What are Welding Helmets?
Welding helmets are headgear that protect the face, neck, and eyes from dangerous sparks, heat, and infrared and ultraviolet rays emitted when welding. The two main parts to a welding helmet are the protective helmet itself and the window through which you can see what you are doing. You should choose a welding helmet based on the quality of this light filter, called a lens shade, overall comfort, and multifunctionality. Both professional and hobbyist welders need a high quality welding helmet that is easy to use and appropriate for their type of work. In the past, it sufficed to use a helmet-like shield that only covered the face with a permanently darkened lens shade. One would flip up and down this shield between welds. It was inconvenient, difficult to see what one was doing, and hard to use in cramped spaces, such as underneath a car. Now technology has made welding helmets with auto-darkening lens shades that always block 100% of infrared and ultraviolet light, but also filter vi
