WHY PIPELINE WELDERS WEAR PANCAKE WELDING HOODS (EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW)

WHY PIPELINE WELDERS WEAR PANCAKE WELDING HOODS (EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW)
Austin Ross finally explains pancake welding hood purpose. Many pipeline welder wear pancake welding hood, but why? Learn why the pancake welding hood with auto darkening lens is the preferred pipeliner hood. Many ask “pancake welding hood vs pipeliner” because it is confusing that the hood with pipeliner in the name isn’t what a lot of pipeline welders wear. We aren’t talking history or how pancake hood and pipeliner hoods got their name but you will learn why pipeliners wear pipeliner pancake welding hood.
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Filmed July 2019 in OK

[@jasonb7451]

I don’t know why I’m watching this, I work a desk job and have never even used any sort of welding equipment. That being said, thank you for enlightening me Mr. Pancake man.

[@persephonelark6533]

The Algorithm calls, and we obey.

[@remodelingjames]

Haha I’m a carpenter wondering the same thing 😂

[@frenchmontana961]

I'm an electrician now, but I used to fantasize about working the pipeline

[@robertgilbert4557]

It’s 4am I have school tomorrow I can’t sleep this is bullshit and for some reason here I am watching mr. pancake man

[@roboosh]

do you maybe eat pancakes? lolz

[@godfreypoon5148]

I played a prank on a welder once. Swapped his pancake hood for a belgian waffle hood.

[@EK-fe1uq]

And now he’s blind

[@kutzbill]

The best one is to lay a firecracker in front of the weld. You can be at the other side of the shop when it goes off....

[@MJFacas]

That could get you in a sticky situation.

[@MrJones-bg4sz]

Popcorn kernels in the pipe. LoL

[@darrinjones9387]

@@kutzbill been there done that. Stink bombs are fun too

[@tanner7272]

Me completely minding my own business on KZbin. KZbin: "Why not find out why this man wears a metal pancake on his face whilst welding on pipelines?"

[@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo]

Tanner Gaidos Yup...minding my own business...but I really had to know about a pancake hood...now I know.

[@AnorexicPandas]

Tanner Gaidos same 😂

[@samuelelder9434]

Strange

[@gregericksen4184]

Ditto!

[@firebird8600]

Same here

[@ethansprofile6670]

My first welding teacher was a welder building battle ships in WW2. Boy were those great stories. He told us how after the ships were built, they had to remove the "stainless steel" turrets and put regular steel in because the bullets ricocheted and killed the sailors.

[@ChaseThePinballWizard]

what?

[@toter-drache]

Don't worry about your hair , it will begin to grow back with age, WAY back 😉

[@approsetn]

That's where most of that rear glare is from!

[@channelofrandomfacts7152]

That's just wrong😆😆😆😆

[@crisscornia4091]

Hair today gone tomorrow. You'll be fine. You seem to have a nice looking head.

[@bryancromwell9625]

and in all of the wrong places

[@SuperZombeast]

Hahahahaha!!!!

[@tsbrownie]

If welders are paid to lay pipe all day, I'm in the wrong profession!

[@Everythingisgoingtobealright]

I did a shot every time you said “pancake”, I’m a mess.

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

Calling EMS

[@davogifman542]

Pancake= 1 shot. Hood= 2 shots Hairline= chug,chug,chug! 😵😆

[@ericwilliams7374]

I did double shots!!! I'm dead now.

[@peteashleyleavell9181]

I came to the comments to mention PANCAKE!!!

[@tharedpotatowwhale]

IM FUCKED

[@snipper1ie]

You're not loosing hair, you're gaining face.

[@daxc1972]

God bless welders and other tradesmen. They keep America going.

[@shredders3881]

Oh, I thought it was the politicians who truly make America happen. LOL

[@Kaizer357]

@@shredders3881 Politicians don't do shit. Major exception is Trump; since he's not a politician.

[@Nails4eeth]

Come ON, dude. Stop with the blind allegiance with that twat. This welder cant stand that limp wristed , orange faced draft dodging, fear/paranoia mongering, hate rhetoric spew'n, zero self accountability preaching bafoon. Any other self respecting working class person should feel - (KNOW) the same. If you think he and others like him can "relate" to you and cares about you , you're mistaken.

