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> welding helmut, any difference between these 2 ??
jimkelly
post Aug 9 2013, 06:57 AM
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except for $100 price difference??
any other helmuts in the $150 price range that are better?
speedglas being a scottyb favorite I believe.
I could get blue flame at harbor freight for $40 but I feel I will regret it sooner than later.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3M-SPEEDGLAS-100V-...=item20b6cdc3ca

http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/3m-speedgl...27-p-19494.aspx
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jimkelly   welding helmut   Aug 9 2013, 06:57 AM
kg6dxn   How much are your eyes worth? I will only buy a n...   Aug 9 2013, 08:10 AM
ThePaintedMan   :agree: Wait till the first time you try welding...   Aug 9 2013, 08:15 AM
76-914   :popcorn: I'd like to know also, Jim. I have t...   Aug 9 2013, 08:46 AM
andys   :popcorn: I'd like to know also, Jim. I have ...   Aug 9 2013, 09:43 AM
sean_v8_914   i like my speedglass. had it for over 10 years. if...   Aug 9 2013, 08:50 AM
sean_v8_914   THE better head strap deal bothers me more than te...   Aug 9 2013, 08:51 AM
jimkelly   guess speedglas at $154, minus $40 rebat...   Aug 9 2013, 09:46 AM
okieflyr   I've been using an Eastwood brand helmet. It w...   Aug 9 2013, 09:08 AM
Mark Henry   :popcorn: ..... but I've always wondered if I...   Aug 9 2013, 09:17 AM
76-914   :popcorn: ..... but I've always wondered if ...   Aug 9 2013, 09:23 AM
jimkelly   my wife turned me on to CHEATER GLASSES and wow - ...   Aug 9 2013, 09:41 AM
aircooledtechguy   except for $100 price difference?? any other...   Aug 9 2013, 09:55 AM
speed metal army   Optrel! Love dem!   Aug 9 2013, 10:07 AM
jimkelly   this one looks like $114 after $40 rebat...   Aug 9 2013, 10:37 AM
McMark   I have an Optrel that replaced my HF helmet. The ...   Aug 9 2013, 10:44 AM
Dr Evil   I have the HF one and it works OK, but the head st...   Aug 9 2013, 10:45 AM
Vacca Rabite   I have the HF one and it works OK, but the head s...   Aug 9 2013, 05:55 PM
jsconst   I have a Rhino large view auto darkening, got it a...   Aug 9 2013, 11:21 AM
Elliot Cannon   I bought an auto-darkening helmet a few years ago ...   Aug 9 2013, 11:26 AM
tomeric914   Speedglas SUCKS. I got retina burn from using the...   Aug 9 2013, 11:58 AM
jimkelly   this is not a standing ovation for speedglas - dan...   Aug 9 2013, 01:01 PM
tomeric914   this is not a standing ovation for speedglas - da...   Aug 9 2013, 01:43 PM
scotty b   this is not a standing ovation for speedglas - d...   Aug 9 2013, 03:15 PM
tomeric914   What was behind you when you got " screwed ...   Aug 9 2013, 06:33 PM
SirAndy   welding Helmut I had no idea you could weld human...   Aug 9 2013, 02:55 PM
jimkelly   5 years worth of dust about to get wiped away I ...   Aug 9 2013, 03:01 PM
Porcharu   If it's anything like my Speedglas you will lo...   Aug 9 2013, 03:12 PM
Andyrew   I've been using a HF helmet for years upon yea...   Aug 9 2013, 06:50 PM
jimkelly   the consensus is clear. HF helmet is clearly suff...   Aug 9 2013, 07:07 PM
Trekkor   I have a Lincoln. I like it. KT   Aug 9 2013, 07:17 PM
bulitt   I believe all helmets sold in the US have to meet ...   Aug 9 2013, 07:49 PM
Dr Evil   Might be picking up an unused Miller Elite tomorro...   Aug 9 2013, 11:12 PM
stugray   I welded for over 13 years (got me through college...   Aug 10 2013, 10:54 AM
jimkelly   because I got the speedglas so cheap ($114), ...   Aug 13 2013, 12:28 PM
Bartlett 914   My Optrel died. It was pretty expensive when I got...   Aug 13 2013, 12:47 PM
bperry   One point was the number of photo receivers. The ...   Aug 13 2013, 03:10 PM
jimkelly   two more pics - the speedglas has more controls.   Aug 13 2013, 01:03 PM


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