[TheForge] welding heat

Sun Aug 3 11:11:01 2003

Hey Rick,
No these glasses and face shields are quite different.
The question of whether they are worth using, depends on how much forge
welding you do.
The shields are about $100, about 8 x more expensive that standard welding
shields and the gold surface is some what fragile, but I weigh that against
how much better I can control my billet welding process.
After you have tossed out a few complex damascus billets because of hidden
welding flaws and wasted  several hours of welding, not to mention how much
better your feel physically from the reduced eye strain, the cost becomes
insignificant.
Look at a picture of pilot and astronaught helmet visors. They aren't
wearing welding shades, the visors are gold coated.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Crawford" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] welding heat


> 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
>
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