Tacking and short runs
Line it up, strike, stop, check, move the clamp, strike again. No hood going up and down between each one.
Shade 3 to 11 · 5/10000 s · Solar
Auto-Darkening Welding Goggles
The lens sits at shade 3 while you line the work up, so you can see what you are doing with the goggles already on. The moment an arc lights it drops to shade 11, then clears again on a delay you set yourself. A solar panel across the brow runs it, so there is no battery to change.
Which lens
A single teal shield runs across both eyes, so there is no bridge in the middle of your view. The deeper frame wraps further round the side and has vent slots in the arms. Sold from two up.
Two separate violet lenses with a bridge between them, in a slimmer frame. Less bulk on your face if the wraparound feels like too much goggle. Sold from two up.
One of each goes in the box — one teal, one violet, each with its own headband. Here a set means that pair, so choosing two sends two of each. This is the only way to buy a single pair.
How many
One set
Was:
One teal and one violet, each with its own headband.Sold out
Sold out. One teal and one violet, each with its own headband.
Save 26%
Two sets
$33.95
Was: $45.90
One to keep at the bench and one in the van, or one for whoever is holding the work.Sold out
Was: $45.90. $16.98 each. Save $11.95. One to keep at the bench and one in the van, or one for whoever is holding the work.
Save 19%
Three sets
$55.95
Was: $68.85
For a small crew, or two to use and one put away for when a lens gets spattered.Sold out
Was: $68.85. $18.65 each. Save $12.90. For a small crew, or two to use and one put away for when a lens gets spattered.
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Five sets
$84.95
Was: $114.75
For a shop, a class or a team. The lowest price per set.Sold out
Was: $114.75. $16.99 each. Save $29.80. For a shop, a class or a team. The lowest price per set.
Two versions of the same goggles, differing in the lens — or one of each. Both are photographed with a headband; what else ships with them is the one thing the maker is not clear about — see “what comes in the box” below before you order.
Two sets
Total $33.95
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Dark before you blink
You stop lifting a hood every time you stop.
A fixed dark lens means you are blind until the arc lights, so you tack, lift, look, drop and go again. These sit light enough to line the work up through them, and go dark the moment the arc strikes — then clear again on their own a moment after you stop.
- Shade 3 light, shade 11 dark
- Solar — no battery
- Headband included
The switch
Shade 3 until the arc. Shade 11 the instant it lights.
The maker puts the switching time at 5/10000 of a second — fast enough that what you notice is the view going dark, not the moment it happens. Coming back the other way is deliberately slower, and you set it: anywhere between 0.1 and 3 seconds after the arc stops.
5/10000 of a second to darken
The maker's figure for the light-to-dark switch. You keep the goggles on through tacking, repositioning and striking again instead of flipping a hood up and down.
0.1 to 3 seconds to clear
The delay back to light is adjustable. Short for quick tacks; long if you want the lens to stay dark while a hot bead is still glowing at you.
Solar, so no battery to find
A panel across the brow runs the filter. Nothing to charge, nothing to replace in the middle of a job, and nothing to go flat in a cold van over winter.
Shade 3 light and shade 11 dark are the maker's own figures. Shade 11 sits in the band people use for stick and MIG at moderate current; heavier amperage wants a darker filter, and this one is fixed. Check it against what you actually run.
The specifics
Straight answers
Every figure here is the maker's own. Where it publishes nothing, this page says so rather than guessing.
3*
shade when light
Dark enough to look through, light enough to line the work up.
11*
shade when dark
A fixed dark shade, not a variable one.
5/10000s*
to go dark
The maker's switching figure.
0.1–3s*
to clear again
Adjustable delay back to light.
* Marked figures are the maker's own and are not measured by us.
Full specifications
Solar-powered auto-darkening welding goggles in an ABS frame, photographed with a headband.
- What it is
- Welding goggles with an auto-darkening filter: shade 3 at rest, shade 11 when an arc lights. Goggles rather than a hood — they cover the eyes, not the face.
- Shade range
- Shade 3 light, shade 11 dark. It is a fixed dark shade, so there is no dial to set it lower or higher. Fixed at 11, so it does not go darker for heavier work. Check that against the amperage you run before you order.
- Switching
- 5/10000 of a second to darken. 0.1 to 3 seconds, adjustable, to clear again.
- Power
- Solar panel across the brow. No battery, nothing to charge. In very poor light the panel has less to work with — that is true of every solar filter.
- Protective sheets
- Two clear sheets sit in front of the filter and take the sparks and slag. They are fitted when it arrives. Change them when they pit. Whether spare films are in your box depends on which pack the maker ships — it does not say.