[@Nails4eeth]

@@Kaizer357 PS...you as an NRA supporter should REALLY be pissed at the guy

[@Kaizer357]

Nails4teeth Yeah? As in how? You must not live in the states or have any clue as to what truthful work he’s been doing. He stands for the working class and the NRA.

[@geraldstarr9950]

Here in Scotland we use scones, the English took our pancakes.

[@the1spen]

Man, thanks for this info. I work for a water district, and we have welders that we hire to help us out. One of them showed up with this type of helmet. We had never seen this type before and almost thought the poor guy was broke and made it himself. He said he was a pipe liner and lots of guys use them. We shrugged and thought he looked like a minion. He was a damn good welder. Cool to see this video explaining it.

[@arosswelding]

Lol that’s funny. I’m glad it helped! I get asked all the time. Figured it was time to make a video explaining why.

[@dbltap3332]

He said “when you’re laying pipe all day..” man I thought this was a family show!! Bwaaahaaa!! Good stuff brother!! LAY THAT PIPE SON!!!

[@pamike4873]

One of my favorite lines from "Grumpy Old Men" was when they were talking about the new woman in town, Jack Lemmon's character says, "I've laid more pipe in this town than Wabasha Plumbing".

[@verglasviq]

These are the words of a happy man.

[@kazykamakaze131]

I use those normal composite with the auto darkening lenses that you see fabricators use and just add a small piece of leather to block out back light and what is nice about the normal auto darkening composites is they allow you to have an option for grinding as well, so you use the helmet as a face shield as well.

[@alfadrone]

@ about the 3:30 mark - "When you're laying pipe all day..." In my day "laying pipe" meant something else 😉

[@rusosure7]

I believe it's called "laying cable" now. lol

[@pablodiablo765]

spatter down the earhole. I can still hear the earwax sizzle.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

Lol

[@bodibrodice147]

As a candy ass shop weldor, nothing infuriates me more than a spark in the ear.

[@jamesfoster9115]

How about the shake you do with a hot in the ear hole! I can spot the shake one hundred yards away! LMAO! There called ear plugs!!

[@demonsamongstmen562]

Thats why you should almost always wear some kind of ear protection I wear earplugs

[@Evergreen1400]

Bodi Brodice. “Candy ass shop welder” ? What is that?????

[@geneautry2091]

My advice to those serious about achieving the goal of becoming a certified welder and fitter is start as a laborer or welders helper on the job. You'll learn many things crucial to prime workmanship that a welding school doesn't teach. Welding School can provide you the equipment and technical training applicable but you can't limit yourself by practicing "in position" all the time. Practice 3g & 4g (vertical & overhead) and 6g on pipe (45° axis). As a helper I used my breaks and lunch times practicing on scrap. I passed my 1st field test ( 3g uphill , e7018) '72 because the welder was too fat to get in the fuel tank through its porthole. Practice, practice, practice.....Be the best you can be but without self-pride. Stay humble and you'll learn much more than otherwise. Compete with your own potential, not with someone else. Be dynamic, not stop&go.

[@SidewalkSurferPhotography]

Me at 3 AM: I need to know why pipeliner welders use pancakes!!!!

[@hellyeah3871]

I worked as a helper offshore on the pipeline in the late 90s and early 2000s. Very few guys wore the pancake shields and a lot of times the welding foreman wouldnt allow them. Top 5 Pipeliners I knew 1 Chic Liepert. Didnt retire till he was 70. Could run a root like nobody's business. Very pretty caps 2 Johnny Lyles. Cool dude super good welds and easy to work for. 3 Mr Brad. Liked his rods bent so I would always have a stack bent for him. Always had plenty of good pot 4 Carol Trahan. This guy could weld the crack of dawn to the break of day. Cool mfer 5 George Pendergraft. I will never forget you George and thank you for showing me what it took to be the best helper I coud be. Sorry I never did break out

[@mikegun9520]

Hey Austin, I’m 18 and just got my c ticket for welding I just wanted to say thank you so much for making these videos, I want to be a pipeline welder and have my own rig one day and you have done so much to help me on what to do and what to look for, just wanted to say thanks and keep up the amazing work buddy 🤙👍

[@alemgas]

Must have started when you were 14

[@samuelm214]

Did you get into the pipeline?

