i am looking for a good MIG welders visor for my Dad. He has a Hobart MIG welder, and a standard visor. I'd like to get one of the new fangled automatic darkening ones.

Does anyone have some recommendations, and expected prices to pay? Comment on how you like yours, or what would be better? Primary welding aplications is steel, usally sheet metal, or thin wall pipes if that matters in the selection of the lense darkness.

Any suggestions???

dave

I bought one of those Harbor Freight specials, an auto-darkening helmet for about $80. It's ok but nothing to brag about. Sometimes the arc will 'flare' and the visor doesn't block it, leaving a momentary spot in your vision (like looking at a light bulb for too long). But normally if the current and feed rate are right this doesn't happen. Also, I need a magnifier lens sometime and the visor has no provision to insert one. Next one I buy I'll spend the bucks at a welding shop for a professional quality one, or maybe one of those kind you flip the visor down with your chin.

http://www.weldingmart.com/Qstore/p000183.htm

I just bought this one, haven't received it yet so I can't comment on how well it works. Assuming they aren't lying about the specs, it does have the fastest switch speed of any other auto darkening helmets that I have found, and I know that Jackson is known for making good helmets.

I paid 140 for it, pretty reasonable I think.

-Chris

bought an autodarkning helmet a couple of months ago for €90
Recently, I've seen 'em as low as €60

Mine has a control knob to set the shade. I like it

This is what I have: Miller XLix


They have a newer one with a wider viewport. It would have been my choice, but it wasn't available when I got mine.


I really like my helmet by the way