Weldmonger TIG Finger Heat Shield

I’m a shipyard pipe welder. Some of the welds I do are in really tough spots and walking the cup is not an option. Many of these pipes are very small (as small as 1/2”), so they get very hot, very quickly. This thing lets me weld them WAY faster and WAY easier. Best product I’ve bought for work in awhile, especially for the price. I’m gonna make sure I got one of these around for the rest of my life haha

Maybe just a personal preference but I don’t like how the ends aren’t continuously threaded together. I found myself constantly adjusting then because of this. Even when doubled over itself I couldn’t get away from this problem. It’s bound to bunch up and/or unfold while trying to use. There is plenty of length but it seems so unnecessary to have this much length when the ends could be tied together and the whole thing shortened. There’s also plenty of heat protection so all this length is again not necessary. Maybe I’m doing it wrong but it’s not even close to comfortable for this sole reason. You won’t get burnt but how many layers do you need of this thing. At some point you’re just welding your finger into the joint. I can get right next to the weld with it rolled up like it was a stitched together on the ends. I can see the thing start to smoke I’m so close and I don’t feel a thing. If I’m rolling this thing up wrong, send directions then lol. (Unlikely, since it’s not rocket science). I’m also welding on a 225 so that gives you a ballpark on what kind of heat I could potentially be exposed to.

I cant believe the difference this thing made for me. Ive watched a lot of the videos made by the guy who sells these. Im new to GTAW/TIG and having to wear thin gloves for dexterity results in my fingers heating up very quick. Especially the pinky and bottom of my hand as I drag it across the surface. Towards the end of a pass the heat would get so bad I found myself having to pull my hand up or move quicker to try and get done. That resulted in very bad welds. Today was my first day of really using the TIG finger. It worked just like promised! Couldnt feel the heat on my fingers or hand and I was able to hold my hand in the proper position to get a great pattern of tiny dimes. Over and over on a very hot surface I couldnt feel the extreme amount of heat coming off the work piece. I slid the TIG Finger over a clamp, mounted to the table, and the bulk of it created a very stable platform to rest my hand instead of just balancing on the head of the clamp. It also worked great just placing it between my hand and the table so I could smoothly drag my torch hand without feeling the heat coming through the table and tearing up my glove. In the end, the TIG Finger improved my weld pattern and I would give this as a gift and I will probably buy the XL version so I have more options.

Ordered it because I got a job doing tig welding after never having tig welded, and not having welded for 15 years. When I need to use it, its great. I just wish it was more often.

This was a great invention and it works great... can wear it and drag your finger as a rest down a hot part your welding... 10/10 would recommend to a friend!

Shes says its a little small for her finger, which is odd because she has pretty small hands. I wouldnt recommend this to someone with large hands or thick fingers, but it works.

Amazon says I bought my last one in December of 2015. Thats hard to believe but I guess its been seven years and I just noticed a hole in my old one today. I use mine a lot even when MIG welding. I put this on my pointer finger and rest the torch on it. It is a little snug but with thin lamb-skin gloves its fine. It beats having to awkwardly shift position in the middle of a long weld due to the fact that without it you would be cooking your finger.

Works great