Description
The Only Flip up of its kind! Designed to be used on a Pipeliner style hood or a Pancake Hood. Please make the proper selection of hood in order to get the proper setup.
FEATURES:
- High lens capacity 5/8″ usable space
- Stainless steel lens spring retainer for long life
- 2 stage locking system to prevent accidental opening while welding
- Ability to use any clear lenses on market ( not forced to use propriety clear as known with sellstorms)
- As light weight and low profile as it can be while not limiting your viewing window or lens capacity
Another Welder (verified owner) –
So first and foremost, this is definitely worth the money. I have no complaints about the build of the item, and every feature is exactly as advertised. It feels durable and the size of the lens compartment will fit anything from a passivated lens to an adjustable auto darkener.
Why only four stars? Installation was a little tricky. The template that I received with mine was not the right size. The flip up didn’t fit when I followed the directions in the instructional video. Not a huge deal, because the template got me close enough to shave it out a little more and sand down the edges. What bothers me is that you pay extra for that template, so I would think it should work correctly.
The second installation issue that I had was using the compression rivets. This very well could have been an operator error though. I followed the directions as best I could with the tools I had available, and unfortunately they didn’t work as shown in the video. I switched them out for pop rivets and the rest of the install was quick and painless.
On the whole, I will reiterate this item is definitely worth it. The quality is immediately apparent. My two suggestions moving forward to CMR would be to make the template free (or redo it so it lays out correctly) and offer an option of pop rivets or compression rivets.
pwsadmin (verified owner) –
Thanks for the feedback! This is the first time we have heard anything about the template not working. I would like to ask you some more questions about that. When I try the template here at the shop they work well, so i am not sure what would need to be adjusted. This is where your feedback would be very helpful for us. We are always trying to ensure our products are made to the highest quality and if something is not working properly we want to address that ASAP! you can reach us at 435 233 4280. We look forward to getting this sorted out with your help.
Donny Brader (verified owner) –
It seemed like nice quality but the plastic melted in a few weeks and is now distorted. Doesn’t close all the way so weld smoke gets in between the lenses. Lens is hard to get in and out because the tabs that hold the slides in a warped up. I tried to contact them but never got a response. Really wanted it to work out well. Build quality looked way nicer than sellstrom.
pwsadmin (verified owner) –
We are sorry to hear you had some issues. We have Extremely great customer service and we always return missed calls and reply to emails daily. Not sure how you were trying to contact us but give us a call at 435-233-4280 and we will be happy to help! These also have a high temperature rating so I would be surprised to hear what you were doing when it became warped. These should be able to handle 170 degrees on continuous temperatures and short term temps of around 200
Frank Simon (verified owner) –
Installation was easy with included template and YouTube video. Flip Up is hard to flip open sometimes but other than that it seems much better quality than others on the market.
Greg Stoner (verified owner) –
Absolutely fluxin mint flip front attachment. Easy to install on the hood. Just line it up drill holes and screw it on. Its a game changer on my cmr pancake, so i will be buying another one 👌
Bryan Carter (verified owner) –
Flip up is a nice addition to my pipeliner hood. Fit up was easy with template. Only thing that could be improved as far as I’m concerned is the rivets as I didn’t have a way to easily press them
John Parks (verified owner) –
Good design, and it works. I like the easy change type compared to alot of others having to disassemble them out the side. This design is much better, only flaw I don’t like is the actual flip up. I wish instead of it locking, it had a stronger spring like some other flip ups.
Michael Allen (verified owner) –
Best flip out available. I’m currently using my 3rd one. First one ordered was to install on a pipeliner. Install went perfect but after a few weeks, a piece kind of broke where the clear lens is held on the hood itself, behind the flip out box. One quick phone call and a replacement was sent to me. Reinstalled and have had zero problems since. That was roughly Christmas time of 22 up to now with heavy use welding out of position stick and flux core. Bought another one to install on a hood of mine that came with the sellstrom (junk imo if comparing it to CMRs). Couldn’t be more satisfied with the product. CMR did a jam up job on their flip up.
Juliocesar Moreno (verified owner) –
Awesome flip up. I haven’t tried any others but I like this one. it’s pretty stiff, took a little bit til I was able to get it flipped up with one hand. So far it’s holding up very nice to the heat and the fire. I’ve had to do a few position welds and had to be right under the fire. Definitely recommend it.
Dylan Petersen (verified owner) –
I previously wrote another review. Been a rough day, I drug up and dealt with some bs as we all do from time to time and it was an error on my bad. Was able to finish the install. Flip up is slick, hasn’t been welded with yet but will be soon. I recommend if you don’t have one buy a blind rivet tool and install with those, the compression rivets without a press on these are a pain to set and I couldn’t get them to set right. Thanks for the badass flip up, delete my old review if possible. Thanks!
Jacob (verified owner) –
This flip up is really smooth and gets the job done.
Hunter Smith (verified owner) –
Best flip up out there. 10x better than sellstrom.
Frank The Tank (verified owner) –
Solid flip up for sure, the “lift” to open it I wasn’t sure about at first but it grew on me quickly, easy to do even with my heavy stick welding gloves. My only little gripe is I have to slam or physically snap the lense closed for it to actually close. Although I feel like this will wear in over time and not be much of an issue later on… time will tell.
Installation was easy, your videos are very in depth, I ordered the template with it and ended up not needing it, I wish it was just included in the price, but I understand that nothing is free and some people don’t need it either. I like the compression rivets, they leave a clean look to the finished install
I was able to replace the flip up on my pops old Jackson hood that he bought back in the 70’s when he picked up his Idealarc 250 Tombstone machine, so being able to get that hood back in service makes me super happy