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It seems nearly impossible to find important items made in the USA.
#WELDER HELMET AUTO DARKENING PRO#
Jackson Welding Helmet - Black Pro Variable Lens 14988Thank you for your efforts to locate a welding helmet made 100% in the Unites States of America. 100% made in USA as best I could uncover. It was $179 shipped from Cyberweld, still have the receipt.
Miller, Hobart, Lincoln IIRC were all from China, Korea.
IIRC Speedglass had some domestic content along eith European content.
I could certainly get by w/ a cheaper helmet, but I'm just leery of chinese quality standards when it comes to eye safety. And in my price range w/ features I wanted. It was the only one that was 100% Made in USA as best I could figure. I usually take "Avoiding Buying Chinese" a lot farther than most. I made up a pretty extensive spreadsheet. Im making the assumption that although you want to buy American you don't want to buy rubbish either? Supporting low quality goods manufacturers based solely on location IMHO is just as fast a way to race to the bottom. It can make a big difference when welding in a darker corner! hence is something else to look for. Only other thing i have noticed is that some of them are a lot clearer when not dark than others. Oh just changed the lens and my speedglas lenses have made in Taiwan on the packet :-( All the more so if you keep it wrapped up in the dark! There sort of similar to digital verniers, the good ones have the electronics worked out well and just need the occasional infrequent battery change. They can't be replaced when there dead and the odds are good your lid will last long enough for them to die in a occasional - non heavy industrial use environment. A lot of the solar ones have moulded in batteries. The batteries last years in the speedglas helmets i have been around and are cheep to replace. Personally i don't recommend the solar ones.
#WELDER HELMET AUTO DARKENING FULL#
That's a damn use full option by the way, especially if you have a forklift with a flashing strobe not rotary beacon type light! I have also used a fair few other helmets of differing makes and have never encountered a delayed switch that's not solved by adjusting there sensitivity setting. And you could damn near look at those feeble lightening bolts all day! Same goes for mig, the arcs not instant grows gradually hence any switching time really is not noticeable in practice. The Hf when tig'ing is enough to get mine to switch. Hence for getting to switch it on (powers off after about 30 mins) may leave you dazzled for 30 seconds but totally unharmed.Īs to switching times, well the arc does not reach full power instantly any rate. The 3M one i have is a constant shade level 13 protection from the nasty damaging frequencies of light, even when its not darkened. You need to look into the adjustable shade thing too, it varies between makes. If i can get my big head through the gap, chances are i can too with the helmet on. I love it, its so light and nice and small. Ok its not usa but is made in sweden and has a nice collection of eu + Australian testing standards on its badge. I have one of the cheapest adjustable shade 3M Speed glas. Why buy one for hundreds when it may be the same as the WEL-Bilt $50 one.Īnyone know if Miller or Hobart's helmets are made in the USA or some other brand and what price range they are in?Īny suggestions for a decent quality lower price auto darkening helmet? Can't justify hundreds for a new one when I only use it once or twice a year for an hour or two but I'm definetly tired of the old style. I'm thinking if they are made in China, everyone's helmets probably come out of the same factory, just have different shapes and configs. Couldn't find if Hobart or Miller were made here, their websites don't say. Funny, their cheap $15 single darkness was made here. Visited Home Depot and their Lincolns ($100 & Up) were all made in China. It's hard to give up a nice USA made helmet for one made in China. I don't do much welding any more, just small projects couple times a year so I don't need a really expensive one.
#WELDER HELMET AUTO DARKENING UPGRADE#
It's time for me to hang up my 1979 welding helmet and upgrade to an auto-darkening helmet.
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