Recent content by Old Irish

I have used the cubitron products at work and they are really good but to expensive for me to buy at home. the bristle brushes are great, no more picking wire out of your jacket, pants and gloves.

I really like the Benchmark product as well, I use them in the shop at home and at work and have had really good luck with the flap discs and cut off wheels. I have tried the harbor freight discs including the supposed higher grade one that I can't remember and they were a total waste of money...

no matter how good a hood is if you are getting light into the hood from behind you that reflects off of the inside lens you will not be able to see as well or at all in some cases. to remedy this I make a cape from an old welding jacket and attach it to the hood with rivets. a pancake hood is...

about 20 miles to the nearest store, 25 miles to the nearest small town, about 50 miles to the nearest medium size town and about 300 miles to the nearest big town and wouldn't have it any other way. I turn 60 next month and I am a young guy here so it is nice and quite just like I like it.

what he said, 7018 or 7018 ac should do a wonderful job

That may explain some of my 5105 problems

I bought a wendy's pancake a couple of years ago and put a arc one auto shade 9 in it and it can't be beat for welding outside.

I own and use many different hoods, my favorite is a esab sentinel but it is pricey, I own the vulcan hood and use it as often as I use the sentinel or maybe more because I haven't taken time to put a cape on the sentinel yet and I hate trying to position my head to eliminate glare. the arc one...