- Frame
- ABS, with ventilated temple arms, adjustable temple length and slip-off nose pads.
- The two versions
- One has a single teal shield across both eyes in a deeper wraparound frame; the other has two separate violet lenses in a slimmer frame. Same shade range and same switching speed. Pick on fit and field of view.
- What it is not
- Not a face shield. Goggles cover the eyes; they leave your face, neck and ears open to spatter and radiated heat. If you want your face covered, you want a hood, not these.
- Not published
- The weight, the size of the viewing window and the battery-free run time in low light. The maker gives none of them, so we quote none.
- What else might be in it
- The maker lists three pack contents: one with a case and six protective films, one with the goggles and headband only, and one with a case and headband. It does not say which pack goes with which lens version, and the photographs of both versions show only the goggles and a headband. So count on the goggles and the headband. Anything else is a bonus, not a promise.
What comes in the box
- 1 pair of goggles
- 1 headband
- Two protective sheets, already fitted
This is the honest answer: the maker lists three different pack contents and never says which goes with which lens. Both versions are photographed with the goggles and a headband, so that is what we would count on. A case or spare films may come too — we are not going to promise them.
Where they earn their place
Short jobs where a hood is more trouble than the weld
A hood wins on a long run in a booth. These win when the welding is five minutes of a two-hour job and you keep having to look at what you are doing in between.
Grinding and cutting
The two clear sheets in front of the filter are there for exactly this: sparks and slag land on something cheap and replaceable.
Working away from a bench
Nothing to charge means nothing to forget. The panel keeps the filter fed as long as there is light to work in.
In and out of a toolbox
Goggles go where a hood will not — a drawer, a tool bag, the door pocket of a van. Worth keeping them somewhere the filter will not get dragged across a spanner.
How it works
Put them on. Strike. Look again.
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Set them up once
Adjust the temple length, clip the headband on if you want them held tighter, and set the clear delay to suit the work. Leave the two protective sheets in place — they are what the sparks are meant to hit.
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Line up through the light lens
At shade 3 you can see the joint, the clamp and the rod with the goggles already on. That is the part a fixed dark lens cannot do.
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Strike, and let it do the rest
The sensor picks up the arc and the filter goes to shade 11 in a fraction of a second. Stop, and it clears again after the delay you set. Change the protective sheets when they pit.
The one setting worth finding before you start is the clear delay. Too short and you get a flash of brightness off a hot bead; too long and you are standing in the dark waiting to see your work.
Compared with the usual options
Auto goggles, a fixed dark lens, or a hood?
Three ways to keep an arc out of your eyes. Here is where these win and where they do not.
| Feature | Nexura auto goggles | Fixed dark goggles | Welding hood |
|---|---|---|---|
| See the work before you strike | |||
| Darkens on its own | Some models | ||
| Covers your face as well as your eyes | |||
| Fits in a toolbox | |||
| Nothing to charge | Some models | ||
| Works under a hood or a cap | |||
| Replaceable sacrificial sheet |
Compared by type, not by brand. “Some models” means it depends which one you buy.
Free shipping on orders of $49 or more. Below that, standard shipping is a flat $4.95 to any of the 50 US states. Delivery takes 7–15 business days from the time you order, and that window already includes the 1–2 business days we take to process. Shipping & Delivery.
30-day returns. Items must be unused and in their original packaging. Email support@nexuratool.com with your order number to start a return. Returns & Refunds.
30 days from delivery. Email support@nexuratool.com with your order number and what you want to return. We reply with a return address — do not send anything back before you have it, or we cannot match the parcel to your order.
What we can take back: unused items in their original, undamaged packaging. Adhesives, sealants and lubricants cannot be returned once opened; the same goes for any item with a broken safety seal. That is a safety and hazardous-goods rule, not a preference.
Who pays: return shipping is paid by you, except when the item arrived damaged, faulty or was not what you ordered — then we cover it and refund the original shipping too.
Refunds go back to the original payment method within 5 business days of the return reaching us. Full returns policy.
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
Before you order
What shade do they go to?
How fast does it darken?
Is there a battery?
What is the difference between the two versions?
Do they replace a welding hood?
What are the clear sheets for?
Will they fit over my glasses?
What exactly comes in the box?
Shade 3 to 11 · 5/10000 s · Solar
Keep them on. Keep working.
One teal shield across both eyes, or two violet lenses in a slimmer frame. Same shade range and switching speed; both come with a headband and two protective sheets already fitted.
