Cheap Welding Helmets

High Quality Cheap Welding Helmets

Many cheap welding helmets can be found with the same important options that you will find in the more expensive brand name welding helmets. High quality auto darkening, lightweight, large lens, adjustable darkness, and more options can be found in welding helmets at very reasonable and affordable prices.

Cheap Auto Darkening Welding Helmets

When shopping for a cheap auto darkening welding helmet make sure that it meets all ANSI Z87.1 standards. Never give up quality or your safety just to save a few dollars. If it does not meet ANSI Z87.1 standards, keep looking there are plenty more cheap welding helmets that will.

All auto darkening welding helmets are powered by batteries. These welding helmets are either rechargeable, solar rechargeable, or are run by regular batteries. When choosing your cheap welding helmet keep in mind that the more times you start your welding arc the more your batteries will run down. This is why for the serious welder a solar charging welding helmet will let you concentrate more on the welding and less on welding hood maintenance.

The cheap auto darkening welding hoods are made with higher technology and will actually weigh less than many of the non auto darkening welding hoods. This is a huge advantage over other welding hoods. Adjustable shade controls can be found when looking at cheap welding helmets. This will allow you to adjust the darkness of the shade when you are welding. This also will allow you to adjust the amperage of your welder without having to change the lens in your helmet. Less lenses and less effort and saves you time.

Cheap Flip up Welding Helmets

When you want to go with cheap flip up helmets be very cautious of the weight. Many of the cheaper welding hoods are more than double the weight of the cheap auto darkening welding helmets. This will cause more wear and tear on your neck and can be uncomfortable and distracting.

Longer welds with less starts and stops or tack welds can be done with these flip up welding hoods. The larger lens is available in a 4 ½ inch X 5 ¼ inch view area. Again to meet ANSI Z87.1 standards more material is used to reinforce the lens and causes the cheap flip up welding helmets to be heavier.

With any welding helmet the better the welding helmet decals and graphics, the more you will spend on your welding hood. You will have your welding helmet for a long time and you will need to justify the extra money for your welding helmet decals if price is an issue.

Plain welding helmets without welding helmet decals can save money. Later on you can add welding helmet stickers to your hood and dress it up. If you are hard on you welding hood or it is exposed to many chemicals that will damage the welding decals then it would be harder to justify spending the extra money on the welding decals.