There you go. I have this problem inside if I use the wrong type of lighting to illuminate my work. It needs to be more diffused lighting as apposed to more powerful focused lighting. If the source hits the sensor just right then it darkens. It can be a real pain in the azz. I can imagine bring outside could be even worse if you are exposed to direct sunlight.
yeah tyhe high freq is bad ass... but i never cared for auto darkening. i learned how to stickweld with a flip hood and used to could pass x-ray quality testing. once you can do that then there is no need for a auto darkening hood.
lmao! your standards? come on dude, i have seen your welds....
That's with the type of welding you did. I have to weld things really small and you can't be jerking your head around before you light up or you will loose your position. Like I said before, they have their place in certain circumstances especially really low amp tig welding on small parts.. I could be over analeyezing though or just suck at welding though.
right on man. i still didnt use it while tig welding either... but if you are welding razor blades together then i could see the use for one!That's with the type of welding you did. I have to weld things really small and you can't be jerking your head around before you light up or you will loose your position. Like I said before, they have their place in certain circumstances especially really low amp tig welding on small parts.. I could be over analeyezing though or just suck at welding though.
That's what I use for practice sometimes but it doesn't really prepare me for the small diameter thin walled tubing (1/4" and below) I have to weld sometimes. Welding around tight radius just plane ducks for me. The coffee doesn't help either.
I'll get you some. It can be hit or miss sometimes but it's not too bad if you have a copper (cheating) chill plate underneath.
Things that have a lot of thermal mass seem to be much more forgiving if you happen to light up in the wrong place. It gives you time to compose yourself and get moving at the correct travel speed. This is a 3/4" fitting welded to an 1/8" plate. Fillet welds seem to be easy though most of the time.
Thanks man! They don't always look like that. That was probably done before I had my coffee at work. Lol! A nice compact water cooled torch setup does wonders for helping you stay comfortable. I have a nice CK Swivel with all of the smaller consumables, but have not put a cooler together yet. If I get another decent sized aluminum job I may just go ahead and order everything. Aluminum will get an air cooled torch pretty hot in no time. You should check your local cc and see if they offer welding classes. It's a great way to get a lot of seat time. They may even have an evening class that would coincide with your work schedule.
