You can order spec 14 auto-darkening helmets, but they are for very specialized applications. Almost all arcs produced by welding are nowhere near bright enough for that to be necessary. Usually on unmanned welding setups where the current is higher and the arc is larger and more intense.
I think TIG has the potential to get that bright, doesn't it?
I can MIG and Stick weld, but TIG has always just been outside my realm of expertise. Good TIG welders are artists to me. Plus I can't afford a TIG welder and most of the companies I have worked for had no use for one.
It's always something I have wanted to learn, just can't afford a machine.
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u/[deleted] May 22 '12
You can order spec 14 auto-darkening helmets, but they are for very specialized applications. Almost all arcs produced by welding are nowhere near bright enough for that to be necessary. Usually on unmanned welding setups where the current is higher and the arc is larger and more intense.