Sellstrom Welding Helmets: Super Tuff, Galaxy and Auto-Darkening

Pick the shell, then the filter that goes in it

A passive helmet holds a filter plate of one shade in a fixed or lift front, and you see through the plate only once the arc is lit. The lift front helmets add a clear window under the flip, so you can chip and grind without taking the helmet off. Our Super Tuff shells come in both forms, and the window size decides which filter plates and cover plates fit.

An auto-darkening helmet stays light until the arc strikes. Ours offer an Advantage with external controls, an Advantage+ and a Premium with internal controls. The hand shield is for short tack welds where a helmet is more than the job needs. OSHA asks for a helmet or a hand shield in all arc welding, and the shade guide says which number your process needs.

These 10 products are of the Sellstrom range, $26.43 to $209.00 in our last catalog update.

What does lift front mean on your Sellstrom welding helmet?

The filter plate sits in a front that flips up, with a clear window under it. You chip and grind with the front up and weld with it down, without taking the helmet off.

Which Sellstrom auto-darkening helmet should you pick?

Ours come as an Advantage with external controls and an Advantage+ and Premium with internal controls. Pick by where you want the controls and the size of the view.

This is general information about choosing protective equipment, not a hazard assessment of your workplace and not medical advice. Your employer's assessment, the markings on the product and its instructions come first; after any injury to the eye, get medical help right away.

What the safety sources say

OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.252: Welding, cutting and brazing, general requirements. Helmets or hand shields must be used during all arc welding or arc cutting except submerged arc welding, and goggles or other suitable eye protection during gas welding or oxygen cutting. Helmets and hand shields must insulate against heat and electricity and protect the face, neck and ears from direct radiant energy from the arc. Read October 2, 2026.
OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.133: Eye and face protection. Employers must ensure appropriate eye or face protection against flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, chemical gases or vapors and injurious light radiation, with side protection against flying objects, and filter lenses must carry a shade number suited to the work. Devices must meet ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2010, Z87.1-2003 or Z87.1-1989 (R-1998), and the table sets minimum shades such as 10 for gas metal arc welding at 60 to 160 A and 14 for carbon arc welding. Read October 2, 2026.

Each of these sources is linked in our welding shade guide.

Before the next shift

Pick the hazard, then the part

Every shield, window, lens, goggle and station in the Sellstrom range is one click from here, and you pick the exact part number on the next page.

Start with what can reach your eyes, your face or your ears, then pick the part for the gear you already own.

Sellstrom welding helmets

Pick the shell, then the filter that goes in it

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Welding helmets: what people ask

What does lift front mean on your Sellstrom welding helmet?

Which Sellstrom auto-darkening helmet should you pick?

Pick the hazard, then the part