Welding Glass - What shade level

[jollyjack]

Just searched on Ebay for welding Glass and it comes in Different Shade levels, 9,10,11

What type of glass have members been getting to make a 10stop welding filter, also whats the best stuff to attach it to the ring adaptor.

Thanks

Jon

 

[TheBigYin]

I've a grade 9 and a grade 10 from that Darkmutton bloke on fleabay - the grade 9 comes out at around 11 stops, and the 10 is nearer 14 stops. I've been using a thin "sausage" of blu-tack to fix it to a cokin adaptor ring, which worked pretty well, though obviously precludes using any other filters (eg ND Grads for the sky)

 

[The23rdman]

I agree with TBY. The 9 has been the most useful for me too. I use it with a manual Tamron 28mm lens as this has a very wide lip I can put a sausage of bluetac around too attach the glass.

 

[jollyjack]

Thanks Guys, Its looking haed to get the shade 9, but 10 possible, will look around to see if possible to get 9 anywhere else.

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Hi Jon, you can get some from here but the P&P pushes the price up if you are only buying 1 lens so best to get a few and some spares as postage is the expensive part. They do all grades not just 9.10 &11's.
Linky

 

[jollyjack]

Thanks m8, will order some later

 

[Merc]

Thanks m8, will order some later

Does the wife know?

 

[jollyjack]

Shut up you, what she dont know will not hurt her. LOL