[@claytonhurst1329]

@@alemgas im 17 have a mig welding t joint certification from aws also have osha 10, forklift certified, leansix sigma, crane and rigging safety and knowledge course, and cpr/aed gotten within a year now im just waiting to turn 18 and get a job welding currently working at kubota nothing is impossible my friend

[@alemgas]

@@claytonhurst1329 i think you live in Disneyland sonny, it takes 5years to become a welder, i am in the U.K. so not some gullible yank that will believe your fantasies, now go and play with your toys like a good boy

[@michaelakc]

​​@@claytonhurst1329 ​ good on you! The more certification cards in your wallet; the more money can enter your wallet.

[@JackpineGandy]

excellent speaker, very clear speech and perfect delivery! I'd never seen a hood like this, but I understood it immediately. I was a track welder on a small railroad, and almost all my welding was done outdoors...that's where the tracks are. Every track welder I ever worked with used a conventional "sugar scoop" hood, and would stuff rags into the top, to try to keep the sun out. Others would just struggle with the sunlight and hope for the best. I saw a catalog one time, and saw this leather hood....kind of a leather bag, with the usual harness setup for supporting a welder's hood. It covered the whole head and down the back of the head as well. Perfectly dark inside. I used it indoors as well, and it was good for crawling under a piece of track machinery to paste something back together...tight quarters and a rigid hood would not fit in there. No sizzling BBs in the ear canal, either. Also very nice for air-arc work at 400 amps with a blast of air blowing stuff out of the puddle.

[@mackaronen]

Haven't seen a single pancake here In Sweden. When I worked as a welder I had a speedglass hood, with a fan unit around my waist. Ridiculously expensive, but since I didn't need to buy them myself, totally worth it. No back light, fresh air, and really comfortable! And with a Kevlar under hood you didn't get eny sparks on your head/neck at all.

[@shellybecodra]

Speedglas all day every day

[@rolltide2937]

If you welding downhill outside in the sun the pancake keeps all the glare out and you see so much better and it’s pretty light as well!!!!

[@davogifman542]

well just keep being neutral. It's worked for you so far...

[@dennishall5006]

Fuck Swedan! MAGA! America is #1 !!!

[@jer0n1986]

Because the pancake hood is a easy way to get skin cancer.

[@williambarnes274]

I'll never wear a hoodie or hooded jacket while welding. In my early 20's I was welding a ladder on a grain silo. I'm 20+ feet in the air welding and wearing a hoodie when I feel a tug on my feed line. My buddy was desperately trying to tell me that my hood caught some slag and burst into flames. 17 years later and I still don't wear a hoodie of any type to weld.

[@williambarnes274]

@thegrandfinale2 oh looking back on it, it was absolutely hilarious and terrifying simultaneously.

[@williambarnes274]

@thegrandfinale2 it's not just a good suggestion. At my company all welding is halted 20 minutes before calling it a day. Not only to clean up, but to ensure there's nothing scorching hot before leaving. We also have an old wives tale about being extra cautious on Thursdays. Because of one reason. Payday being Friday means it is cheaper on the company to die Thursday.

[@thedealerofdeath100]

I had one light fire in my hoodie pocket.

[@allseeingeyezz]

@@williambarnes274 lol, they still gotta pay you even if you die. it would go to your estate.

[@MrEh5]

@thegrandfinale2 30 minute rule

[@POOKIE5592]

At 3:33 - "When you're laying pipe all day..."

[@lukewarmwater6412]

worked on a jobsite once where the guy who's company did all the water lines had a truck with licence plates that read " Ilayh2o"..... his wife had a jittle jag and its licence plate said "imh2o".....

[@bruceb3786]

I used to be able to do that, and work 10 hours the day before, and 10 hours the day after.......

[@chrisjones6165]

I wanna like this but has 69 likes and I can't ruin a good thing going

[@piratecat4519]

Now that's pancaking.

