This beautifully designed state-of-the-art helmet was winner of a Red Dot design award. It features a reactive lens that auto darkens within a fraction of a second.
wonderful welding masks
Welding goggles are a staple item for Burning Man and Steampunk fans, and the variety of welding masks and visors is impressive and iconic. They range from creepy leather hood “Monkey Masks” to hand held furnace mask derivatives, to sophisticated systems based upon racing helmets, with visors that darken instantly in a fraction of a second, and with customized paint jobs from kitsch to clever. Vote for your faves.
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These traditional leather welding masks and goggles are often referred to as Monkey Masks.
For less than $50 you can purchase the Platonic ideal of what a welding helmet should look like.<p /><p />This version is particularly simple and iconic.
An improvised welding mask, in China, which, incredibly, appears to be made from a piece of thin and highly flammable newspaper.
A steampunk mask made from a respirator frame, welding goggles and grain scoop. Interestingly the grain scoop makes a good facsimile of a welding mask.
Hoodlum have a great range of highly unusual helmets, such as this one, and will create custom helmets on demand.
This hand held fiber board furnace mask with wooden handle, shows where the traditional welding mask form came from.
Unfortunately I know very little about these fabulous specimens. If anybody knows about them, let us know in the comments.
This visor features auto darkening Speedglas, and has side windows for peripheral vision.
The 3M BE17 is unusual in that it looks just like a regular construction site hard hat, rather than a traditional welding helmet.
Welding hoods like these are used for confined spaces where toxic welding fumes are a problem.
There is probably some horrible comment one could make about Heath Ledger, but Im not going there.
The irony of this helmet seems unintentional. It is covered with an airbrush design showing palm trees and a tropical sunset.<p /><p />The difference between this and many hellish welding environments could not be more extreme.
