AO safety weld cool lense

By sbcmweb (****)

Date 11-12-2008 14:47

You can do a search here for other threads about the coveted & very illusive Cool Blue Lens. :-) It has been heavily discussed in the recent past. There was a place on ebay that had some AO Safety lenses that were similar, but a couple guys on here bought them & said the were NOT even close to the original. They wanted around $75 a piece.

Best of luck, everybody & their brother is looking for one. :-)

Good luck on it. S.W.

By jrw159

Date 11-12-2008 15:42

Cody,
I will echo Steves response. These are a highly sought after item!! Good luck my friend.

jrw159

By jlp

Date 11-13-2008 00:11

AOC has these lens. If they don't have in stock,they can order it. JP

By patg

Date 11-13-2008 02:06

the new lenses made by ao saftey are not worth the plastic they are made out of
i havn't broke my last one yet but was lookin for a replacement, tried the new one was not impressed @ all.
The guy i work with is willing to sell his (NOW IT IS USED) and i havn't welded with it yet, and he wants 200.00 for it !!
I guess there getting harder and harder to come by good luck finding a good one

By RioCampo (***)

Date 11-13-2008 23:19

i have heard of up to 7 hondos being offered for one. No WAY i'm paying that.

By pypLynr (***)

Date 11-15-2008 17:57

700 is ALOT OF CASH for a 2x4 piece of glass!!! If he gets it , I'm changing careers.

By aevald

Date 11-15-2008 19:19

Apparently the filter plate makers are really missing the boat here. You would think that whoever has the "recipe" for them would start cranking them out by the truckload. Unless, of course, there were safety issues related to their use. I just don't know...... Anybody?

By jrw159

Date 11-15-2008 20:40

I have wondered if safety is an issue as well. It seems as if there is money to be made, and I ask myself why the manufacturers are not cashing in.

jrw159

By 250-1500 (*)

Date 11-16-2008 00:42

thats what im sayin. theres a ton of money to be made. none of the supposed reasons for discontinuing the product really make much sense to me

By sbcmweb (****)

Date 11-16-2008 20:22

Hey, John. I just ran across a Lincoln Super Visibility Lens in an ancient helmet I had stashed in a closet forever. I almost thought it was a blue lens, but I took it out & seen the Lincoln writing on it. I have heard a few guys talk about them, any ideas?? S.W.

By snuffman (***)

Date 11-15-2008 22:24

Im not sure where but the last time this topic came up on the forum, it was said that a chemical used to make this was banned or for gov? use. I had a few hands tell me the same thing when I started welding. They were trying to sale them to me for a 100.00. I just figured they were messing with the newbie. I wish I had picked up the few Ive seen at the pawn shops for $1. I no I wont ever let one go again.

By patg