikipedia said: In the United States, the industry standard for welding helmets is ANSI Z87.1 which specifies performance of a wide variety of eye protection devices. The standard requires that auto-darkening helmets provide full protection against both UV and IR even when they are not in the darkened state. The standard is voluntary, so buyers should confirm that the helmet is ANSI Z87.1 compliant (indicated by appropriate labeling).
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