https://www.weldingsuppliesfromioc....&msclkid=f5a98c4fe3081c3052c4eac97c199ed2&utm_content=Welding Supplies from IOC

 

Oops here is the 25 footer,

https://www.weldingsuppliesfromioc....c_id=a7a95db85&pr_rec_pid=8552022933791&pr_ref_pid=8552023163167&pr_seq=uniform

try weldfabulous.com and look up cable covers.

https://weldfabulous.com/search.php?search_query=cable+covers

 

try weldfabulous.com and look up cable covers.

 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CP96F8P5?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

I have this. Only had it about 2 weeks. Seems alright quality. It will work for my portable rig. I think Velcro is the way to go. However, not sure this will work with a water cooled force, gotta measure the diameter. I only have a remote and power. Though seems spacious enough for another hose.

 

Thanks, I was looking at that one, i just wasn't sure about the velcro and how it would stand up to being pulled over dirt and concrete over time... Maybe I should give it a shot. If it's short lived at least i'm not out over hundred bucks like the Lincolns... [/I]

I saw this one on the netwelding.com site:
http://www.netwelding.com/Cable_Hose_Cover.htm
It is leather with snaps. It seems in line with the Lincoln covers that were posted earlier, but significantly less expensive. My main concern there is getting dirt inside the cover with the hoses.

 

I tend to buy most of my supplies from Weldfablous (Mississippi Welders), including their filled 120 cubic foot gas bottles that my local Air Products has no issue refilling.

Good folks, prompt shipping and competitive prices as well.

 

Just for the heck of it, I hate leather tig hose covers. They are bulky and heavy, and get stiff over time. So I get the lightest zip cowboy covers for WeldTed Speedway torches and have spares.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2653505313...nE7N+1RaqFOUo6I5b33puXFfsVi4LvZM9eBVRp+odBVHBiu5H5zCPYevy3rQ==|tkp:BFBMqOS-6JFk

 

I have on of those on another machine. Never even considered it that style. But for the price it is probably worth trying.

The black leather one on my HTP is 11 yrs old. Not stiff. Not sure your this cheap new one will hold up.

 

I used to work for a small company that makes protective covers for aircraft sensors which are installed when aircraft are parked. Most of them are made of either Kevlar or Nomex. Someone thought that a protective sleeve made out of one of those fabrics would make a splendid cover for welding cables. They built some samples of covers for TIG cables and hoses and gave them out as free samples to some weldors so see if they had any possibilities as a commercial product. The covers got rave reviews because they were highly flexible and virtually indestructible. However when they had a hard-headed look at the product, its cost for materials, processing, and assembly and its likely retail price and/or price to distributors, they concluded it make no economic sense. I was kinda sad to see the decision but it was perfectly understandable.

 

I hope you were able to snag some sample/prototypes for yourself

 

I thought he wanted something BETTER than the cheap the $30-$40 ones. Lol.

Feel silly now after posting $300 ones.

Good ones are not going to be cheap. They seem you can only get either cheap or expensive ones.

Is there some more in between ? Like in the $75 to $125 range with the improvement in quality to match the cost.

 

I thought he wanted something BETTER than the cheap the $30-$40 ones. Lol.

I did want something better, but it makes little sense to pay more than twice for a cover than the price of the product it's protecting... I have no problem with the cost if it can make sense.

They seem you can only get either cheap or expensive ones.
Is there some more in between ? Like in the $75 to $125 range with the improvement in quality to match the cost.

exactly the issue I'm trying to address by asking here, I was looking for something midrange like that that makes more sense. I'm protecting mostly 25' ck20 super-flex hoses which are $150-$200 or so, depending on where I get them...

Thanks all for the recommendations!

 

Sadly, I did not get one of them. I don't think I had a TIG outfit at the time so I didn't really need a cover. It's one of those "if only" things!

 

I miss the old days where you went to the store and there was a large selection you could actually see/feel before you bought.

I hear you on crazy prices for the good ones but the buy once cry once often applies. If it takes $300 to protect $200 it only has to save them a time or two and paid for itself. That and you don't have to watch and wonder when the cheapy is bad enough that you will strip it off and replace one more time.

I really like the Miller zippered nylon ones but they are not heat resistant at all.

These Lincoln covers may have some heat resistance.

https://harrisweldingsupplies.com/lincoln-premium-zippered-cable-cover-22-ft-6-7m-k918-4/

 

That looks to be a reasonable option, I'll do some digging on it, thanks!