Fixed Shade VS Auto Darkening Lens | Which Is BEST?
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Published 2024-03-24
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All Comments (7)
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One thing worth noting is that a $4 shade 11 green lens will a lot of the time be clearer than a $100 auto darkening lens. My Miller T94i PAPR was super expensive, and the Forney lens I started my career with lets me see more. I guess sometimes it's apples to oranges.
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Both have their uses. Tiny stuff, weld testing, and a few other places I'll use an auto. For the bulk of it, tinted glass has never let me down. For a while, the special clear lenses kept me away from autos. They are making them more universal now, though.
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I just always run a fixed shade 10. No delay issues like with auto and i just like it better. To each their own just keep welding π¨βπ
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I dont know about the prices in america but where I live you get real cheap auto darkening helmets for 30 bucks and for 60 bucks you can get into true color helmets from some known companys (still lower quality but they are OK to good from what I have heard). Also I am not a ful time welder just hobbyist so I havnt get to know many helmets and the diffrences...
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I use a AO Weld Cool. Shade 12 if am outside running 6010, 7018 i use a 10.
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As a beginner stick welder what would you recommendπ€
