Welding Lens

[Ron Hicks]

Do you want to go Blind??
This guy can show you how.
I think he is using a Lens # Phone Book

Make sure to use a helment that doent leak and use the correct # shade lens for the welding http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/guide/guide.pdf

[irnsrgn]

you would be surprised what you will see in other countries, especially poor or developing countries.

[Ted T]

Ron and Irnsrgn,
Makes me sick to see that. To bad we could not help people like that in some way with (at least) eye protection.
I guess a guy has to do what he has to do to make a living! What a price they have to pay. Very sad indeed.
We can at least keep reminding each other to use our safety equipment.
Be safe!
Ted

[Ron Hicks]

I see guys on TV tack welding just closing their eyes.
Wont you still burn your eyes?

Yes that is a sad deal YouTube - Korea: No mask Welding
Looking at forge welding fire is bad also - I have and know it hasnt help my eyes.

[ApprenticeMan]

At least he is using something hehe.

[Glenn]

The only thing he is achieving is to block some arc flash to the face, and maybe a sputterball.

The one that upsets me is to go into a garage or muffler shop and see someone hold only the 2x4 inch welding glass in one hand and welding with the other.

This is followed by closing your eyes and welding, or trying to shield the arc by holding your hand up as if to say "Stop".

You can get a hood with a one shade hood for under $20, or an auto-darkening lens for under $50. The cab fair to the doctors would cost more than that.

[yesteryearforge]

we tack weld all the time by just closing our eyes ( you usually only get your timing off once ) the really difficult part is getting your timing in sinc with the person tack welding.

[Daryl]

What is the problem with using a proper helmet? Even tack welding deserves a lens. Glenn has it right when he says the cab ride costs more than a helmet. Safety equipment is meant to be replaceable because the parts they are protecting aren't. The picture should actually show the latest contestant for a Darwin Award.

[IRONMAN]

when youre doing hundreds of tack welds an hour you will wear your neck joint out dropping your hood / you can purchase auto darkening lenses which we have but when it comes to doing a lot of tack welding we also just close our eyes.
you can live your life in a bubble or you can GET-R DONE

[Woody]

One Cavaet about auto darkening lenses, beware of the under $50 ones from HF. I had one if they fail, they are supposed to fail in the dark mode. I had one that I used one evening, then next morning I went into the garage to continue welding on the railing I was building put on the hood struck an arc and got a flash burn to the eyes for my efforts. The hood had failed in the clear mode. I called HF and they offered to replace it or to refund my money and from my conversation with them I drew the conclusion that this was not all that uncommon with the hood. I took the refund, went to Linweld and spent around $130 for a good U.S. made auto dark hood, I have had it for 4 years now and had no problems with it. When it comes to safety equipment get the best. Remember that with good eyesight you can turn out exceptional work on a cast iron anvil but if you try blacksmiting by the braile system you are going to burn your fingers a lot.

Woody