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I've seen a couple people online now that have modified their original ADF helmet and put a fixed shade in its place. I've seen both the Speedglas and Miller Elite helmets with these done. However, I can't figure out how to go about doing it. From what I can tell, the Elite would be too big to fit a regular 4"x5" gold lens into without some serious modification. Ultimately, I'd like to have the Miller Not Forgotten (POW/MIA) helmet with a gold lens. 8-) Any help appreciated!
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Hey,

A little research just told me that you can buy a passive helmet in the shape of a miller D E. That can be upgraded to a Adf later if desired. So it stands to reason that you can eaily swap the other way, and there must be a gold lens out there some where. Colin fromToxicfab.com made his own gold lens for a Speedglas 9100 but thats a different story.
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weldin mike 27 wrote:Hey,

A little research just told me that you can buy a passive helmet in the shape of a miller D E. That can be upgraded to a Adf later if desired. So it stands to reason that you can eaily swap the other way, and there must be a gold lens out there some where. Colin fromToxicfab.com made his own gold lens for a Speedglas 9100 but thats a different story.
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I was planning on buying a DE shell and putting a fixed shade in it. The cover lenses are like 5"x6", so I'm not sure how big the opening is for the actual lens, and if a 4"x"5 goldy will fit in it. And Collin's was the Speedglas I was referring to, actually. :)


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http://www.millerwelds.com/about/news_r ... es233.html
This is the one you can buy, and add an adf later if you like. :-)
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weldin mike 27 wrote:http://www.millerwelds.com/about/news_r ... es233.html
This is the one you can buy, and add an adf later if you like. :-)
Not a fan of the design. I know, who cares. But the POWMIA helmet really speaks to me.
I want this helmet (no lens) with a gold lens in it. (http://www.weldfabulous.com/p-101145-mi ... elite.aspx) Wondering how that could work..


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www.savephace.com will put any design you can imagine on any helmet you want. They have Std. lenses, and ADs, with peripheral vision options.

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Otto Nobedder wrote:http://www.savephace.com will put any design you can imagine on any helmet you want. They have Std. lenses, and ADs, with peripheral vision options.

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They've got some badass looking helmets! But, I think getting it painted would make this venture much more expensive than I was thinking. Part of the reason I don't wanna just get the ADF helmet and shell out $300 right now


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That link was merely for demonstration perposes. Your MIA/POW would probably is availible as a passive.

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weldin mike 27 wrote:That link was merely for demonstration perposes. Your MIA/POW would probably is availible as a passive.

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Far as I've seen (and I've researched pretty well), they only make those two styles (black/flames) in fixed shade. So I've been trying to figure out how to fit a gold lens in one of the ADF helmets


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