Jackson Safety HLX 100 Welding Hood - Ultra Lightweight Auto Darkening Welding Helmet with Insight Digital Variable ADF - ANSI Z87.1

Good construction. Would buy again

It does what I need it to do

Good quality

Fellow Speedglass 9100 veterans this is a weight improvement, this one is lighter. However switching out the dirty plastic lens can be tedious if you constantly need to swap. To swap the plastic lens you need to remove the auto darkener out first. Not the best easy access, but if you change it not as frequently shouldn't be a problem. Now using it it's pretty good and probably easier to see. If you use lens settings on 10 for mig cause you can't see squat you'll be dialing this one at 12 or 13 it's that bright and easier to see. I give this a 4.5/5 stars. It's worth the little weight reduction and clarity to me at least.

I am new to the auto darkening welding helmet. I have not welded in many years. Wanted to get a little 110v welder for some home projects. I wanted a welding helmet that I could trust. After spending hours watching reviews and reading comments. I decide to give the Jackson safety helmet a try.I have spent a few hours using this helmet. It is amazing! The auto shutoff feature is my favorite feature on this helmet. If it doesn't detect light for some period of time it automatically goes into grind mode saving the batteries.The viewing window is huge! I don't know why they make a bigger viewing window. I looked at some of the panoramic helmets. But after getting this one, I glad I didn't. This helmet is perfect. Not to mention that it looks good also.If you have any question about this welding helmet, do yourself and your eyes a favor and spend the little extra and get this one. You will not be disappointed.

I’ve had this hood for a year now, using it 40+ hours a week. The clarity is great. It hasn’t flashed my eyes a single time. The hood doesn’t fall down after a few months like some of the cheaper ones, it still stays up when you flip it up after welding. The cover lens has a tight seal over the shaded lens so weld smoke/spatter doesn’t get up in there and ruin your visibility or damage the shaded lens. Love this hood!

I couldn't afford the $200+ welding helmet I had my eye on so when I saw this one at a great price, I bought it instead. I've been using it for nine months now and I'm VERY happy with it. The Insight auto darkening filter is really good. Four sensors placed all around the lens for reliable switching. Lots of adjustment options to fine tune it to your needs. It even works with inverter machines that won't darken my cheaper lens. The headgear is very comfortable, locks in position up or down and is very adjustable for head size and forward or backward position of the shell relative to your face. But the welding helmet itself is what I really like. It's extremely lightweight and flexible, with a low profile. I weld pipe on construction projects and often have to get in tight spots. A smaller hood that's flexible really helps. Add to that that it's easily adaptable to a hard hat with the Jackson adapter and the front cover plates are standard 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 clear lenses and I'm sold. The only possible complaint I could offer is that I wish the light state of the Insight filter was a little lighter (it would help when working in a shop). Overall, I'm really glad I found this helmet, especially since I got a great deal on it.

so far i got this and no complaints , except for i received this no spare outer and inner-lenses which was weird, i bought dozens of hoods and this is my first time not getting a few. oh well, the quality of this hood tops this issue. the controls with the digital screen setting the shade, sensitivity, and delay and grind/weld mode was so satisfying. has a nice sturdy feel, a little bit on the heavy side but not bad. headgear is great, pretty comfortable. smooth ratchet adjuster and a decent size viewing area and a place to hold a cheater lens. overall i give this a 8/10. will add edit after some time welding. So update. I noticed a dark line/crack in the filter I heard that that is unsafe to use at this point. So I sent it back. Decided not to get a different cause it’s not worth it for me, it’s just to heavy for my neck and I noticed it doesn’t cover my face and ears as well as others like my old Lincoln. Besides the weight and crack and lack of face coverage my previous review stands solid. If it didn’t have the crack I would still use it as my go to good. Thanks Jackson.