[@aborntexan]

I'm curious how you feel about the automatic darkening hoods. I used a friend's the other day for a few hours and really liked it.

[@TacoStacks]

those are really cool

[@jaykoehn4106]

Bruh you comment on every KZbin video

[@lilblickyboyz5364]

Are the pancake hoods comfortable if I wear glasses

[@damienstepka5914]

Those are not cool

[@Oddman1980]

First time I saw one of these hoods it was being used by someone to weld a precast parking structure together. The advantages you mention in this video also apply to building construction.

[@nolanbie3664]

4:00 when you graduate from welding school

[@things971]

😂

[@stephenc4161]

very clever lolol.

[@TheLazzarus101]

underrated comment. lmao

[@ma-lakshmifabricator7549]

Overall, this is a highly informative and enjoyable video for anyone interested in engineering. It showcases your talent and expertise while providing valuable insights and inspiration to fellow enthusiasts. Keep up the great work, and I look forward to watching more of your content in the future 👍👍👍

[@chakathewolf]

Went from never having seen one before to needing one in six minutes.

[@kennlangaas1576]

Fucking gas companies

[@dpd16790]

same... i about to look at getting one.. lol

[@deanhoward4128]

Another great video for the beginner! Something you might consider for the winter also is a nomex hood,the kind made for firefighters & race car drivers, they are fire resistant but not fire proof,the point is they are made like a full open face ski mask,They are used by firefighters as part of their turnout gear, but I have found after retiring from the vol.f.d.that they work pretty good for welders & in the extreme cold winter weather they will keep your head warm,especially for old men with bald heads!( & younger guys with bald spots .)

[@chrish3720]

Pancake, sugar scoop welding makes me hungry

[@Chris-wh2gy]

Could we be wrong instead the sugar scoop is whip cream 😁

[@Paxmax]

I think I gain a pound just watching this video... DAMN U AMERICA! *shakes fist in air fake-rage way*

[@chascarpenter5006]

Dont forget the lemon juice....

[@Prestonesfpv]

“How to fit your pancake to your face” i dont think i will ever hear that combination of words again even if i live to be 200 years old 😂😂 thank you for some very interesting videos

[@inspectorsteve2287]

I think you care more about your hairline than anyone else. I wouldn't have noticed if you didn't point it out. Thanks for the video

[@nosoynadaoiga4144]

Inspector Steve I noticed it straight away if you youngin you would prolly look

[@ShangHyde]

Yeah yall, news flash, it dont matter worth a damn to a lady if you're an ugly man, work hard and be polite, if you're an ugly woman you're just sol

[@inspectorsteve2287]

@@ShangHyde I totally disagree. If there was a handsome guy and an ugly guy next to one another girls would go to the handsome guy first. Looks make women want to get to know you or at least looks will help get women to talk to you. If you are ugly you might be the nicest and sweetest person in the world but a girl won't know that because they won't give the ugly guy a chance.

[@JosephDR]

@@inspectorsteve2287 My army buddy was ugly and had bug eyes. He always got girls. Pretty ones, too. I wondered how he did it: It's called CHARISMA. He was a magnet.

[@Kilo_Skunk]

My favorite hood has always been my Speedglas 9002nc, thing keeps getting stolen though! LOL I may end up looking into a pancake hood though, it definitely looks like it has some benefits!

[@ericwilliams7374]

This is why I like KZbin so much more than TV, I learn so much more!! I didn't even know that this existed!!!

[@K_M_M_G]

Greatly appreciate this video, I do welding for a hobby in my shop and the overhead lights are some of the brightest I had installed. The back light is such a pain and I’m actually going to try one of these pipeline masks. Appreciated!!

[@chrisrageNJ]

You can take a piece of leather or nonflammable fabric and put it between your welding hat and helmet, letting it drop down the back. It'll block the light and if it doesn't block enough you can roll up another piece and stuff it up front

[@jerryminyard7460]

Pancake, the side came off awhile back. So I just put a glove over my ear if I need to. #2 is the sugar scoop with the fieldres mods. Great channel & great haircut

[@joshualewis8077]

“Laying pipe all day “ - Pipeline Welder ; Austin Ross

[@themonolithian]

You guys dont even realize this guy makes over $150 grand a year

[@mrwezbmx]

Why don't we?

