NitroDann's Long Awaited Garage Thread

[Mr nanotech]

Lol that's soooo bad! A guy at a local exhaust place where I live NEVER wears a helmet when he welds and has his face right up to the pipes trying to see. It's a wonder he can see at all... There are some idiots out there I tell you.

[spikes]

Definitely new mask man, flash burn is something you do not want to experience!

[16bit]

yeah for sure. i remember my dad getting that every now and then. its like having sun burnt eyeballs.

[spikes]

yeah for sure. i remember my dad getting that every now and then. its like having sun burnt eyeballs.

Its like having having sand in your eyeballs, dry and very painful.

Dann, have you devised a way of mass producing these? I can help with CAD drawings if you get dimensions and what they're going to look like.

[Mr Sexy]

So where do I put my order in?

+1 on getting a new mask and don't skimp, I did that. Put up with it for ages, finally got one and didn't know how I put up with the old one for so long. Always thought my welds on the mig were crap because I was just bad at it, a new mask made em allot better

[droo]

+1 pls

[NitroDann]

Yeah Ill get a new mask.

But im not paying 400 for a helmet made in the same production line as a 150 dollar one, it will take some research to find one.

Dann

[Lokiel]

These last few posts remind me of one of my grandpa's sayings":

"As blind as a welder's dog."

- get a decent mask Dann, how much is your vision worth?

[Beelzeboss]

I bought a new helmet recently, a uni-mig razorback $150+G.S.T. It's amazing I'd definitely recommend it.

[geofiz]

machinery wharehouse have a special on at the moment, just bought one of these. $110 inc GST.



http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/W158


GRAPHIC - Auto Darken WELDING HELMET:The automatic welding helmet is a new generation product for labor protection. Some new and high science and technology such as LCD, optoelectronic detection, solar power, microelectronics, etc are integrated into it. The automatic welding helmet not only can efficiently protect operator's eyes from injuries caused by arc, but also can make both hands free and strike arc accurately. Therefore, the quality of products and work efficiency may be raised considerably. It may be widely used for various welding, cutting, spraying and arc gouging, etc.

UMGWH automatic welding helmet is equipped with a filter set that can become dark. The filter is transparent before welding, so the operators may observe the work surface clearly. When striking arc, the filter darkens automatically immediately. When arc goes out, the filter will become transparent again. The switching time from light to dark is about 0.0001 second. The switching time from dark to light may be set up within 0.1-0.9 second. The mask is equipped with continuous darkness-adjusting unit, so the operator may select an arbitrary dark shade number ranging from No.9 to No.13.

UMGWH automatic welding gives the operators permanent complete protection against UV/IR even in transparent condition. The UV/IR protection level is up to DIN13 in all time. The power is provided by solar cells, so user is exempted from changing battery, turning on or off power and any other operation.
The mask is equipped with 2 sets of photo sensors to sense arc light. In addition, the helmet is also provided with an outer protection plate made of high polymer materials. The plate is wear-resistant, thermo-stable, and has no dregs-sticking, thus a very long service life.



Features

•Suitable for MIG,TIG, Plasma, Arc welders
•Reaction time 1-10000sec
•Viewing area shades 96 x 42mm
•Dark shade number 9-13
•Light shade number 4
•UV / IR Protection -UPDin 13
•Suitable for stick, Mig & Tig
•Adjustable reopening delay 0.1-0.9 sec
•Adjustable sensitivity
•Power supply solar cell
•Operating temperature -5ºC-55ºC (23ºF-131ºF)
•Filter dimensions 110 x 90 x 8mm

[Beelzeboss]

^ The reason I got the razorback over that one is the razorback has a much bigger viewing area, more sensors for darkening (4 vs. 2) and it has a replaceable battery. With that one ^ once the battery dies you need to get a new helmet whereas with the razorback you can replace it.

[geofiz]

Good advice on the helmet.

[NitroDann]

This was a quick job a week or 2 ago for Emily_mxV's uncle.

Just for shits and giggles I spose, sounded good though. Like an oldschool V8 should.

Emily took these photos for me the other day to throw up.













Originally it has this, which was rusted through in some parts.



A wider shot of the whole car would help you appreciate how well it suits in real life.

Dann

[16bit]

looks good. had a chance to look at my PM?

[NitroDann]

be right back..

Dann