Q.When I started working on cars and trucks, I didn't worry about issues such as which lens filter to use in a welding helmet for a given task. Usually the first time you tried welding, you picked up ...

Whether you're working with certain volatile materials in a workshop or just carrying large loads around a jobsite, you should always have proper head protection. All forms of safety equipment are ...

Straight away, if your welding helmet is more than five years old, you are going to benefit from the improved optics of a new one. If your helmet predates auto-darkening technology, you will be amazed ...

The big drawback with a standard welding helmet is that you have to keep lifting it to see your work. Auto-darkening models go clear when you’re not welding, so you don’t need to do that. It’s more ...

The Sphere X series features a larger Crystal lens, providing over 30% more visibility of the work area, compared to the Crystal 2.0. The Sphere series helmets also incorporates a new multi-sensor ...

Lincoln Electric’s new VIKING 3350 Series comes with a “Born To Weld” finishing statement on the side. With a camouflage military design, the helmet is cool without compromising the scope of its lens ...

A welding helmet, commonly referred to as a “hood,” is one of the most important pieces of personal protective equipment that a welder must have. An adequate helmet protects the eyes and skin not only ...

While Google Glass has gotten a lot of press lately for doing augmented reality for consumers, there’s a great deal of other applications that require an augmentation of human vision. One such ...

I doubt you’ve been tungsten gas welding recently, but it turns out it’s a demanding process. A set of University Toronto researchers (among them wearable computing pioneer Steven Mann) write in an ...