flyingbrick Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 We have those same helmets at work. I dont like them so much. I use the same lead too, I quite like it. I wish I could build sweet random shit like pops up from you. I get to much production shit for my liking. Prefer one offs and custom builds From trade tools aint they? My work supplied them too. I kept getting flashed as work angle ment the sensors got blocked Got mine overseas for about 150nzd. Big screen, four sensors.. Not flashed since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Nah. Ours are supplied by BOC. The view window doesn't sit right so when you are welding low down you need to tip your hea real far forward to see as the window is quite high in the mask. So I flipped it upside down and it's good for that but then it needs to stay a bit higher when normal height welding meaning there's a gap between chest and bottom of mask and the arc reflects off my overalls. End up with mild flash burn and can normally only see my face in the reflection caused by light getting in. I've since reverted back to standard position of window and deal with the lower stuff. Head strap adjustment does nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almo Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 From trade tools aint they? My work supplied them too. I kept getting flashed as work angle ment the sensors got blocked Got mine overseas for about 150nzd. Big screen, four sensors.. Not flashed since when you used to get flash off the old mask was this using tig? when tigging under 30amps you do need more sensitive autodarkning masks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Yes, tig, 120a. I think sensors above and below lenses are mandatory. I know u can't get arc eye from the flashing but asside from pissing ya off and fucking with concentration I had to keep stopping as just couldn't see when the lenses would go dark again Lol.. Too many stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Man, my helmet is such a piss off, it needs a sensitivity setting of 3.5 hahaha, it doesn't turn off when it is on 4 and it has inconsistent switching on 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Mine fucked me off to the point of going back to my oldschool manual helmet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 A decent helmet is priceless. I get frustrated easily.. Flipping helmet plus holding filler plus torch drives me mad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Mine is a reasonably expensive miller, and it is great. I think the actual problem is that my garage doesn't have good lighting at the moment so I am welding under halogen flood lights hahah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgySam Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 My auto darkening helmet was a trademe special...the sensor dial is sweet and can be adjusted just so. Havent had an issue with either Mig or Tig...was only $150 too so not too spensy at all!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almo Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 A lot of the auto darkening masks will struggle with tig, when you start getting low on the amp settings. I wouldn't recommend using settings below 30a, unless its a specific tig mask. One without sensitivity settings, is a no go for tig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downtrail Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Ive found with those cheep auto darkening helmets that its the battery's in them that poo out my old one I took out the little button batteries and wired in a pack of aa's was sweet after that. My new helmet is from ezi tools I think was another alcheepo but its been great low amp tig no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Winch bumper I built for the Samurai Used old computer chair to get winch in good position then took measurements around it 4mm centre and 3mm sides Bent the 4mm top plate around the hook from an over-eager pull, so built uprights and pipes only for the purpose of exterior gussets as interior gussets were impossible due to the winch Test of the bumper, the front corner is all that's holding it up 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mof Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 And while I was rifling thru old photos An HPV made from a Raleigh 20 when I was a teenager 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post unhuman Posted June 17, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted June 17, 2014 Bought this dead Holset turbo from thegreatestben: Turned it into the worlds heaviest lamp. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 That's a great idea. What model is the turbo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unhuman Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Thanks. It's a HE500VG, was branded as a Scania. So truck-spec. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLUX Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 CIGWELD jobbie around the $100ish dollar mark should be fine for hobby work like that. Im getting one next week so will be able to report on performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 My Cigweld one was ~$199 and was pants (didn't react quick enough) on the limited TIG I did on course. Sweet as for MIG, so might pay to check whatever one you look at, is suitable. I'm 99% sure I would have had the settings set correctly to try and combat it not working. Your experience might be different though. I don't have a TIG welder to go and try again to confirm 100%, so it could have been user error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I bought a cigweld one recently, works OK, but not markedly better than my 15 year old cheap-ass china model. I felt stiffed on the price, because it looks basically the same as the cheap ones on TM. Def wouldn't pay $300 for home use, maybe if you are going to be welding all day for work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookie Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I got a $250 Miller one off VG and it is the fucken tits, so much better than my China one. Works mint for mig and tig. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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