Posted by NCWayne on August 21, 2015 at 19:37:31 from (173.188.169.54):
In Reply to: Welding Question posted by FBH44 on August 21, 2015 at 03:17:22:
One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet is to use one of the gold coated lenses instead of the green lens. I am somewhat color blind, with my problems being with the reds and greens, and there are many other guys out there with the same problem that don't know it if they have never been tested. When I started welding I couldn't see squat with a standard #9 green lens. Someone suggested trying the gold plated ones, and I have never used anything else. It changes the color of the weld puddle and, at least for me, makes a world of difference in how well I can see what I am doing with the same shade lens.
I had a buddy that was learning to weld, and he was having problems seeing the joints. He was using a moderately priced QC lens in his helmet, and I used it a couple of times just to show him the way to do certain things. I was able to weld because I knew what I was doing, even though I couldn't see as well as I wanted. When he asked me to fill in a gap, I had to get my helmet off the truck. When I was done I let him try it, and I just about didn't get it back. Like me, he said there was a world of difference in how well he could see what he was doing.
Too, as others have said, a clean cover lens both inside and out, makes a world of difference, regardless of what shade lens you are using. When one gets dirty the scratches will reflect the light and make you feel like your welding in a fog. You'll notice a BIG difference in how well you can see just by changing one, or both, of them, if that's your problem.
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