Had them all Speed Glass is the only helmet i used that did not give me headaches and swollen eyes in over 25 years welding materials, i plan to buy the fresh air one soon just to have it and try it, 3M as a brand itself is one of the best regardless of what you buy from them.
I have had a speedglass 9002x for 13 years I work 40 hours a week and it still works well while a colleague has a miller in 3 years he has had 2 miller.Speedglass is worth its price.
I've had every welding hood imaginable from pipeliners with the wen's lens,viking 3350's,infinity,esb sentinel,Jackson balder,jackson truesight one and 2 and this is what I've come to find out. I don't need the clearest lens in the world because I'm a good welder.I also don't need the largest lens in the world because I'm a good welder. What I do need is my lens not to fog up on me when I'm welding structural steel in the cold and I also need my ears covered because I don't like BB's in my ears after 20 years of welding so my go to is the speedglas. I dont need a clock or an LCD that is one more thing that can break when the hood falls thirty feet off of a tunnel boring machine. The speedglas took a 30-foot fall and survived it so I'm going to stick with that.
The Infinity screen has features that put the 3M to shame. Arc timer, Clock with alarm etc. You didn't mention this in your comparison. You did mention the X-Mode on the Infinity which allows the user to weld in the sun and in tight areas where the sensors might be blocked. You also downplayed the fact that the Infinity screen is larger than the speedglas. The larger Infinity screen makes a huge difference. Also, The infinity does in fact use batteries but the solar panel allows the Infinity batteries to last 2-3 times longer than the 3M. I do like the side view panels in the latest 3M. They can be a little distracting at first but they do tend to make the user feel less confined. The head gear in the Infinity is also far superior to that of the 3M. The over-sized forehead pad, crown pad and pad on the back of the head make wearing the helmet for hours at a time much more tolerable. I guess you wouldn't realize this if you only keep the superior hood as a back-up.
Wrench Sense I mentioned the xmode. Miller screen size is larger but with side views it doesn’t matter. I didn’t mention the arc timer, clock and Alarm because I find those useless features. I appreciate the fact that you may like them but everyone has different likes and dislikes. I didn’t down play anything it was my honest review. Some people like fixed shades some people don’t. I use my 3m in the sun no problem and it works no different then the 3m . The larger infinity screen doesn’t make a huge difference at all actually and replacement parts are cheaper for the 3m. As far as the head gear goes they are about the same. Do you own both helmets or did you just try it or did you just read the website? It sounds from your observations you don’t use the 3m 9100xx model on a regular basis. Oh and btw the true color on the 3m is amazing compared to miller. I think both helmets are close I just happen to like the 3m better. Plus the 3m doesn’t fog as much
I weld everyday with dual shield flux core.. the infinity has burnt my eyes twice now..after 6 months of use and no warning my batteries died,it has a spot in the lense that I believe is a defect and am gonna send the pos back asap it decides to go completely black with no warning as well as I'm assuming bot darkening fast rnough..I write this while my eyes are killing me ...fuck miller
I can't decide what hood to choose. I will start doing some low amp welding with my everlast and need a good hood. Thanks for the comparison video it helps alot.
Gabriel Harris you are welcome, thank you for watching. I love my Spedglass I don’t think I’ll ever use anything else. The miller is really hood to I would go with the infinity and not the lower elite if you do go that direction, you just get more options and better skins. I don’t really care what it looks like but the 3m has the side views which I love it doesn’t feel so dark and closed in
I purchased the miller for two reasons. 1. X-mode and 2. The controls look easier to use. I also have a miller respirator that I plan to use under the helmet.
I take good care of all of my welding equipment and I had one that I had to replace the viewing unit in that stopped responding and the second one didn’t work that good either it would flash and then go dark almost blinding you before starting your pass, wasn’t impressed at all for the money.
Amazon has it right now for $289 over the black Friday. I just bought one and received it this morning. Looks so amazing as your welding. It is a quality helmet.
