Lincoln Electric K3034-4 VIKING 3350 Auto Darkening Welding Helmet with 4C Lens Technology, Matte Black, extra large

Excellent hood with great visibility and clarity. I'll start off with my very minor (and I mean very very minor) issue. Even when in doors, having it on high sensitivity causes it to flash on and off constantly. It's a simple solution if just turning down the sensitivity and like I said it's very minor. Everything else is fantastic with this hood! It was an upgrade from my old ArcCapitain and man what a difference! The clarity of the lense is second to none. And with true color it's easy to keep track of the puddle and arc without straining my eyes through a green filter The head gear is amazingly comfortable and while the hood does feel slightly on the heavy side when fully up, it still maintains a comfortable fit and feel around my head. Everything is super easy to pop out and replace or customize when/if needed. Spent about an hour when it was delivered just setting up the head gear for a perfect fit and it was worth it. I got the Mojo skin on the hood and it looks every bit as cool as it did in the pictures from Amazon with no noticable flaws or defects in the design.

I did a lot of research, and results indicate from reviews to not even think about other auto-darkening helmets - and for this helmet, those reviews are spot on (correct). Stay away from Harbor-Freight, YesWelder, even Miller Digital Elite 2.0, etc. I'm not stating this Lincoln is better than Miller Digital Elite 2.0, but rather for the weekend DiYer, this is your go-to helmet for Flux-Core, MiG, etc. As soon as I opened the box, I set the shade to 10 (for thin sheet metal flux core), and set the lag-time for becoming clear (after the arc distinguishes) to short "S", and went to the garage and fired up the new Lincoln 90-iFC flux core welder (110 Volts AC). Before I struck the arc, the lens was very clear. Once I struck an arc, the lens auto-darkened within 1/25,000 seconds, which is 200 times faster than the human "look away" reflex time when accidentally looking at the sun (1/125 second). The look-away reflex is a natural response built into the eye (central nervous system) from preventing retinal burns and burning the eyes out from bright lights. Amazingly, the arc appears very small and is not inflated like cheap lenses will do. The diameter of the visible arc during flux core (0.035 Lincoln flux wire) on 1/8" steel was about 1/8", so very small. As a result I could run a small bead like a micro-surgeon. The color of the arc is a blue-white color, and the small molten bead looks like liquid mercury, so there's no messing up on whether the bead is gluing together both side of the lap or butt being welded. The helmet's very comfortable when tightened around my head with a Lincoln do-rag on - yes, you need a do-rag for flux core, since it's spatter on steroids - everywhere. Be sure to wear long sleeve shirts - no matter how hot it is outside, as well as pants, and full suede gloves. The bright arc releases a lot of UV, which has proven to be a strong carcinogen - we're talking BCC (basal cell carcinomas) and other skin melanomas. Basically, the skin cancers that result in a horrible death - so don't be a fool.

My welding has improved with the improved visibility offered by the Lincoln Electric K3034-4 Viking 3350 helmet. I am a beginning welder and after struggling to visualize the puddle with my cheap auto-darkening helmet I finally took the leap and bought the Viking. It is definitely worth the price to upgrade if you can swing it. The helmet is very well made and comes with good instructions.

Two of our three grandsons love these helmets, They find that the color of the welding picture is more true and still protects their eyes! The view out of them is noticeably larger which helps both lay better looking welds !

This is a very nice Helmet very comfortable. There’s so many features making the job a lot easier and faster the auto adjust is very nice the head band is extremely comfortable this is a must have if you don’t already have. Lincoln electric did a very nice job producing this model. On the plus side Amazon had the cheapest price I could find even the company I work for which gets price breaks ordering from company’s like miller and Lincoln couldn’t beat the Amazon price for this helmet I’m very happy

Well worth the money!!! I'm a professional welder with 21yrs of experience behind a hood. I must say this is by far the best hood I've ever owned. The visibility and clarity is way better than I expected it could ever be. The head gear feels cheap but is extremely comfortable so we'll see. I showed 6 other guys at work this morning and every one of them was highly impressed. I don't know the durability or longevity of this hood but if it only lasted a yr I would buy one every yr. This hood is a game changer for sure. I highly recommend spending the extra cash

Very well made, great quality, highly recommend!

Spent all my money to buy this hood and was left with 3 cents. It was my "go big or go broke" purchase and it was definitely worth. Beating this thing up with 10 hr shifts and it's holds up like a champ. Dropped it, flung it, cut it, wet it, and it keeps on kickin. I can see my welds clearly and that's all you really need in a hood lens. Might be a little heavy if you got a pencil neck. Headgear works fine for me but you can always buy another brand and switch it up. Grinder button on the side is nice for a quick buff or cut but I usually just safety squint or get a grind mask for bigger jobs. Matte black is more expensive for some reason, might be able to find cheaper elsewhere. If you don't care about the design it gets cheaper. I'll buy another 3350 but it's just to change up designs cause the one I have isn't dying anytime soon.

Lens very clear and comfortable

Excellente visibilité

I'm a beginner welder and I wanted a decent helmet to start out with ads my eyes are very important to me. Well turns out this helmet was even better than I Had anticipated. My dad welds all the time and has now claimed it as his own. the other 6 he has just collect dust now. The auto visor works flawlessly, and the puddle is very clear to see while welding. easy operation even with gloves on to switch to grinding mode.

Buena calidad de materiales y visión amplia

Se ve y se siente un producto de calidad aunque aun no lo pruebo he de decir que nunca había visto una careta que se viera así de profesional los acabados son excelentes es un rojo brillante acabado piano hasta se siente feo saber que se va a rayar pero bueno su función es proteger y no la de verse bien aunque se agradece el detalle de un producto nuevo y de calidad, viene con su instructivo, garantía, micas de repuesto, calcomanias para decorar y personalizar y al parecer unos paños de limpieza y supongo una bolsa de tela de transporte digo que supongo porque aun no abro las bolsas, en fin aunque aun no la uso por la simple apariencia la recomendaría, más adelante actualizaré la reseña de su funcionamiento.