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[Webby the Bear]

Apologies for the plethora of threads lately... i do clearly think too much.

However do need some help here.

I am almost birthday bear. As i mentioned sometime ago i am getting a welder. Well i also need a welding mask.

i assumed it would be easy. It's a mine field

Can anyone post a linky to a nice, sensibly priced, functional ,ask with the necesary protection required when mig welding

thanks

[Webby the Bear]

*mask even 

[4x4]

[Marks DTM Calib]

https://www.weldequip.com/helmets.htm

There £59 one has a very good quality ESAB cassette in it.

[Webby the Bear]

cheers boyos

[davieboy0312]

Got mine on the fleebay. £24 auto darkening. With flames n skulls all over. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Lol, I have one of the cheap ebay ones as well, if your only doing a bit of work they are fine but, the better ones give much less eye strain if your doing longer welding runs. 

[Webby the Bear]

Hmmm.

I wont be doing it that much. But initially ill prob be practising as much as poss.

i may just spend the £60-ish squid and then its good for ages innit

[davieboy0312]

Just short runs in doing and plug welding. Might get a dear one if I'm doing loads.

[Webby the Bear]

plug welding?

im not up with the terms.

if i want to weld a piece of metal to another ill stick them together with no gap, weld, when it pools up in the viser move steadily across.

is plug weld the same as a tack weld (i.e. juist a ''spot'' of weld)?

[Marks DTM Calib]

Nope, plug welding you drill a hole in one sheet and place it over the other. Weld to the base sheet through the hole and build the weld pool up to 'plug' the hole and work the weld into the top sheet around the inner edge of the drilled hole.

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/plug-weld.htm

[Webby the Bear]

Got ya. cheers mark

thing is this looks all practise. ive had a go so ROUGHLY know what im doing. will need help setting the welder up though.

with my first ever weld i burned right through the metal  on the next it was ok

[aaronjb]

What scares me with the auto-darkening ones is the thought of one day the lens not going dark and me sending myself blind.. 

[Nick W]

I find no worthwhile difference between the cheap and expensive ones until you damage one. Treading on a £50 helmet is better than a £150 one!

My recommendations are: one that fits your head closely but is still comfortable; has as large a viewing window as possible; and has a decent range of adjustment (down to grade 9). Using a large, square helmet under a car or when welding sills etc is a nuisance, whereas a smaller closefitting one lets you get closer to the work. A large window/screen just gives you a better view. Using a lighter shade makes it much easier to see what you are doing, and won't be a problem at the low power settings used on sheetmetal. Actually being able to see what you are doing is the easiest way to improve your welding.

£60 should cover all of that, I bought mine from Welder's Warehouse.

[davieboy0312]

Yea always a scary thought. Not good when you get a flash off a welder.