[@yzScott]

In Oklahoma, the top 10% of pipeline welders make about $27 per hour. That's not even $60k per year. You assert he makes nearly triple that. That seems unlikely.

[@redrobbo1896]

Scott Hurst dude he's local 798. He makes well over 150k a year.

[@yzScott]

@@redrobbo1896 I just checked the job board at the union local. If he makes that kind of money, he's the only one. The highest hourly out there are $54 per hour. If he worked 10hours by 6 days per week and managed to have a gig 50 weeks a year and get $54 every time... that's what it would take to make that kind of money. 6x10 is pretty common in the biz, but doing that 50 weeks a year is no life. And that's for gig work.

[@redrobbo1896]

Scott Hurst your not taking into account OT man. They work a lot of 7- 12s too, and on a big job, like Dakota access or something? Could be a couple months or more of straight 12s? That's a shit load of OT. Not to mention their per diem, rig pay etc.

[@Rocketman88002]

@Austin Ross, very well done video! Man, things have changed since I was a pipeliner back in the later 60's. The welders waited for me to put a bend or a sag on a joint, then my side boom operator set the joint down on the right of way next to the ditch for them. Don't remember some details of the pipe but it was naked 36" × .250" steel with beveled ends. When the welders finished welding up the joint, the welds were X-rayed then the dope gang wrapped the pipe. Again, don't recall the details. We worked as late as we needed to on tie ins and "shooting the pig". The welders were men from all over and loved what they did. Our boss Jack Maggard took good care of us all. I had a chance to go to Brazil with the company (McCathern Pipeline) after military service was out of the way. They were drafting back then and I got my Welcome to the Army of the United States letter in August of 68. Now, about those bald spots on your head........lol!

[@clintongoutremout9473]

Worse part of flip down hoods is when the tightening knobs wear out from nodding it down then the they won't stay up,frustrating

[@arosswelding]

I heard that!

[@jamesyoung_photoghraphy1015]

Just "barrow" them from from a face shield and keep the extra ones from the old gear

[@teddybundlez8799]

Nut and bolt will fix that

[@bustersmith5569]

Alex Graham or a couple of short roofing nails !!!

[@teddybundlez8799]

@bustersmith how??? With a lock nut n bolt its perfect how would you use a roofing nail 🤣

[@julianwolfe2517]

hey guys lets talk about his bald spots

[@Mossy500A]

I use a "sugar scoop" in and out of class. If I had a "pancake" mask, you can bet that it would have a smiley face on the front.

[@1978garfield]

I would have someone paint butter and syrup on it or paint it up like an Eggo.

[@tflo3482]

You forgot one of the biggest reasons for it, the simplicity and price. It's easy and cheap to fix or replace even in the field

[@francisconoyola1810]

Hey Austin I’m 17, I want to be come a pipeline welder and am currently in school to learn how to weld, your videos have helped me understand the ins and outs of pipeline welding. Thanks a lot for all the help you have provided me with. Keep putting out great content

[@arosswelding]

That’s awesome! I’m glad the videos are helpful. You bet I will.

[@mikeklinger1712]

Better vote Republican if you want to work pipeline 😂

[@djdjukic]

4:00 when you've just graduated from Steampunk University

[@cosp_ride3095]

😂😂😂 metal grad cap

[@keenanlienemann8200]

I love my pancake hood. But I cannot use it because everything nowadays is all about “safety” I work in a structural building plant as a welder, and there are lots of flashes from air arc and just other welders when I use my regular mig welding hood. I honestly wish I could use my pancake for the exact reasons you explained. No sparks in the eye/face, no flashing, very lightweight, and just very convenient.

[@AZREDFERN]

I’m just wondering why they don’t make one that’s made entirely out of carbon fiber with a paper thin layer of titanium on the exposed faces, and takes a common auto darkening lens. It seems so simple. Everything is flat, so you don’t need to hand lay a carbon fiber shape. Just basic sheeting. The cup of the goggles would be the most difficult part.

