Learning to weld with a non-aircraft project

In Richard Lamb wrote:

Del, they say one way to judge another person's intelligence
is by how well he agrees with you.
I think you are bloody brilliant.
(and by the way, thanks for teaching me some of what I think I know)

Now I'm just frightened. You probably have me confused with somebody
else.

I haven't tried a Cobalt Blue filter yet because of the cost, but I've
been reading about it. Supposedly this will reduce the glow of the
hot metal to the point where all you really see is the molten puddle.

I'd like to try one before shelling out that much money.
Has anyone tried one?

I've never tried one, but word on the Bearhawk list seems to suggest
that the cobalt blue filters are -so- last century. The recommended
item is the TM2000 lens available at http://www.tinmantech.com/html/
tm2000.html but man, the price! That sucker costs about as much as the
fancy auto darkening lens for my TIG welding helmet, but if it works as
well as they say it does it is probably worth it. I don't do enough OA
work to justify the cost at this point.

I tried to buy a cobalt blue filter at one of the local welding supply
houses recently and the guy didn't think they were even manufactured
anymore.

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Del Rawlins wrote:

In Richard Lamb wrote:

Del, they say one way to judge another person's intelligence
is by how well he agrees with you.
I think you are bloody brilliant.
(and by the way, thanks for teaching me some of what I think I know)

Now I'm just frightened. You probably have me confused with somebody
else.

I haven't tried a Cobalt Blue filter yet because of the cost, but I've
been reading about it. Supposedly this will reduce the glow of the
hot metal to the point where all you really see is the molten puddle.

I'd like to try one before shelling out that much money.
Has anyone tried one?

I've never tried one, but word on the Bearhawk list seems to suggest
that the cobalt blue filters are -so- last century. The recommended
item is the TM2000 lens available at http://www.tinmantech.com/html/
tm2000.html but man, the price! That sucker costs about as much as the
fancy auto darkening lens for my TIG welding helmet, but if it works as
well as they say it does it is probably worth it. I don't do enough OA
work to justify the cost at this point.

I tried to buy a cobalt blue filter at one of the local welding supply
houses recently and the guy didn't think they were even manufactured
anymore.

----------------------------------------------------
Del Rawlins-
Remove _kills_spammers_ to reply via email.
Unofficial Bearhawk FAQ website:
http://www.rawlinsbrothers.org/bhfaq/


Yep. That's the one. I confused with the cobolt blue flter.
I've always been a sucker for a catchy name...

Thanks,

Richard