3M Speedglas 9100 FX Welding Helmet - 9100XX Lens 06-0600-30SW

I first purchased the Miller 9400I and I didn't like the weight or the headgear then I purchased the 9100fxx and this hood is well worth the extra money by far a superior hood

Speedglas/3M Quality as you would expect. Cyberweld provided constant shipping status and great packaging to survive journey and handling.

I purchased this welding hood about a year ago, it sat for about a month before I could get it mounted to a hard hat, which when I did, had to be customized a lot so that it would stay in the upright position, and not fall into my face. I called 3M personally and they said they could send me another hard hat adapter, which is the same hard hat adapter used on OLD SCHOOL fiber metal hoods, once again that do not work on this hood. So biggest disappointment is that the hood had to be customized quite extensively to work mounted on a hard hat, problem being that the width of the hard had does not allow the front to flip up correctly, and allow for ease of use.

I received my new pivot knobs and have been using them for almost 1 month now. They work excellent. I can now give this helmet 5 stars!!!

UPDATE 3M has sent me a new set of the headgear sides that are a bit thicker than the first they work alot better but not 100% then they sent me a set that has been redesigned from the ground up "see pics" they work great now im so happy .

I have had the same problems as the other poster. After about 3 months of use I found that the helmet would not stay up no matter how tight I made the tension controls (detents) that connect the headgear to the hood. Finally the screw broke on one of them (which is made out of plastic) in the middle of my shift. I had to weld with one hand and hold the helmet up to my face with the other. I called 3M and they sent me a new set to install. I had to weld with my passive lens Fibremetal for 3 days until the new detents arrived. I installed them and they worked for 5 days until the same thing happened in the middle of my shift again. It wouldnt stay up no matter how much I tightened the detents. The plastic screw broke on one of them again also. Unfortunately, I did not learn my lesson the first time this happened. I didnt bring a spare hood, and again I found myself welding with one hand while holding the broken Speedglas with the other. I called 3M for a second time and had a discussion with a representative in the warranty department about the grievances I had with this detent problem. They acknowledged that this was a problem and were in the process of implementing a solution to fix the detents. I explained to the rep how upset I was about the money I paid for it and that I need to use the helmet while theyre working on a solution. He pacified me by sending me a whole bag of the defective detents. As of now I only have one set left and I have stopped using the hood. I had one set out of the bag only last me a day. I told the representative that the detents should be made out of a metal, but he responded by saying that their most common complaint from welders is weight, and they have to keep the weight down by using plastic. Im going to call 3M again tomorrow to see if they have released the new and improved detents. Dont get me wrong; this is a great helmet. . . . . .when it works it saves me a lot of time because I do a lot of grinding. I love the lens. The headgear is second to none, and I personally do not find it heavy at all. Ive already had this helmet on for 10 hours straight. Its so comfortable I could sleep in it. Unfortunately, this problem with the detents renders it completely useless to me. Until 3M fixes the problem, the 9100FX gets one star from me.

Well after using my old huntsman p51 hood for over ten years I was so excited to get this hood but that soon turned to disappointment when the hood would not stay in the upright position the head gear only has the detente lock on one side ... it looks well made but just will not hold the helmet up ... so in trying to get it to stay up I have tightened the side screws until one broke ... now my new five hundred hood is just sitting and I am using my ten year old hood ... I have sent cyberweld a email three days ago and have not got a response ................... My hope is that the head gear in my helmet is broke and a new head gear will fix it ... looks like I will need to spend moor cash to find out .