[@NBSV1]

Not meany people use autodarkening lenses with production welding like that. Just do much hassle if they get to where it doesn't darken because you're at an odd angle, or if the batteries die, or whatever other problems they can have. Where a tinted glass is always going to be there. I would imagine making them thinner and using fiberglass is what has reduced the weight. Much of it is probably in the goggle cup.

[@zotthefirstjs]

You could Put a piece of leather on top of your sugar scoop. To cover the back of your head and keep out backlighting.

[@gt0915]

wear a welding hood, stops the spatter getting into your ears and stops the spatter getting down your neck.

[@restojon1]

Really interesting, I've never seen anything like this in the UK. I restore vintage cars and motorcycles so I do a reasonable amount of fabrication although I'm not continuously welding all day every day. I must admit, that problem you mentioned with the light coming in down the side of the inside of the mask does get on my tits a bit but I usually put a cover over the vehicle I'm working on or if I'm outside try and Jerry rig my way around it. Most of the full-time welders are using those ventilated masks like the Speed-Glas ones now from what I've seen. They're all sealed up to the face. Thanks for sharing your knowledge on this, always fascinating to see how different people do jobs different ways (and I can guarantee you're a better welder than me, lol) I only have two basic college qualifications on MIG, ARC and gas. I've had a fiddle with TIG under supervision from a proper fabricator and can get steel to glue together quite nicely but I made a small hole in some ally tube ... into a very big hole lol 😆 Stay safe out there and may the hot rocks not fall down your boots

[@mikeeagle2653]

3m adflo solves all of those issues and keeps you cool and doesnt let you breathe in fumes.

[@eef_freef]

When you use a box standard auto-darkening mask like a nerd

[@juanmelgar5073]

Looks like your advertising for McDonald’s with you bald spot. M Sorry bro had to do it you asked for it.

[@kellypenrod2979]

GOOD GRIEF!! What a mix! Panburgurs, an Hamcakes!!!! LOL!!

[@robbiefrentz9427]

I love welding as an amateur. Couldn’t imagine doing it for a job. I give credit to any welders

[@mrillis9259]

If your smart enough to tie your shoes you will be given prints as a trial by fire.

[@johnt7502]

When I tig in the shop, the sun sometimes comes in the window and sends me scrambling. Getting a pancake. Thanks. 👍

[@mrq1701]

When he says "laying pipe" he really means it. It doesn't mean "having sex". Lol!!

[@Clynikal]

Having sex? Man you guys apply a very different meaning to laying pipe to us in 'straya

[@albertapeet]

Blame your welding lid for your hairline. I have the same problem

[@rabidspiders01]

Not a welder and have/had that problem.

[@bUwUmer1260]

@@rabidspiders01 same, it's just genetics

[@rabidspiders01]

@@ericgeorgetruckgrilling don't get married. It's a bad idea. Hazardous to your health.

[@prnothall9302]

You know why this is interesting?. He doesn't um and ah at all, just talks from experience and learned knowledge.

[@kenlink5667]

Once I needed bi-focals I also had to go to a big lens helmet as one looks “down the nose” to see through bi-focals and the normal helmets block the vision. Also real picky about cutting goggles for the same reasons. Don’t get old! Have heard bald is beautiful. Will never know, myself.

[@thatdirtymichiganmusician1038]

3:30 idk anyone who can lay pipe ALL day let alone an hour😂

[@crazy4and1crazy4and1]

"How to fit you PANCAKE to your FACE". Now there's a sentence I never thought I'd hear.

[@pierrefortin6457]

scoops are used for most field and structural welding because they fit over hardhats.

[@calvinmayon8619]

I'm a ex welder turned inspector and company's like TC Energy dont allow pancake shields its sugar scoops only 🤷‍♂️

[@jamesmorris3175]

Backlighting is a pain for sure. Embrace the male pattern baldness- sign of masculinity don’t cha know.

[@arosswelding]

Lol that’s right. I feel pretty fortunate really... my brother has been bald for a years now, he’s only a couple years older than me haha 🤫 don’t tell him I said anything. Haha

[@rogercamargo2683]

Learning is key to doing. I'm an amateur welder livery amateur), but I love welding. It is fun to me (although my welds look like chicken crap). I liked your words of wisdom. Thanks. PS, "Experience is what you get, after you needed it."

