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Safety Gear
Safety Gear: every page on this topic, with each figure taken from the manufacturer's published specs and dated.
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Welding helmets explained: passive, auto darkening and what the numbers mean
How auto darkening helmets work, what shade range, sensors, switching speed and the 1/1/1/1 rating actually mean, and the one spec to check first.
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What a welding helmet does not protect against
A helmet covers your eyes and face and nothing else. The seven hazards it leaves open, what covers each, and the one check to run before every session.
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Best welding helmets, compared on what the makers actually publish
Six auto darkening welding helmets ranked on published safety standards, shade range, low amp tig rating, weight and warranty. One maker names no standard.
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Welding helmet shade chart: minimum and suggested shade by amperage
Lens shade numbers for stick, mig, flux core, tig and plasma cutting by amperage: the OSHA minimum beside the AWS suggested shade, with sources.