Fibre-Metal by Honeywell

Excelente producto

I've been taking an intro welding course and plan to attend technical school for the same, so I wanted a welding hood of my own. I first ordered a Tigerhood because I liked the flip-up lens, not knowing there were other differences between that model and this one. I was pretty disappointed with the Tigerhood - it's made of floppy thermoplastic and pretty big. I've heard it's good for doing overhead welding for that reason. But I'm doing most of my welding in front of me at about sternum height, and the Tigerhood gets in the way doing that kind of stuff. The Tigerhood's headgear also came apart during class. I exchanged it for this one. After handling this Pipeliner I think the Tigerhood I got had a problem with the hinge. I switched out the Pipeliner hinge screws for some knurled metal ones either way, but the hinge screws on this one, while plastic, felt very, very solid. I'm a lot happier with the Pipeliner. It feels like how I was expecting it to feel. The construction is pretty good - I saw some people had problems with the edges of their hood being unfinished and jaggedy but everything looks OK on mine. The cream-colored paintjob is fine too - pretty poor surface finish but who cares, it's gonna get beat up anyway. The headgear had some rough spots on the band from the molding process - a quick xacto trim cleared it up. I'll probably end up chopping the bottom a little but as it is this will suit me just fine.

Great hood! Fits great! Rarely fogs up! Wouldn’t use a different hood!

Great hood very durable and light weight, i highly recommend it to anyone looking to buy one for themselves. I use it for school and projects at home great hood but pair up with a good lens and your golden!!

So tested this with 6011 rods 100 amps on 1/4 inch steel plate. Works the way a proper hood should. Been using the fancy Lincoln auto darkening hood for a while and don’t like auto hoods that well. Switching lenses is simple but getting the spring clip out is a pain. My main issue with this is when you lift the hood up it locks behind the ratchet adjuster and won’t let me swing my hood down, 2. The hood is too long so I’ll have to trim the bottom it digs in my throat, too much protection on the top too so it rests on the back of my neck so also needs trimming. It’s something to customize and play with so it gives me a project to do. I will buy again if need but I see this thing lasting a lifetime. Go with passive, or flip front. Protect your eyes. Also not a complaint but was surprised it was painted and constructed so poorly. I like that personally. Nothing bad like a pretty looking hood. Also the sticker says made in Mexico but inside the hood etched it says made in USA... sooo which is it? Online I’ve seen the Honeywell’s advertising as “made in USA” that’s why I bought it in the first place:”. Lastly, I’d recommend the ratchet headgear over the rubber band as it lasts longer but seen professional pipliners use the rubber band as to eliminate excess weight soo it’s your preference. Hope this helps. I’d recommend to anyone who loves to weld and loves to see lol.

Muy buen producto , envío súper rápido

Desde Spain EU: La mascara es muy poco conocida aquí en España, este tipo de mascara no suelen ser muy comunes y no se ven ni se usan en herrería. Pesa poco y es muy resistente, el cristal es de sombra 10, perfecto para el trabajo de soldar. Se puede poner un visor automático de Autodarking ya que él espacio interior es de la misma medida, lo cual le da una ventaja extra sin tener que levantar la masca para poder posiciónar el electrodo. Me gusta porque cubre muy bien todas las partes de la cabeza es redondeada y las chispas resbalan. El sistema de cambio del cristal es un poco difícil de quitar, hay que hacer algunas maniobras complicadas y ponerlo otra vez (el cristal) es igual de difícil pero no permite que él cristal se mueva, lo cual es excelente . Por lo demás es resistente y ocupa poco espacio. Si me preguntas si la recomiendo comprar, si, te la recomiendo porque funciona bien, pero también tengo que avisarte que tendrás que acostumbrarte a este tipo de máscara. No es como las baratas.

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This is a really nice helmit if you don’t want to risk you eye sight to an auto darkening system.Tecknogy is good just not with welding helmets.Its narrow and the head band fits well.This is a fine,simple ,old fashioned helmet.If you can weld with this,you can weld with anything…

What many negative reviewers on this helmet fail to realize that this is not meant to be your pretty autodarkening $500 Viking or Elite helmet. It's a mechanical fixed rugged helmet. Any Welding Work can be done with rugged helmets or pristine kinds....still a helmet. But know what kind of tradesperson you are and how you'd like to spend your money and treat your welding helmets. I'm a Nuclear RT UT welder for BWXT which is an indoor facility and they provide Miller Elite's for everyone. Yet I still use this Pipeliner helmet for lots of STICK or heavy Flux-core and even some TIG. I'd use this outside on muddy fieldwork if need be. Its a "Do it and get-er done" kind of helmet. Not meant to be pretty but for those like myself who just care about the work, and if you can work a fixed shade, this helmet is perfect. As is the Tigerhood. Yes the paint is crap, its rough..... I don't care. It works in extreme heat and cold and is tough. Some say that using this helmet is working harder, not smarter. But if you can master this helmet then any manual welding is a breeze when you use your expensive Auto Darkening kinds.

People that say this is a crappy hood probably don't work hard enough to justify owning one. Nor do they deserve the nostalgia of this time tested, pipeline proven work horse. If you're too much of a snowflake to deal with minor discrepancies then go find a cozzy deck job and shut up

I used this welding shield on a 3 year project, building 5 bridges for the city of Toronto, Canada. It did everything that I expected it to do. Easily snapped onto my hardhat and plenty of room for my respirator. I did not use an auto filter so this helmet was always being flipped up and down. Most of my time was spent in confined spaces with heavy wire Flux Core welding, as well as back gouging. Put this helmet to the test and it held up the whole way, still one of my favourites. Recommend to anyone.

Definitely does it’s job, no flip on it. Paint jobs was probably done by children.