[@freshguy601]

Look at it this way, i have perfect hairline at 40, but i would kill to look as cool as you with a hat. I look like golum with hats...

[@legionIAMBELIAL]

"When your laying pipe all day"........who are we fooling🤣

[@video4sissies]

Aaron, you ain't bald. You got a mild widows peak. Them weld bosses must stress you out... Just kidding. ;] Appreciate the videos. I'm about to start at Lincold Tech in Texas. Maybe we'll cross paths one day. Stay safe. Take care.

[@arosswelding]

Lol some of em do! Haha You bet! Thanks for watching.

[@papahajek5383]

I welded in a small area with 1 or 2 others and was repeatedly flashed by their arcs and they by mine. Even reflections in the helmet were distracting. I didn't care for the electronic lenses because the sensors would turn off at random times due to positioning. Also smoke would regularly find it's way into the helmet.Something with complete eye protecting like this combined with multiple sensors for an electronic lens might have been useful.

[@mongomay1]

speedglas 9000x large view, did a lot of tig and mig repairs and SS process tubing

[@michaelwalsh98]

I never used a Pancake hood, but used the Sugar Scoop as you call it for 24 years, welding in various Maintenance jobs, from Crown Cork Can Plant, to repairing tractor trailers. Mostly 7018 stick welding, but some Aluminium Mig and TIG Welding. Enjoy your channel , very much, as I am retired 10 years on June 1st.

[@moeshouse575]

when i started learning to weld, early 70s, i was told the most important thing was that the welder be comfortable. at first that was a joke. but NO its very important. i was hard faceing trencher teeth with torch. with a #4 lens. and my eyes was burning. so i stacked a #3 and 4 together. my eyes stopped burning.

[@arosswelding]

Very good advice you were givin, I think that’s key also. 👌😎

[@colinthomas5462]

I started my apprenticeship as a welder in late 70s that advice from my father who was also a blacksmith/welder always sticks in my mind and so true.

[@tomletlow1258]

I always have a pancake and a huntsman flip hood. Huntsman is lighter than the" sugar scoop" as you call it. But have worked with a lot of guys who use them.

[@tomletlow1258]

Me too

[@markashlock9017]

Finally! Been dying to know the answer to that question. Through context clues from your other vids, I was narrowing it down ; ) Thanks!!

[@arosswelding]

Lol you bet! I’m glad the video helped!

[@MrGjcruz]

My first hood was a heavy Jackson. I use the tiger hood with the flip lens by fibremetal.

[@4ws0m0]

When I did structural, before doing only in shop fab now, I would just put a towl over my head if the glare got real bad. Needless to say, that sucked in the summer time here in SE Texas 🤣

[@benisplayin]

im going to The IHOP

[@jayallen408]

that's pretty cool I never knew there was a pancake Hood out there

[@prjndigo]

Dunno if your bald spot is funny but that's an excellent baby-chin! Get some FDOT MV reflective tape on that thing... SAFETY! I prefer the fuck-bucket, you chop shoulders out of a bucket's rim, slam it down over a hard-hat and cut a hole in the front for the filter box. You can hang speakers and your phone up in it so nothing gets caught in your clothes/jacket. You just keep trimming the rim down until it stops knocking itself off or cutting your shirt and jacket.

[@mrschippy131]

I like Pancakes because the lens doesn’t fog up as much

[@arosswelding]

That’s a good point.

[@bobkane8576]

I think your pancake hood is an American thing. As a boiler Maker, I never saw pipe line wear that in Canada. Typically we are all supplied with the basic Fibre Metal grey mask. A lot like your sugar scoop. I have used a full face respirator style (North brand). Everyone calls it a Darth Vader mask. It's all black and covered. Used in our tight spaces were fumes are a concern. Tend to wear it with a auto darkening insert lens. This way I don't have to flip it up too much. the flip up part is a cheap plastic hinge that breaks easy if not careful. As for using hood while welding, In Canada we have to wear hardhats, and the hood can't go over your hardhat. Also in some sites, you are not allowed to wear hoods. Balaclavas are aloud. a trick around that is to wear a neck warmer and took over the hood. it disguises the hood, and being -20 to -40 Celsius (-4 F to -40 F) you don't care. In the shop I tend to wear the Miller Digital Elite. When I return to welding, I'll probably upgrade to a force air respirator system. Clean air, easy breathing, a little cooling, and no back light. Also like this mask for TIG work.

