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Been having some real issues with my eyes for about a week.  All I could figure was that it related to the AD hood I've been using for years.  It's a Lincoln Viking.Anyhow, my feeling was that the cartridge had become sluggish or messed up in some way.  I've been unable to go out in sunlight without very dark sunglasses the eyes hurt so bad. So I head off to the money pit (LWS) to maybe buy a new cartridge, and I start looking around  I see this hood hanging on the wallThe long and short of it............................I BUY THE NEW HOODOf course, this was after calling K'kins for the seal of approval  She tells me "it's probably the last hood you'll ever buy again, so go ahead and get a good one".............Thanks Babe, nice to know I'm getting near the end of the roadI get home, eat lunch, and decide to try this thing out.  Better be better'n sliced bread for what it cost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Being as I'm pretty bored with working on the hay rake for now, I figured I'd make a sheet metal storage rack I've been meaning to put together for a few years."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Racks nice samm, what hood did you go with?I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:So here's the new goodieHas all sorts of fancy controls tooBUT THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS THE OPTICS  I've never seen a puddle so clearly without resorting to my old faithful gold lens.  THIS THING ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!All the uphill welds were made with the rack on the table, so I was looking from above, down through the arc, to see the puddle.  Usually a PITA.Some of that nasty ol' self shielding flux coreAnd the old reliable 7018This thing makes it EASY.  I mean the BEST visibility I've ever experiencedAnd the camo makes me almost perfectly invisible when K'kins comes looking to get some Honey Do's done"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
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Reply:Nice hood Samm. Very fancy. My AD was giving me grief a few months back. Cleaned the clear lens and replaced the batteries but it was still funky occasionally. Replaced the front lens... no more issues. Worked perfect again. Only thing I could figure was the lens filtered just enough at certain angles to slow the response. I bought a stack of clear lens from the LWS and I now change them regularly rather than being cheap trying to clean them. If it doesn't wipe off easy... it get's replaced. I also put an old TV remote on a string so I can test my helmet before striking an arc. I almost switched back to a fixed shade. I like that your new helmet has a grind mode. Have you tried the preset for torch mode yet? It looks like it has a lot of adjustment.
Reply:Originally Posted by forhireNice hood Samm. Very fancy. My AD was giving me grief a few months back. Cleaned the clear lens and replaced the batteries but it was still funky occasionally. Replaced the front lens... no more issues. Worked perfect again. Only thing I could figure was the lens filtered just enough at certain angles to slow the response. I bought a stack of clear lens from the LWS and I now change them regularly rather than being cheap trying to clean them. If it doesn't wipe off easy... it get's replaced. I also put an old TV remote on a string so I can test my helmet before striking an arc. I almost switched back to a fixed shade. I like that your new helmet has a grind mode. Have you tried the preset for torch mode yet? It looks like it has a lot of adjustment.
Reply:I cleaned the sensors on the old helmet on the suggestion of the dood at the LWS, but it still was acting funky.  I'm like you too, change the front plate regularly."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:"Good looking welding hood, goes with my AR10. Do they make one with a hunting setting? "  I thought it was a bit overkill too, but it was the only one they had in this model ROFL"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:the UV is blocked on the AD hoods even without it being darkened. Same UV protection you'd get from sunglasses.There are no problems. There are only solutions. It's your duty to determine the right one.Hobart Handler 210Airco 225 Amp MSM Stinger
Reply:Nice of wife to give permission for the new hood. It's nice buying a present for yourself. You will definitely get your money's worth out of it. Maybe make something for the wife or take her to dinner.
Reply:I would have thought this helmet is more your style.  Put on a loincloth, grab a spear and come running out of the scrub screaming ..."USMCPOP" First-born son: KIA  Iraq 1/26/05Syncrowave 250 w/ Coolmate 3Dialarc 250, Idealarc 250SP-175 +Firepower TIG 160S (gave the TA 161 STL to the son)Lincwelder AC180C (1952)Victor & Smith O/A torchesMiller spot welder
Reply:Originally Posted by OldendumI would have thought this helmet is more your style.  Put on a loincloth, grab a spear and come running out of the scrub screaming ...
Reply:Looks like a really good one, Samm. I got the new cover lenses for my Speedglas 100 and while digging thru my welding rod drawer found some glass cheaters I must have bought at a yard sale and then forgot about them. My old plastic one was pretty scratched up. W/ the new covers and new glass cheaters I can see clearly again.                         MikeOl' Stonebreaker  "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"Hobart G-213 portableMiller 175 migMiller thunderbolt ac/dc stick Victor O/A setupMakita chop saw
Reply:I like the Flying Tiger a lot!! That had me laughing!I like your hood too Samm.  "...last hood you'll ever buy again."?? Oh gimme a break!! City of L.A. Structural; Manual & Semi-Automatic;"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore."Job 28:1,2Lincoln, Miller, Victor & ISV BibleDanny
Reply:Good job on the rack sir. Goes to show that the nice new hood is working. Miller 302 Trailblazer/Custom TrailerMillermatic 350P/Spool gunMillermatic 252Miller Spectrum 875Miller Dynasty200DxHypertherm Powermax 85Tracker CNC 4X8 Pro Table (Down Draft)Visit us @ www.specialtyrepairscustommods.com
Reply:Nice rack. I have the same helmet and love it. Buy extra lenses, they scratch very easily.RG_______________________Hobart 187Northern Tool Plasma 375Harris 85 O/A Rig (Ireland)
Reply:You're gettin' pretty hi-tech Samm.  Ranger, FLux-core/MIG machine, plasma cutter, AD hoods . . . Long way from the original Lincoln AC buzzbox.  Do we see TIG on your horizon? MM200 w/Spoolmatic 1Syncrowave 180SDBobcat 225G Plus - LP/NGMUTT Suitcase WirefeederWC-1S/Spoolmatic 1HF-251D-1PakMaster 100XL '68 Red Face Code #6633 projectStar Jet 21-110Save Second Base!
Reply:Nice rack??? With Sambo, that would be a buxom female midget wrestler.  BTW Sambo, did Kelly's seal of approval include her getting your walker ready for the trip into town? Last edited by WyoRoy; 10-10-2013 at 11:35 AM.Lincoln PrecisionTig 275Miller 251Miller DialArc 250Bridgeport millHossfeld bender & diesLogan shaperJet 14 X 40 latheSouth Bend 9" 'C'Hypertherm 900Ellis 3000 band saw21"Royersford ExcelsiorTwo shops, still too many tools.