Welding Hood Flip Adapters: Sellstrom vs. Weldtube

Comparing my first impressions of the Sellstrom and Weldtube sugar scoop hood flip adapters.

[luisgarcia]

Finally someone making the type of content we need

[NathanPalmer]

The WeldTube adapter is kinda nice considering you don't have to cut the front of your hood. But I don't like how it mounts. The little clips that hold it on become loose and the attachment starts to fall off from the hood on one side or the other when you're looking down, causing it to allow light in. I just tightened them and clamped them down with pliers. It is convenient if you just need to throw one on and don't want to modify the hood though.

[christophermoran]

I’ve had the sellstrom for years, I prefer welding with no flip front but in the field it makes life alot easier

[matthewgarcia]

Just ordered my weld tube lens !Thanks for the info!

[baloo]

I tried the Sellstrom on my helmet quite a while back and the biggest problem was how much it stuck into the helmet. It literally was touching my nose. I ended up with a standard flip front Fibre Metal helmet and love the way it fits. The simple head gear works better then any of the fancy stuff I have tried.

[sethgarcia]

ive owned both as well i use weldtube daily glad they beefed up there clips my first one clip broke so i broke otherside n superglued worked perfect never melted off ncase ur wondering the new one is great just cant toss it in the back anymore have to place down … great video 🤙🏼

[rjvonhammer]

Excellent review! I’m buying one for each hood 🤙🏼

[jml]

I liked the weldtube one alot. Sadly after 6 months it doesnt stay on anymore. Just bought a sellstrom for something more long term.

[nikkicieslak]

I just got my weld tube flip adapter and I love it! if they can make one for the pancake that would be great. I added a miller or Jackson one to my pancake and it's just really heavy and uncomfortable on the nose.

[sebastianleon]

Nice video, Just what I was looking for. Thx 🙏🏻

[MBwelding]

I dig the weld tube I’m not big on having to hack up my helmet I might look into that kinda funny as a fabricator I hate to modify my stuff 😂 when I literally do that for a living

[blakebarnett]

Just ordered the weld tube adapter we will see how it goes.

[clayh]

I have the sellstrom as well on my sugar scoop. The extra wieght is noticeable but the worst thin with mine is the clear lens retainer inside the helmet keeps breaking and will barely hold the inside plate in. They are cheap and to get a new one you have to purchase the whole kit again. Last one was about 50 bucks now.

[nicholasgriego]

I’ve used both and I honestly now just don’t like flip fronts. The weld tube one feels really cheap and also my welding lens has fallen out of the flip front when I flipped it up before. The sellstrom feels nicer but is just way too heavy but now I just used a non flip front sugar scoop

[derekbryant]

That sellstrom adapter is actually replacement parts for their 280 series helmet I'm actually getting ready to buy one of their 290 series helmets this will be my second one of those I really like them

[Ricardo-RAC]

I noticed pipeliners cloud is selling the weld tube flip adapter. Those carbon fiber helmets with a weld tube flip adapter …. Sweeeet.

[dereksuperstrong]

If you want to Shield that doesn't weigh a ton that pipeliner is going to weigh 10 lb on your head once you put one of those install flip lenses in it go get you a port of shell baby for the shell online I think it's Northern Tool but it's a port of shell or a port of shell baby weighs half the white then this thing's going to White when he puts that lens in it

[Ag]

Be careful with the sellstorm because after a couple of months it starts to not close all the way and letting light in

[curtismaloney]

Structural welder here, I’ve been using the weld tube adapter for the past 2 years, from job bins, 30ft drops, left in the rain and more and I’d choose it over the sellstorm any day, . What I would really like to see next is solid lenses comparison !!! Weld tube aqua lense, a regular solid lense and I’ve even heard there are orange and red lense! I weld a lot and heard the gold plated ones on the front reduced some eye fatigue, can anyone attest to that ? I also have another hood, the digital elite with x mode and still run to my sugar scoop with the weld tube adapter.

[Meatstroker]

Flip the retention spring & maybe you won’t have that sea saw affect