[TheForge] Re: goggles f/brazing question

[Mike Spencer]

John> The problem is age. My eyesight isn't what it used to be and I
John> wear bi-focal work glasses. Can anyone suggest goggles that fit
John> over glasses?

Dave> Your friendly welding supply house should have full face shields
Dave> available in various brazing / cutting shades -- a number 2 or 3
Dave> for example.

I use a tinted face shield as Dave suggested.  One problem that I've
hit occurs with both clear (grinding) and tinted (gas
braze/welding/cutting) shields.  My shop is poorly heated in cold
weather.  If I tilt my head back a bit to see through the lower part
of bifocals, that tilts the shield away, opening a path for hot bits
to bounce upward under the shield.  If I tilt the shield down tightly,
that puts it too close to my face and it promptly fogs up.

I have a pair of the clip-on flip-up magnifying glasses sold so that
you can look at a computer screen through the tops of your bifocals.
I have these on all the time in the shop.  If I flip them down, I can
look at close work through the tops of my bifocals, the shield doesn't
have to come down as far and bingo!  Less fogging.  Less crick in the
neck too.  I haven't quite mastered the arc welder's shield nod with
this arrangement.  If I get any amount of arc welding to do I'd go for
one of the high tech instant darkening jobs.

I also wear a sports band to keep the glasses from sliding down my
nose.

The whole thing is a terrific PITA.  Oh, well, except for the fact
that I can see what I'm doing, of course. :-)

- Mike

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