Thank you so much for this review. It was very good. I'm still using the harbor freight helmet I bought when I started to learn how to weld. Now that I've upgraded to a nice Everlast TIG welder I need a much better helmet.
I like the miller and speedglas both top notch I have the new lincoln 4c and the miller both have true color,I also have a Jackson Truesite11 I like the headgear best on the lincoln really they are all awsome hoods
home built hot rods tools and tech b Couldn’t agree more, I have owned Miller digital elite, speedglas 9100 and the Lincoln 3350 4c. They all are good for MIG, TIG and small wire flux. The miller digital display couldn’t take the heat for a day of heavy NR232, the 9100 took the heat better Lincoln headgear is the best but for heavy welding I’ll choose my Honeywell pipeliner with a gold lens hands down.
I owned the 3m. I compare all other hoods to that one. I just purchased the same black ops hood yesterday. I currently used a Lincoln. Its ok but will flash you all day. 3m is the best.
I have the 3M, love the side lenses. I use cheaters in it which slide into a really long slot, so I can adjust the cheaters up and down for out of position work. It's my first electronic and didn't see any reason to look any further for another one. I'm not sure I would buy "pretty". Not giving you a bad time, I'm more go than show. How does the solar charging feature work in an indoor shop?
I was hoping that the comparison wound include actual welding with info on how the lenses work. To compare 2 helmets and never have used one of them seems.....incomplete.
Red Sled I’ve used plenty of infinities just not that particular one. I explained that in the review. I try to do the best I can to explain without being bias. Thank you for watching.
I like the Miller I weld with it’s good ig the bb do hit you’re ear sometimes but I’ve tried the the other one my dad has an older models of the speed glass ehh I didn’t really like it to be honest
personally have the 3m 9100 fx air so adflow but honestly love the flex view system where you have a grind lens under it yes there heaver but not that bad
To me most important thing is the weight, 3m 1lb, miller 1.44lb, lincoln 3350 1.3lb. I recommend indoor weld 3m. Outdoor weld lincoln than miller which has external grind mode and lighter. Lincoln also can weld under the sun and it has automatic sensor of it. One morething you should know is 3m's external cover lenses are super expensive. I find out this lense will bankrupt my budget. If company offer you a cover lenses go 3m. If not buy viking.
All good info. Thank you. I find 3m lens are cheap vs Miller. Outside lens are about $30 I’ve not looked at miller’s I sold the miller I was happy with 3m
Welding Junkie yea you’re correct the 5/8 is cut mode (plasma/oxy acetylene) 9-13 weld modes. I use shade 9 for tig too, and 10-11 for mig, and 11 aluminum
Guys can you weld outside with the speedglass because I'm getting ready to do a ship builder apprenticeship for a ship yard or should I just go with a pipeliner hood with a auto dark lense any input from experienced guys would be helpful
Yes you said it, but @ 4:00 you said the only thing the Miller has that the Speedglas doesn’t is X-mode which is grind mode... So I was like “huh”. So my response was yes it does have grind mode... “It’s just not called X- mode”.
Jerome Riggins no bro x mode is for the sun, it’s not grind mode that’s the only diff it changes with the sun so it doesn’t go black auto it’s a feature it has. Idk why they call it that but I’ve used the snot out of it. It’s awesome outside
But I do agree with everything else you said. I was just responding to make everyone else aware that they both pretty much have the same features. Something else I wish you would’ve touched on was the vents in the Speedglas “prevents the helmet from fogging up”. But great review Bro👌🏾
Jerome Riggins true I tried to get a good honest review I def forgot some features. People tear it up anyway it’s hard to make a video without criticizing. People were saying how do I know if it’s brand new lol as you know these helmets been out a long time I went through a couple elites. The 3m is my favorite tho
Had them all Speed Glass is the only helmet i used that did not give me headaches and swollen eyes in over 25 years welding materials, i plan to buy the fresh air one soon just to have it and try it, 3M as a brand itself is one of the best regardless of what you buy from them.
