I intend to weld 0.85mm thick mild steel using a gasless mig. It seems stitch welding is the way to go (please disagree if you think otherwise).
I need to free a hand to steady the torch so need to get a half decent mask or helmet. The tutorial video for stitch welding looks as though it has been done with a light reactive filter. The advantage seems to be that between stitches daylight is restored and you can see where you need to position the torch and the filter kicks in during the next stitch.....brilliant! With a non reactive mask does the weld pool still glow enough between stitching to see where you need to apply the next stitch to enable repetitive welding?
Will run to the cost of a helmet if necessary as it seems that I need every advantage I can get. Considering the Clarke one at Machine Mart...Any feed back??
I'm aware, maybe too much, of eye discomfort or damage welding can cause even during striking the arc. Are the speeds of filtering for light reactive helmets critical even though they all appear to be a billionth of a nanosecond? Presumably professional welders use them all day with no consequence and safety standards prevail?
Thanks in advance.
I need to free a hand to steady the torch so need to get a half decent mask or helmet. The tutorial video for stitch welding looks as though it has been done with a light reactive filter. The advantage seems to be that between stitches daylight is restored and you can see where you need to position the torch and the filter kicks in during the next stitch.....brilliant! With a non reactive mask does the weld pool still glow enough between stitching to see where you need to apply the next stitch to enable repetitive welding?
Will run to the cost of a helmet if necessary as it seems that I need every advantage I can get. Considering the Clarke one at Machine Mart...Any feed back??
I'm aware, maybe too much, of eye discomfort or damage welding can cause even during striking the arc. Are the speeds of filtering for light reactive helmets critical even though they all appear to be a billionth of a nanosecond? Presumably professional welders use them all day with no consequence and safety standards prevail?
Thanks in advance.