[@drummerguy676]

Hard to miss that McDonald’s M on your forehead lol jk brother. Can’t beat a pancake 🥞

[@arosswelding]

I already know! Haha

[@poptartdude24]

I was a pipeline welder for 10 years and honestly was so confused cause I’ve never used a pancake hood. But this was an enlightening video 😂 thank you.

[@shawnowens4818]

I cant make fun of your bald spots because I shave my head because I get way too many sparks on my head so artificial hair😂

[@johnhilder1100]

Most welders in Australia use light adjusting automatic helmets, they enable precise electrode positioning and help 2 avoid arc strikes on the parent metal, thus avoiding cut outs on specialised piping. Also stovepipe welding and vertical down procedures are virtually non existent these days and have been replaced by TIG, FLUX CORED and Automatic Orbital techniques which will eventually take over in the coming future.

[@jonathangarzon2798]

Flux has issues out of position compared to SMAW. Auto orbit I'm assuming you mean the submerged arc remote process? If so the time spent on attaching the equipment to the pipe means it's only worth it on the larger pipe. Manual stick is faster for the average pipe to setup and cleanup so it more than makes up for the small amount of time saved using submerged.

[@Jus10worsT]

Worked with Austin in the past damn good dude!

[@workingclass6750]

I run a titanium with a cowl for a air supply, cowl removes 99% of backlight

[@westwater73]

Had a titanium a while back couldn't get on with the headgear so went back to speedglas for ultra comfort and I have a optrel panoramax excuse my spelling witch is so light you forget your wearing it but it's a very fragile lid I'm on my 3rd under warranty in 18months..

[@megadarksonic100]

When you're laying pipe all day

[@geraldgrandfield2031]

Trying to learn about welding but for some reason I am just getting hungry. Breakfast anyone?

[@daltonruiz9432]

Pancake for sure in this Texas heat a little ventilation goes a long way

[@norman7179]

I would think there would be less lens fog from breathing in cool/cold climates too.

[@johndowe7003]

@@norman7179 you ever put rain x on yer lenses?

[@emilmuhrman]

I would prefer a fresh air hood if I'm welding all day, the gases ain't good for you.

[@fractode]

My dad was a welder, my brother was an ironworker. I was a computer programmer. (Go figure.) Thanks for the education, this was a great video. Apropos "bald spot": don't worry about it...and remember: God is good; God is fair. To some he gave brains, The rest got.....hair. :)

[@phukup87]

With out a doubt my favourite daily helmet is the speedglas 9100 adflo. It blocks out all backlight, has the option for side view windows that can come it very handy and I am getting around 16 hours out of the adflo with a 1 hour rapid charge. It's really nice in all weather conditions once you know the tricks and the one touch external grind switch is great. All my other helmets are getting dusty. The XXI is the way to go but the XXI FX (flip up grind) isn't necessary because of the new lens is so clear and has one touch grind. Cheers

[@ianherp5678]

I usualy just wear welding goggles and a work mask

[@tonyabsoluteam3456]

Thats cool! I've actually never seen or heard of a pancake Hood before, thanks for the video!

[@arosswelding]

You bet 👌😎

[@ramohino]

I always wondered that. There have been so many times I needed a 🥞 hood being a recreational welder.

[@SteelWolf13]

Watchin the pancake slide back and up. Matched the bald spots.

[@rogerwalsberg]

Pure maple syrup is better than corn syrup.

[@jasminepina9058]

🙂

[@chriskeating5926]

Great videos by the way ,I use to work the pipeline but , directional drilling ...very little welding for me...

[@brysonpresley1108]

Didnt know vegeta was a pipeliner. Just kidding man thanks for the info

[@arosswelding]

Vegeta?

[@arosswelding]

You bet 😎👌

[@drummerguy676]

Austin Ross dragon ball z character lol

[@arosswelding]

Haha gotchya 👌😎