Auto Fanatic they really are a great company and quality is top notch. Spedglass was pretty good before 3m took over now it’s great.
I have had a speedglass 9002x for 13 years I work 40 hours a week and it still works well while a colleague has a miller in 3 years he has had 2 miller.Speedglass is worth its price.
I’m sold already. Sadly I bought the esab sentinel and I hate it. I’ll trade ya lol
I've had every welding hood imaginable from pipeliners with the wen's lens,viking 3350's,infinity,esb sentinel,Jackson balder,jackson truesight one and 2 and this is what I've come to find out. I don't need the clearest lens in the world because I'm a good welder.I also don't need the largest lens in the world because I'm a good welder. What I do need is my lens not to fog up on me when I'm welding structural steel in the cold and I also need my ears covered because I don't like BB's in my ears after 20 years of welding so my go to is the speedglas. I dont need a clock or an LCD that is one more thing that can break when the hood falls thirty feet off of a tunnel boring machine. The speedglas took a 30-foot fall and survived it so I'm going to stick with that.
Tell you something about the digital infinity...it is HEAVY
The Infinity screen has features that put the 3M to shame. Arc timer, Clock with alarm etc. You didn't mention this in your comparison. You did mention the X-Mode on the Infinity which allows the user to weld in the sun and in tight areas where the sensors might be blocked. You also downplayed the fact that the Infinity screen is larger than the speedglas. The larger Infinity screen makes a huge difference. Also, The infinity does in fact use batteries but the solar panel allows the Infinity batteries to last 2-3 times longer than the 3M. I do like the side view panels in the latest 3M. They can be a little distracting at first but they do tend to make the user feel less confined. The head gear in the Infinity is also far superior to that of the 3M. The over-sized forehead pad, crown pad and pad on the back of the head make wearing the helmet for hours at a time much more tolerable. I guess you wouldn't realize this if you only keep the superior hood as a back-up.
Wrench Sense I mentioned the xmode. Miller screen size is larger but with side views it doesn’t matter. I didn’t mention the arc timer, clock and Alarm because I find those useless features. I appreciate the fact that you may like them but everyone has different likes and dislikes. I didn’t down play anything it was my honest review. Some people like fixed shades some people don’t. I use my 3m in the sun no problem and it works no different then the 3m . The larger infinity screen doesn’t make a huge difference at all actually and replacement parts are cheaper for the 3m. As far as the head gear goes they are about the same. Do you own both helmets or did you just try it or did you just read the website? It sounds from your observations you don’t use the 3m 9100xx model on a regular basis. Oh and btw the true color on the 3m is amazing compared to miller. I think both helmets are close I just happen to like the 3m better. Plus the 3m doesn’t fog as much
Forgot to mention the battery only runs the clock and timers. You can run the helmet with a dead battery as long as the sun charged it.
I weld everyday with dual shield flux core.. the infinity has burnt my eyes twice now..after 6 months of use and no warning my batteries died,it has a spot in the lense that I believe is a defect and am gonna send the pos back asap it decides to go completely black with no warning as well as I'm assuming bot darkening fast rnough..I write this while my eyes are killing me ...fuck miller
sadboyz tildeath that sucks man I’d take my 3m any day of the week.
Xmode is a huge joke, my co workers have some Miller’s doesn’t work for shit. And also, nearly all auto darkening helmets have solar panels....
I can't decide what hood to choose. I will start doing some low amp welding with my everlast and need a good hood. Thanks for the comparison video it helps alot.
Gabriel Harris you are welcome, thank you for watching. I love my Spedglass I don’t think I’ll ever use anything else. The miller is really hood to I would go with the infinity and not the lower elite if you do go that direction, you just get more options and better skins. I don’t really care what it looks like but the 3m has the side views which I love it doesn’t feel so dark and closed in
I purchased the miller for two reasons. 1. X-mode and 2. The controls look easier to use. I also have a miller respirator that I plan to use under the helmet.
