Welding hood cover for light entering
Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 10:49 am
I recently noticed it seemed like I couldn't see as well as usual when tig welding so I cleaned my glasses and cheater and tried again. Still seemed harder to see than usual for some reason. I changed from 11 to 10 on the shade on my Digital Elite and it was better but still not right. So after reading another thread on here a while back I looked at my lighting and realized I only had a 60 watt bulb above my table and although I have a florescent light I hadn't been turning it on for some reason. So I grabbed a piece of that aluminum flashing that comes in a roll and stuffed it above the bulb and it made a big difference reflecting more light. Then I changed to a 100 watt bulb to further enhance it. Still not satisfied although happier, I realized there was some light getting in from behind me as there are skylights in my workshop and also lights on the tall ceiling. So i wrapped a welding jacket around my neck and wow what a difference. I figured out the problem. Then I noticed light coming in from under the front of the hood too. So I had my wife make me a "hoodie" with a neck nape that wraps around the front with some velcro and wow, what a difference. I guess I usually weld with the big rollup door open but with the new puppy I have been keeping it closed and that caused all the issues, but I am glad to have a fix. Probably old news to a lot of you but to the noobs it may be beneficial.