Quote Originally Posted by christian View Post
Gee,

For a fixed-shade, while TIG brazing, I'd step down to a 9, as you'll be doing lower amperage with no base metal dilution.

Otherwise, the latest variable-shade, auto-darkening lids from Optrel and ArcOne are what I'd recommend. I have an ArcOne IDF81 that I like well, even though its included headgear has the stops only on one side (which made it pretty faulty), so I modified/changed it out to a common Jackson 370 headgear that I like better than any other headgear, and the mod only costs about $15.
Yes, I think will go for a good auto-darkening helmet.

I have glasses and goggles in 3 and 6 for the gas torches.

The 3 is for brazing.

The 6 is supposed to be for gas welding and cutting, which I don't do much of, but when I try to wear them, they are very dark to see anything.

I think a darker fixed shade would hinder me from properly and cleanly starting any TIG welding.

Optrel is Swiss?

ArcOne is Czech or Slovak or maybe Slovenian?

The Lincoln I think is sensitive down to 3 amps and Miller has X-Mode.

I wear a size 7 1/4 or larger hat and I need to get a mask in the helmet and I want to fit a magnifying lens in it.

I don't think field of view will much of a factor, so I might be able save weight or space there.