Dan
12-18-2009, 07:41 AM
Being a horse owner, we tend to visit the local Coastal farm store on a weekly basis, which since they stock Hobart and Forney welding supplies has made it a more convenient place to purchase certain welding related items; such as contact tips, gloves, lenses, and possibly even wire, over making a special trip into the big city;) to Airgas.
Now that I am 40+ years old, in certain cases with TIG, I continue to have issues with my eyes. Due to this, I decided I wanted to give a gold lens a try. So, when we stopped at the farm store for our weekly visit I headed off to the welding section, and was disappointed when I discovered that Hobart only offers a gold lens in a shade 10, and I was wanting a shade 9.:mad: Granted Hobart primarly sells wire feed or stick units , so this makes some sense.
Anyway, deteremined that I wanted to give the gold lens a try, I made the special trip into the big city. I ended up having to order the shade 9 lens, Airgas had shades 10 and 11 in stock. The peg on the wall for shade 9 was empty. At $10 a piece, for a plastic lens, I wasn't pleased with price; however, after using the lens this past week I am pleased with the improved puddle visiblity. This is the first time I've used a lens that had a reddish tint to it, so maybe this has something to do with better puddle visiblity?
Now that I am 40+ years old, in certain cases with TIG, I continue to have issues with my eyes. Due to this, I decided I wanted to give a gold lens a try. So, when we stopped at the farm store for our weekly visit I headed off to the welding section, and was disappointed when I discovered that Hobart only offers a gold lens in a shade 10, and I was wanting a shade 9.:mad: Granted Hobart primarly sells wire feed or stick units , so this makes some sense.
Anyway, deteremined that I wanted to give the gold lens a try, I made the special trip into the big city. I ended up having to order the shade 9 lens, Airgas had shades 10 and 11 in stock. The peg on the wall for shade 9 was empty. At $10 a piece, for a plastic lens, I wasn't pleased with price; however, after using the lens this past week I am pleased with the improved puddle visiblity. This is the first time I've used a lens that had a reddish tint to it, so maybe this has something to do with better puddle visiblity?