What about auto-dimming masks?

They seem to react so fast that I don't even see the strike. Never had
any eye issues using one.

TTYL

On Thu, 2014-11-06 at 20:08 +0200, KPL wrote:
> Almost every amateur welder often gets to see the welding arc at the
> striking moment, if welding with a stick. It's almost inevitable, as
> the glass is very dark, and one has to see where the electrode is
> pointing to start the weld, so has to lift the mask.
> I have done that many times about 15 or 10 years ago, it's really
> awful feeling for the first night after that, but then goes away.
> Luckily no bad long-term effects so far, and my vision actually gets
> checked every year.
> It's much less risky when using MIG welder. I have no idea about TIG.


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