I’ve just started arc welding and after reading through the forum I’ve realised that I can’t see what people are talking about. I just see a bright light! I got a cheap Aldi auto darkening helmet but not sure if a new one would help? A bigger window might. Does true colour mean you can see the different components in the weld? Cheers
The difference is night and day, honestly get your self a good lid and you'll be able to see everything.
im new to welding mate I had a parweld I borrowed I couldn't see anything then I got a esab A50 makes all the difference I also put a light near where im welding that makes a difference as well the good people on this forum will help you mate its a great forum
A40 Is the Warrior, A50 is the Sentinel. I have had the latter for a week, but it was a fiftieth birthday present funnily enough, and it is superb. The former is a third the price and I doubt you'd go wrong if that's better suited to your budget.
i used to have a limit on how much id pay for a headshield. that was till last year when i was under pressure to get a job finished and got a load of flashes . bounced the shield i had off a wall and ordered a esab sentinel on the phone for next day delivery and id honestly never go back to cheaper shields .
For me i love my a40 savage. Its miles better than my esab origo. A lot easier to see before and during welding
Just ordered an rtech true colour - will report back! Dunno whereabouts you are in Scotland but if you're anywhere near EH30 you're more than welcome to swing by and check it out
yeah mate if you look on Facebook you might drop on a bargain thats where I got my A50 sentinel from I got it for £110 and it like brand new with everything lenses etc I've seen plenty of bargains on there
Again thanks for the reply’s. Really helpful forum! Skotl- Thanks for the offer but I’m on the Outer Hebrides so will have to be mail order. Think I’ll go for a new one with warranty. Cheers
i use a speedglas 9100 in work and its amazing, even got a spare for going to college and ''home welding practice''
Mask turned up today and it's night and day (literally) compared to standard masks! With MIG the arc is blue rather than green but I can make out the puddle easily and see the joint clearly as I'm going. As an added bonus the rtech's window is 100mm deep as opposed to the 80mm of similarly priced units. I'd post a review but I don't think there's much to add over the above, and I doubt pics will help much.
Sounds good. I ended up ordering an ESAB Sentinel a50, hopefully will enable me see see what I’m doing wrong!
You won't be disappointed; I got one last week for my borthday... my 50th so it had to be THAT helmet!
there a good helmet very comfy on your head also when you lift the visor its not stuck up it runs close to the top of the helmet so your not banging it all the time
