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Posted by Pete C. on July 9, 2008, 2:00 pm
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Bob La Londe wrote:
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> My son will be a freshman in high school this fall. He is signed up for all
> his classes, and the only thing he seems to be excited about is taking
> welding. I was thinking it might be time to get him a nice automatic
> welding hood.
I love my Jackson EQC Executive HTLS, though I believe the s.e.j.w guru
likes it in a different helmet than stock.
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Posted by emmo on July 9, 2008, 7:36 pm
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In between the $50 Harbor Freight version and the $300 professional version
is the $175 Miller helmet that I have and like a lot.
I ordered through one of the eBay welding supply stores and it was drop
shipped to me by Miller.
They have three lines I think, I got the middle one which has extra sensors
for low amperage TIG capabilities. They have a "Which helmet is right for
you" guide. Here is the link to the one I got, but again, at a lot less
than list:
http://www.millerwelds.com/products/weldinghelmets/performance.php
He will be the stud of the class with one of these!
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> Bob La Londe wrote:
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>> My son will be a freshman in high school this fall. He is signed up for
>> all
>> his classes, and the only thing he seems to be excited about is taking
>> welding. I was thinking it might be time to get him a nice automatic
>> welding hood.
>
> I love my Jackson EQC Executive HTLS, though I believe the s.e.j.w guru
> likes it in a different helmet than stock.
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Posted by Ignoramus2215 on July 9, 2008, 8:39 pm
Please log in for more thread options Is there anyone here who tried both a high end and a Harbor Freight
autodarkening helmet? Did you find any difference?
i
> In between the $50 Harbor Freight version and the $300 professional version
> is the $175 Miller helmet that I have and like a lot.
>
> I ordered through one of the eBay welding supply stores and it was drop
> shipped to me by Miller.
> They have three lines I think, I got the middle one which has extra sensors
> for low amperage TIG capabilities. They have a "Which helmet is right for
> you" guide. Here is the link to the one I got, but again, at a lot less
> than list:
> http://www.millerwelds.com/products/weldinghelmets/performance.php
>
> He will be the stud of the class with one of these!
>
>
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>> Bob La Londe wrote:
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>>> My son will be a freshman in high school this fall. He is signed up for
>>> all
>>> his classes, and the only thing he seems to be excited about is taking
>>> welding. I was thinking it might be time to get him a nice automatic
>>> welding hood.
>>
>> I love my Jackson EQC Executive HTLS, though I believe the s.e.j.w guru
>> likes it in a different helmet than stock.
>
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Posted by emmo on July 9, 2008, 9:12 pm
Please log in for more thread options I took a welding class, (actually, four of them) at my local community
college - Austin Community College, highly recommended. Like you, I had
already been welding for some time, and like you I expect, I learned a lot.
OA/stick/mig/tig. I ended up buying setups for OA, mig and tig, and I
really enjoy it.
After the first class, everyone went down to HF, including me, to buy their
helmets, but after two classes where my eyes hurt afterwards, I traded up to
the Miller. To my knowledge, everyone else was happy with their HF helmets.
Unlike the general opinion here, I always buy HF first, then upgrade if I
use the tool a lot or if it turns out to be a POS. If it wasn't for HF
tools, I wouldn't have no tools at all. But in this case, I upgraded and am
happy I did. Ymmv...
> Is there anyone here who tried both a high end and a Harbor Freight
> autodarkening helmet? Did you find any difference?
>
> i
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>> In between the $50 Harbor Freight version and the $300 professional
>> version
>> is the $175 Miller helmet that I have and like a lot.
>>
>> I ordered through one of the eBay welding supply stores and it was drop
>> shipped to me by Miller.
>> They have three lines I think, I got the middle one which has extra
>> sensors
>> for low amperage TIG capabilities. They have a "Which helmet is right for
>> you" guide. Here is the link to the one I got, but again, at a lot less
>> than list:
>> http://www.millerwelds.com/products/weldinghelmets/performance.php
>>
>> He will be the stud of the class with one of these!
>>
>>
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>>> Bob La Londe wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My son will be a freshman in high school this fall. He is signed up
>>>> for
>>>> all
>>>> his classes, and the only thing he seems to be excited about is taking
>>>> welding. I was thinking it might be time to get him a nice automatic
>>>> welding hood.
>>>
>>> I love my Jackson EQC Executive HTLS, though I believe the s.e.j.w guru
>>> likes it in a different helmet than stock.
>>
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> --
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> inattention
> to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating
> from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by
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> posting on Usenet.
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Posted by Pete C. on July 9, 2008, 9:13 pm
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Ignoramus2215 wrote:
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> Is there anyone here who tried both a high end and a Harbor Freight
> autodarkening helmet? Did you find any difference?
No, however one significant difference will be the lens area. The high
end units have a much larger area than the HF ones. I still need to get
one of the cheap HF ones at some point for the rare occasion I have help
in the shop.
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> My son will be a freshman in high school this fall. He is signed up for all
> his classes, and the only thing he seems to be excited about is taking
> welding. I was thinking it might be time to get him a nice automatic
> welding hood.