09-30-2018, 12:15 PM
A lot like Dr Stan, I’ve very anal about the equipment I use, I have 10-12 welding helmets, 2 ESAB fixed shade (shade 3 cutting lense, with a shade 7 overlay, giving a shade 10 result) helmet (rarely used) and the rest are Speedglas brand, a couple of the older 9000 series and the bulk of them are the Speedglas SL helmets. The SL stands for Super-Lite, the helmet, lense and headgear, weigh in at about 12 oz. The lite weight may not be a issue for a home shop guy or weekend warrior, but when welding 6-8 hours a day, it takes a lot of stress off off your head and neck, well worth the price.
jack