jon f mn
Well-known Member
Got to use the new helmet today on a small job for Jeff. His barn cleaner chain is worn out and have gotten so long they climb and jump off the drive gear and the flights are so rusted they are folding back. He got one used, but in good shape from a local dealer. But the flights are backward, so they need to be cut off and replaced. The new ones are the tall ones, but since jeff's doesn't climb we replaced them with regular angle. Here is a pic of an original and a repaired one.
This is one job where I'm glad I have a good bandsaw. Stacked the angles, set the stop and cut them all in a few minutes.
So anyway, I cut the old flights off, ground the junk and rust off the links, and welded the new angles on.
New helmet is really nice! Works for grinding, cutting, and welding, and does all real well. It's much clearer in the clear mode than my old Jackson and so works amazingly well for grinding. The shades go from 3-8 for cutting and from 9-13 for welding. The clarity is amazing and the window is even larger than my old Jackson which was the top of the line when I bought it about 18 years ago. I won't be able to claim my crappy welds are because I can't see anymore. The head gear, altho a bit complex also works good after you get everything set right. It takes bit to do that tho because it has a LOT of different settings. So at least for now I'm very happy with it, hope it lasts me 18 years like the jackson
This is one job where I'm glad I have a good bandsaw. Stacked the angles, set the stop and cut them all in a few minutes.
So anyway, I cut the old flights off, ground the junk and rust off the links, and welded the new angles on.
New helmet is really nice! Works for grinding, cutting, and welding, and does all real well. It's much clearer in the clear mode than my old Jackson and so works amazingly well for grinding. The shades go from 3-8 for cutting and from 9-13 for welding. The clarity is amazing and the window is even larger than my old Jackson which was the top of the line when I bought it about 18 years ago. I won't be able to claim my crappy welds are because I can't see anymore. The head gear, altho a bit complex also works good after you get everything set right. It takes bit to do that tho because it has a LOT of different settings. So at least for now I'm very happy with it, hope it lasts me 18 years like the jackson