[TheForge] welding heat

Sun Aug 3 08:35:01 2003

Hi guys,

    Sorry to interrupt, but are these dydidium glasses the yellow colored
glasses that make every thing look like there is more light than there
really is?  I saw some of those a few years ago, but had no idea what they
were.  Are these glasses all they are cracked up to be?  What are their best
features?

Rick Crawford at Rafter Lazy C
Home of Rick's Forge and LEM the Wonder Mule
In the middle of Northern Illinois
http://www.rafterlazyc.com
[email protected]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Robinson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] welding heat

> Hey Bob,
> The "jerk" was Jim Schell,  of Schell Glass, and he was deathly ill at
that
> time.
> I think he has passed away since then.
> You are right about the gold layer being fragile.
> Some one on theforge or knifelist sent me a new source for the glasses and
> face shields that has the gold imbedded in the plastic, But unfortunately
I
> misplaced the message some where.
> I hope you give the glasses another try.
> Every one I know who uses them loves them.
> Chuck
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Rackers" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 2:45 PM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] welding heat
>
>
> > I got  pair of the Didymium/gold glasses, but they were defective.
> > The dye layers were severely separating on one lens.
> > The guy was such a jerk about my returning them, I just asked for a
> refund.
> >
> > I don't get as much chance to forge-weld as I'd like, since I don't get
as
> much
> > chance to blacksmith as I like.
> >
> > I did do a lot of research before finding out that #3 shades provide all
> the
> > protection I needed, and they aren't as "fragile" as the gold coated
> didymium
> > glasses.
> >
> > Bob