[John Gutmann]

Well the helmet may have cost 40$ but that doesn't mean it isn't good. When i say i haven't have any problems with it I mean What i said pretty much. When i am welding with it it has a fast reaction time and I almost always have it on the darkest shade which is around 14 on it, and I haven't had any problems. S o i guess your right i do get what I paid for; a good welding helmet.

The welder that Rees mentioned earlier is the one we have at school and we use it for everything. It has never failed us and is really versatile, you can hook it up to 120V, 240V or 208V(one or the other), then 408V or 440V(same thing).
Though the price is around the mid 2500$ range I would say it is a must buy if your gonna do alot of welding.