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 3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
16th Mar, 2010 at 04:03:51pm
im new to welding - but i cant really avoid this as a mini owner.. so I need to teach myself some new skills.
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 6274 Posts Member #: 509 Post Whore Isle of Man |
16th Mar, 2010 at 04:12:37pm
get a solar powered auto darkening one
"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"
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 1547 Posts Member #: 2727 Post Whore Bicester |
16th Mar, 2010 at 04:17:52pm
Ive used this Sealey one, Matty got the same
1972 998 TURBO SLEEPER |
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
16th Mar, 2010 at 04:21:10pm
I have a clarke one, about the same price as the SIP one. Still works after a couple of years abuse, even though I melted a big hole through the front lense cover.
On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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Forum Mod  5933 Posts Member #: 784 9 times Avon Park Class C winner Milton Keynes |
16th Mar, 2010 at 04:22:47pm
A decent helmet makes a big difference to how quick and how well a beginner can learn to weld. I use a £400 Speedglass (actually I have 2 of them) but thats just unnecessary really, a perfectly good one can be had for £80ish.
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 9502 Posts Member #: 1023 Post Whore Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
16th Mar, 2010 at 04:46:20pm
On 16th Mar, 2010 joeybaby83 said:
get a solar powered auto darkening one ill second that, learnt to mig with an old ark welding mask, upgraded to the auto tint one it literally is the difference between night and day now when i stop welding i can see the mess i made 
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3249 Posts Member #: 1194 Post Whore Shropshire. |
16th Mar, 2010 at 04:55:32pm
cheers chaps - thats great.
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667 Posts Member #: 1376 Post Whore clock tower with a sniper rifle |
16th Mar, 2010 at 05:02:44pm
i have solar one for £40 from swedish "jula", i´m not gone blind yet internationally known as "big" swede |
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 8604 Posts Member #: 573 Formerly Axel Podland |
16th Mar, 2010 at 05:27:04pm
A year or so ago, Mini Magazine did a review of Mig helmets.
Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
16th Mar, 2010 at 05:32:39pm
That looks just like my clarke one On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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 11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
16th Mar, 2010 at 05:35:53pm
On 16th Mar, 2010 longy said:
Ive used this Sealey one, Matty got the same http://www.ccw-tools.com/product.asp?P_ID=2325 I got one of those too. Its has reasonably good reaction time, compared to some of the cheaper ones On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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11046 Posts Member #: 965 Post Whore Preston On The Brook |
16th Mar, 2010 at 05:41:06pm
On 16th Mar, 2010 Paul S said:
A year or so ago, Mini Magazine did a review of Mig helmets. This is the one they recommended: Other mags have also found it the best. I had one last christmas and have been very pleased with it. Much better than the cheap ebay ones. Fair enough but for just a little more for the sealey one you'll get a 10x faster response, light to dark. You only have one pair of eyes
On 26th Oct, 2004 TurboDave16v said:
Is it A-Series only? I think it should be... So when some joey comes on here about how his 16v turbo vauxhall is great compared to ours, he can be given the 'bird'... On 26th Oct, 2004 Tom Fenton said:
Yep I agree with TD........ |
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 8297 Posts Member #: 408 Turbo Love Palace Fool Aylesbury |
16th Mar, 2010 at 06:36:56pm
On 16th Mar, 2010 longy said:
Ive used this Sealey one, Matty got the same http://www.ccw-tools.com/product.asp?P_ID=2325 Yep, its absolutely brilliant. can't see why you'd need anything more expensive tbh. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fusion-Fabri..._homepage_panel
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 611 Posts Member #: 5222 Post Whore Northumberland |
17th Mar, 2010 at 09:03:02am
I have a speedglass one that I got cheap from the welding van that comes to the fitting shop at work.Also have a cheaper mask to use for tig at home (sgw i think) but havnt bought a tig set to go with it yet Edited by rosco454 on 17th Mar, 2010. On 20th Jan, 2011 apbellamy said:
I have a bit of a fetish for tools |
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 392 Posts Member #: 5702 Senior Member Cornwall |
17th Mar, 2010 at 10:24:33am
Ive got a £30 ebay special one for at home had it for about year and cant fault it. |
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Site Admin  15300 Posts Member #: 337 Fearless Tom Fenton, Avon Park 2007 & 2008 class D winner & TM legend. |
17th Mar, 2010 at 11:00:48am
I bought a cheap one, its not that great and has flashed me one or twice, so at some point I will be getting a Speedglas.
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16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
17th Mar, 2010 at 11:21:58am
There's a new speedglass for sale on TMF at the moment On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it
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 8215 Posts Member #: 90 Post Whore Somewhere around Swindon |
17th Mar, 2010 at 12:35:44pm
i would have an optrel over a speedglas
Crystal Sound Audio said:
Why wolfie...you should have your name as Fuckfaceshithead ! "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."-Douglas Adams |
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611 Posts Member #: 5222 Post Whore Northumberland |
17th Mar, 2010 at 03:54:10pm
On 17th Mar, 2010 wolfie said:
i have a swp it goes to 5 amps for tig costs about £60 and is well built had no issues with it Thats the one i meant earlier but couldnt remember the name. On 20th Jan, 2011 apbellamy said:
I have a bit of a fetish for tools |
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 1105 Posts Member #: 1504 Post Whore Westbury, Wiltshire |
17th Mar, 2010 at 07:06:30pm
Auto darkening anytime Mark and if it's battery powered, go for auto shut off after 30 min.
Minivanless, but reluctantly happy living with the decision. There'll be another one day.
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8215 Posts Member #: 90 Post Whore Somewhere around Swindon |
17th Mar, 2010 at 07:28:44pm
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/shop/swp-welding-helmet.htm
Crystal Sound Audio said:
Why wolfie...you should have your name as Fuckfaceshithead ! "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."-Douglas Adams |
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806 Posts Member #: 989 Post Whore North Yorkshire |
4th Jun, 2010 at 10:09:45pm
Does anybody have experience of these helmets or the manufacturer? The specification seems good, and it has some useful functions.
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 283 Posts Member #: 8215 Senior Member Rayleigh |
4th Jun, 2010 at 10:20:34pm
i bought a siegen one from eurocarparts, was £68 and i WAS very pleased with it, its very light comparable to some much more expensive ones, bit flimsy. and worked well for 13 months. now it doesn't darken anymore, and its just out of warrenty! im gunna see if it will come apart, hopefully a connection has just broken that i can fix. if not i might get the sealey one.
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1083 Posts Member #: 8932 Post Whore |
5th Jun, 2010 at 12:31:08am
i've used speedglass ones quiet a few times and there great but at home i just use a non auto one and don't have any problems, it depends how much welding your planning on doing. |
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806 Posts Member #: 989 Post Whore North Yorkshire |
5th Jun, 2010 at 12:42:15am
I have a non auto one and when working in tight spaces on the car it is a pain in the arse. |
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