DIY LED welding mask modification, hands free torch light.

I got fed up with welding in awkward spots with no light and not being able to see what I was doing so I made this mod to my welding mask. I used stuff I had laying around. An 18650 lithium ion battery, a charger / usb board and some 5v LED strip lights. Hands free torch. Can even charge my phone from it if I wanted.

[@gilhernandez605]

F'ing Brilliant!!!!

[@e-2162]

3:04 😂😂

[@gilhernandez605]

Do you have a source for the major parts used???

[@rattech]

Ebay or AliExpress
18650 lithium battery (can get from old laptop batteries or vapes or ebike batteries etc)
5v waterproof led strip
18650 charger / 5v usb pcb

[@gilhernandez605]

@@rattech Thank you!!!

[@melissah.3322]

Very nice. How are you going to protect the lights from sparks, etc.? Maybe some kind of replaceable plastic cover like the mask has?

[@rattech]

Thanks, Yeh you are right it does need some sort of protection, a big blob of weld dripped onto the led strip and caught fire recently lol. Still works though.
I have thought about it but it needs to be strong and clear and fire resistant, and I don't really want glass covering it as it might smash.
So I've just come to the conclusion of; keep using it till it breaks, and I'll just peel the old led strip off and stick and solder the new bit back down. Easy.