Miller is cheap
The speedglas is nice but the color is better in the Miller in my opinion.
I use mig hardwire and fluxcore and tig all the time with mine and have never had an issue and the visual is awesome, the infinity puts the 3m to bed.
Mathew so you own the 3M 9100xxi? Or you just assuming?
I take good care of all of my welding equipment and I had one that I had to replace the viewing unit in that stopped responding and the second one didn’t work that good either it would flash and then go dark almost blinding you before starting your pass, wasn’t impressed at all for the money.
Good video. I am looking for a new helmet. Probably the 100v. Like the 9100xxi more but is three time the price.
Amazon has it right now for $289 over the black Friday. I just bought one and received it this morning. Looks so amazing as your welding. It is a quality helmet.
Thank you so much for this review. It was very good. I'm still using the harbor freight helmet I bought when I started to learn how to weld. Now that I've upgraded to a nice Everlast TIG welder I need a much better helmet.
I like the miller and speedglas both top notch I have the new lincoln 4c and the miller both have true color,I also have a Jackson Truesite11 I like the headgear best on the lincoln really they are all awsome hoods
home built hot rods tools and tech b Couldn’t agree more, I have owned Miller digital elite, speedglas 9100 and the Lincoln 3350 4c. They all are good for MIG, TIG and small wire flux. The miller digital display couldn’t take the heat for a day of heavy NR232, the 9100 took the heat better Lincoln headgear is the best but for heavy welding I’ll choose my Honeywell pipeliner with a gold lens hands down.
I love the Lincoln's
Can you compare a newer 3m hood such as a 9100 fx i just picked one up and wondering the comparison between that and the didgital infinity
Definitely a fan of the 3M Speedglass 💯💪❤️🇺🇸
Dont forget speedglas LOW PROFILE.
Doesen't stick up in The air like a fucking sail when folded up.
Very important in my opinion.
I owned the 3m. I compare all other hoods to that one. I just purchased the same black ops hood yesterday. I currently used a Lincoln. Its ok but will flash you all day. 3m is the best.
Spot on 100% with this comment. The 3M is a kick ass helmet
Got the Miller hood for the graphics? What a joke
I have the 3M, love the side lenses. I use cheaters in it which slide into a really long slot, so I can adjust the cheaters up and down for out of position work. It's my first electronic and didn't see any reason to look any further for another one. I'm not sure I would buy "pretty". Not giving you a bad time, I'm more go than show. How does the solar charging feature work in an indoor shop?
Seems like a Miller T94 would be a better comparison. Interested in x-mode as I read of viking people getting flashed.
I was hoping that the comparison wound include actual welding with info on how the lenses work. To compare 2 helmets and never have used one of them seems.....incomplete.
Red Sled I’ve used plenty of infinities just not that particular one. I explained that in the review. I try to do the best I can to explain without being bias. Thank you for watching.
I like the Miller I weld with it’s good ig the bb do hit you’re ear sometimes but I’ve tried the the other one my dad has an older models of the speed glass ehh I didn’t really like it to be honest
Great video by the way I agree with everything you said
Daniel Henry thank you my friend, one of my first videos wasn’t easy thinking what to say haha. I appreciate it.
personally have the 3m 9100 fx air so adflow but honestly love the flex view system where you have a grind lens under it yes there heaver but not that bad
bentlikeitsmaker agreed I love that I’m not restricted to just what’s in front of me. Thank you for watching I truly appreciate it.
I have a 9100fx adflo for the shop and Miller infinity with respirator for site, the adflo is just too cumbersome in almost every situation onsite,
Only the 3M guys need weld screens in their areas as even a passing forklift sends them into weld mode even with the sense turned all the way down.
