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Look what I found!
I read all about the aluminium welding glasses that Kent White invented and decided to do a bit of searching to see what I could find, I came up with this http://www.phillips-safety.com/Weldi...eld-Lenses.htm These seem to be exactly the same in all respects except price and they were developed by a company with the resources and expertise nessesary for this type of development. I hope this will be of interest to some of you and perhaps save you some money
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David, thanks for the info. Looks like the same lens sold by others but at a cheaper price.
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Cant be - shurly!
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Lenses
I am in the process of getting one of their lenses and testing (comparison) it myself, I own TM2000 (used them for 12 years) and Cobra cobalt,if it works well I will be adding it to my inventory for sale.
Our Cobra Cobalt lenses while plastic do remove the sodium flare well they however scratch and are darker than the TM lens which shatters very easily, Ask me how I know, I have broke 3 2X4 and 1 4-1/2 X 5 ,Ouch! |
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Jim I have a blue plastic cobra lens from you. I have used it with a green lens, and it was to dark. I have tried it alone between two clear plastic lenses and it didn't seem to bright. I have to see if I can find a lighter shade lense to run with it I suppose? What do you recomend?
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Hi Guys
On the Alloweld lens why do they offer so many different shades and which one is best for gas welding aluminum, when using flux. Reading the Colbalt lens on Jims site it's suggested the number three lens. I can only assume the Allo lens would be a #4 if I am reading it correct. My wife and I was at Hershey Car Show Swap Meet this past week and met Jims good friend Dal, who was demo'ing the Cobra (henrod) and at the end of the demo my wife Kate said is that really everything he say's it is ? I said OhYes I spent a few hours at Jims booth in Robinson back in 2004 and it is really a great product . My wifes jaw dropping reply was...............Dal we'LL take one I tried all my might to tell her no but my jaw was still in it's dislocated state. So needless to say I have to get my Lens ASAP..............
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Is anyone using Didymiun Glasses? I have had a pair for years and they work great. I think that they are primarialy used in the glass blowing industry.
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Update...
The link David has provided is now:
http://www.phillips-safety.com/weldi...ld-lenses.html The link didn't work for me but I believe this is the same product. Robert BTW, has anyone any reports on the lenses they have tried? I am looking for anti orange sodium flare for gas welding aluminium. I need to wear glasses behind the filter, else the filter will be a waste of money because I won't be able to define the weld pool due to my poor eyesight!!! Quote:
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Ryan Phillips (owner, Phillips Safety) has sent me several pairs of his glass plates over the years, claiming that they are the "same." I bought a pair of his $100 glass plates last year from him, and I can say they are NOT the same. They are a glued sandwich of didymium glass, shade 2.5, and a plain old green shade 3 welding glass. The edges are very rough and you can see the glue joint and they work as well as didymium, so just remember all the medical information about "glassblower's glaucoma" from those using the didyminum glass from the 1970's onward. Would you like to borrow this lens to see for yourself? Oh, and with any glass safety lens you have to be careful when handling it over concrete, steel tables, scrap bins, asphalt driveways, and etc because the glass does not always bounce when dropped. But if you think that safety glass is "fragile" remember that the Drop Ball Impact test is dropping a one inch diameter steel ball from 50 inches onto the glass plate. I've broken a few, and like tempered auto glass that can take a good shot to its face, the edges are the weak points. I have plastic safety eyewear that I use in the shop for some applications. It is cheaper and it scratches - and it does not hold its optical value in bright light over time. Depends on what your eyes are worth, I guess. I tested my prototypes for 10 years before making and selling it. I've used them almost daily since 1981, and I now use +1.5d reading glasses. We hear grumbles about the cost, and that our manufacturing information is not made public, but the quality has proven good over the past twenty-five years. It is also available in shades 12 and 14, by request. "just one guy" and his opinion,
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I have bought a fair bit of stuff from Kent over the years, and I can say that while his gear is not always the cheapest, it IS always of high quality.
Plus the service is A1.
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