Welding Helmet ?

[jonnymag]

Bert,

Why is he cutting it out? The Jackson guy at the tent sale was also selling removable cartridges (autodark and nexgen). Couldn't he just mount those directly on the leather hood?

[Bert]

Pancake

THANKS JAMES I have a co-worker with that helmet! I told him I thought it was something for people that had some kind of eye problems!!! He's from guam or the phillipines or someplace like that and he said all the pipefitters wear 'em...Side plate helps shield the face from the sparks/slag.

[Bert]

jonnymag, he saves about 3" of plastic around the lens and rivets the leather to that.

[fun4now]

Bert
you should be really happy with the BWE. i love mine, never been flashed. the new ones have a grind mode, wish mine did but hey still very happy with it.
the price thing is a bummer, but you get what ya pay for. and for a long tern item like a hood, so far mine has been $37 a year and getting cheaper every year.

[Bert]

We just had a tent sale, but didn't have the money to buy one. I'll get a BWE as long as it has room for my respirator underneath it

[jonnymag]

Bert, wanna try out my NexGen first?

[Bert]

Thanks John, but I just tried my classmates Miller BWE with my respirator on and love it! I need the 4 sensor thingy....I REALLY need it for this shutdown this Wed, but can't afford it till the end of the month...May have to use my cheapo till then...

[jonnymag]

Thanks John, but I just tried my classmates Miller BWE with my respirator on and love it! I need the 4 sensor thingy....I REALLY need it for this shutdown this Wed, but can't afford it till the end of the month...May have to use my cheapo till then...

Actually, since I'm trying some tig now, I broke down and bought a 4-sensor NexGen at the tent sale. I think it's in the same price range as the BWE.

[Bert]

John, I didn't know NEXGEN made a 4 sensor one!!! This is embarressing, but I went to buy more safety shields for my speedglass, and found out the chin brace I've had for 4 years was my cause for my respirator not fitting!!! Took it off and it works fine!! Gosh, I thought I would have to wear my $40 special, since I start tomorrow night and we have to wear respirators the whole 12 hours!!!

[fun4now]

so now that the respirator fits, you still getting the BWE ???

[Bert]

James, let's see how much tigging I will be able to do. If not much, I can wait till the next tent sale (March). If I do a lot, I'll buy it much sooner!!!