When You Get Too Used To The Autodark Hood

Auto dark is a blessing.

My dad bought me one about 30 years ago, cost about $330AU still have it, it needs batteries, haven't used it in years, bought a new one 6 months ago, cost $330. But is adjustable.

Start with the fixed shade, get better and then buy an auto dim. It makes you better at laying beads down, trust me.

me after my auto dark broke

Me

43 years of welding my eye doctor said do not use automatic helmet.

i’m new to welding actuslly in the welding class in my HS and at first we used fixed shade and i found it hard to weld so i bought myself an auto darkness one

We used fixed shade for years. Scared of damage to the eye ( ignorance on my father and I thinking) a few years back switched to the auto lense......ill never go back to fixed!

I welded the table so many times learning how to strike an arc with a non auto darkening hood.

Auto lense = Training wheels for welders/toddlers 😅

"hey we work in a fab shop where we have consistant lighting, but i bought a hood that should be used for out door purposes to make my life more difficult because thats what the real welders on the internet buy. it was over-priced too, you should try it"

Fuck fixed shade lenses

I just bought my first auto darkening hood, sure beats the wearing two sunglasses method.

Never picked up an auto dark lens, but I'll use one.

Yeah, but batteries are SO cheap, and so are new lense covers for the convenience, why subject yourself to fixed lense? You CAN shit outside and wipe with a cactus, but you have indoor plumbing and a 30 dollar bidet toilet seat, idk if I'd brag about how tough I am if I'm just doing the weird thing

Just close your eye for a minute or too and open them and you good

Only a 4 inch window for me,

This video hurts my eyes watching this . Welding life tough

New welder here and I learned everything on an auto darkener is there any reason not to use one depending on the situation or type of weld?

Fixed shades are not useful for production welding in any capacity get a auto if your in a shop your neck will thank you and youll save time
That being said
Low amp tig (mostly thin stainless) and some pipe and boiler applications are the only reason to use them

That's some fine acting!

When I started welding there wasn't auto darkening lol

Ive done better on tests with a fixed lense than an auto darkening for some reason.

Auto hoods are better in most situations unless you work for the pipeline

A welder is a machine, a weldor is a person.

The mechanic shop i first learned to weld with only had a fixed shade for us to learn and im grateful thats what i started with. Also had a snowboarding accident where i hurt my dominate arm/shoulder so i became very proficient in welding with my non dominate hand. The injury was a blessing in disguise becsuse in the the field somes you just gotta make it happen and youre forced into some very uncomfortable situations where you wont have a choice

like driving w tinted windows at night

I tried going to an auto dark after years of fixed and I could not break the habit of flipping my hood up and down every time

Welders with auto dark will often either remember where to go by starting at a ready position (like he still does in the video he does not remove his hands or stance to pull down his hood. It's a head nod.) Or the surface of the welded material matters less and they can start far or near where the weld needs to be like on a welding test.

This is me whenever I have some dirty job that I use the old fixed shade 13 for, after mostly running TIG from behind an Optrel Panoramaxx 2.5 😂
Fixed lenses are super reliable and never run out of battery though, every welder should have at least one fixed hood.

Ive never used auto dark stuff. At 56 im not gonna.

I learned to hold the end of the stick before flipping it down helped me aloot

What is a fixed lens or auto darkener thingamabob?

Hii

u guys trust auto dark or u close eyes for first second?

😂 hilarious yet true.

Who turned the lights off???

I use both daily!😊

I can’t see a thing in this helmet!

I’m 💀☠️ as fux😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😊😊😊😂😂😂😂

I’m 💀☠️ as fux😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😊😊😊😂😂😂😂 I think I have

I’m dead as fux😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊😊😊😊😂😂😂😂

I’m dead as fu

I’m dead af

Me lol. An instructor switched my lens in my hood to auto darkening so I could focus my lines. Then the lens got a crack, and all we had available was like the 20 shades. I was like dammit, not again lol. But my beads have actually been better than when I had auto on.

Hehe never used onea them

Not only do i use a fixed shade mask but i have to hold it just because i have no head strap

I still got one of those, don't know why😅

Some people are old school and fight technology and some people are always trying new stuff it’s just a personal preference but auto darking helements are better in my opinion.

Can't weld without an autodark er I'd be arc'n out all over the place lol