To me most important thing is the weight, 3m 1lb, miller 1.44lb, lincoln 3350 1.3lb. I recommend indoor weld 3m. Outdoor weld lincoln than miller which has external grind mode and lighter. Lincoln also can weld under the sun and it has automatic sensor of it. One morething you should know is 3m's external cover lenses are super expensive. I find out this lense will bankrupt my budget. If company offer you a cover lenses go 3m. If not buy viking.
All good info. Thank you. I find 3m lens are cheap vs Miller. Outside lens are about $30 I’ve not looked at miller’s I sold the miller I was happy with 3m
Does the Miller Black Edition is it blue lens or is it the shade green
Lisette Martinez I believe it is the shade green.
could you please teaching me how to set the left buttons
I mean what's 5/8 ,9 to 13 for?
鄭舜陽 you hold it in until it moves. I usually use 9 for Tig and 11 for mig. I’ll use 5-8 for plasma/ oxy cutting. It also has a grind mode as well
Welding Junkie yea you’re correct the 5/8 is cut mode (plasma/oxy acetylene) 9-13 weld modes. I use shade 9 for tig too, and 10-11 for mig, and 11 aluminum
The miller is the best hood on the market for us union boilermakers making tough field welds
The Miller infinity has true color technology as well
It's actually not true color the lens in it is better than true color
You said umm at least 1000 times
twhit17 bad habit I know.
NIce job; how about the Optrel PAPR system??? e3000
Stefan Czechorski thank you, I like the Optrel’s I’ve never used them though. How do you like them?
Guys can you weld outside with the speedglass because I'm getting ready to do a ship builder apprenticeship for a ship yard or should I just go with a pipeliner hood with a auto dark lense any input from experienced guys would be helpful
GimpGunfighter absolutely I weld outside no problems. I don’t get any flicker from sun at all
@@weldingjunkie is the Speedglass an auto darkener or a fixed shade lense?
Speedglass ADF G5-02 is the best. Prove me wrong.
Agreed wish I had one that’ll be next, speed glass is hand down better than Miller for helmets
3M Speedglas is the Best 💪👍
marian fricke hope all is well my friend.
This guy sounds like stitch off of lelo and stitch
The elite is a different model than the infinity lol. And the miller does cover your ear unless you have big ears I guess.
Bertg1982 doesn’t cover like the 3m. I know the elite is diff than the Elite
Meant to say digital infinity people know what it is anyway.
Digital Infinity-Not Digital elite Infinity.
Right, they are both similar except for viewing area was why I said that.
Speedglass always!
Star Lord I feel the same my friend thanks for watching
The speedglas has a grind mode too 😂🤣😂 what is he talking about.
Jerome Riggins yes correct I say that right at 3:33 it’s really clear.
Yes you said it, but @ 4:00 you said the only thing the Miller has that the Speedglas doesn’t is X-mode which is grind mode... So I was like “huh”. So my response was yes it does have grind mode... “It’s just not called X- mode”.
Jerome Riggins no bro x mode is for the sun, it’s not grind mode that’s the only diff it changes with the sun so it doesn’t go black auto it’s a feature it has. Idk why they call it that but I’ve used the snot out of it. It’s awesome outside
But I do agree with everything else you said. I was just responding to make everyone else aware that they both pretty much have the same features. Something else I wish you would’ve touched on was the vents in the Speedglas “prevents the helmet from fogging up”. But great review Bro👌🏾
Jerome Riggins true I tried to get a good honest review I def forgot some features. People tear it up anyway it’s hard to make a video without criticizing. People were saying how do I know if it’s brand new lol as you know these helmets been out a long time I went through a couple elites. The 3m is my favorite tho
SPEEDGLASS IS THE BEST
3m better
I'll stick with my Lincoln 3350
Umm, umm, umm, umm fuck man I lost brain cells watching this video. I had to turnoff sounds.