Reviewing All The Welding Lenses I Own

Very informative review, thanks! Do you know if the Arcone Tradesman is any good for low-amp TIG?

I had a radnor and didn’t get blurry I’m pretty sure they are the same as the singles by arc one, same laboratory name on the lenses

I'm fairly new to this but I'm pretty impressed with the Mr Blacksmith welding helmets from rural king. They're comfortable and have good visibility, which is what really matters at the end of the day.

I’ve done a lot of research on lenses and have narrowed down to these two lenses in this video. Which would you prefer over the other? The arc one versus the tefuawe auto lens??

Recommend Arcone 240 Duo, I use 11/12

My Weldcote Ultraview Plus is pretty damn clear and has the tint more on the blue and white scale, which is suuuuuper clear! The whole hood was like $175. EDIT: I use this hood primarily for TIG, and different processes will have different needs, but it is super clear for me and I use it more than my $450 Miller.

opticool fixed shades, vintage view welding lens are two really good fixed shade lenses.

This tip sounds stupid, but it took me 5 years to figure it out, so I'll post it anyways: Clean your lenses! My welding improved night and day after I cleaned my lense,esp the fixed lenses that have two layers, cleaning between them made the image 10x clearer even tho the lens didn't look that dirty. Between spatter smoke building up on the glass and just dust from the shop, you don't realize how dark the image has gotten over the years

I’ve used dozens and the best I’ve found is the Lincoln brand I use the 2x4 size because I’m a pipeline welder and wear a pancake

I have a lens collection that totals well over $1000 and I will say, the cheap ones work but if you do a lot of welding, invest in a good lens. It’s well worth it.I have only noticed that thing with the radnor lens on a Chinese cheap 6$ lens. Has a similar view too. Most of my auto lenses don’t have too much use though, I like passive most of the time. My variable shade techniweld 2.0 is great. Shade 5, 8-13 variable with all sorts of settings for speed and sensitivity. And it’s just as thin as any other single shade auto lens not thick like most other variable shade lenses. And it’s got buttons not knobs too so you don’t need fancy inner clear lenses. I also have a tefuawe gold lense I paid around 90 for. Shade 10.5 and I love it. It’s an excellent lense that’s held up well Vintage view are my favorite passive. Super good quality. Especially the black dahlia. I just got the new Lincoln Viking 2x4c passive to try out. No arc shots of it or really reviews of it so we shall see how it is I guess. Hope it’s good at around $100

Thanks for the video. I have used the Tafua…. Bought their adjustable lens(not their stainless model). I found it was slow to darken and I got a fast flash every time but it was clear while welding. The company emailed me after my review and said that their adjustable lens with the stainless cover is much faster. This would be a good one to get a decent review as their is not a good review on Youtube for the speed of the darkening. I use the Lincoln 4C adjustable and it has been the best one I have tried and I have tried all the top brands with except the Tradesman.

I've been welding 12 years and I've only used 2 auto darks. The Viking you showed, which was company provided. And the 3m speed glass. The Viking was trash. The 3m was decent until it broke and was 500 to replace it. So I've been using my grandpa's hood from back in the day that's older than me. Put a new head gear on it. Replaced the front cover and lens for less than 20 bucks. I'll never waste money on a auto dark again.

What machine and rods were you using in this video?

Sadly I broke my Wens lens in the making of this video😢 Fortunately half of the lens doesn’t have cracks in it so at least I can film with it in the future.

i personally have one of the cheap just regular ole fixed shade in my pancake and i’m a fan of it. if ur weldin overhead you’ll burn through the clear lense eventually and id rather have a few backup $6 lenses rather than a couple $50+ lense. i don’t really care for the color of the puddle i’m just tryna lay some beads some beads

You should really try the Viking 3350 4c lens. It’s the best hood I have found but I’ve never used the ultra wens lens. I would love to see a comparison video

Been a huge fan of arc 1. Bought the hd 240 and was amazing. Upgraded to the arc 1 bff weld hood and is the best ever. I highly recommend it with the biggest view and super clear.

Snakebelly and Rod Shield make some good ones, I own both and use them daily. Especially the Snakebelly lense, it's an adjustable 2×4 lense

I like the ArcOne singles 240, best I've ever seen 👍

Thanks for purchasing. The video is amazing💯💯