[TheForge] Re: goggles f/brazing question

Sun Nov 9 10:43:01 2003

I have a pair of these with safety glass lenses. The only change that I 
would make would be to raise the top near vision section a bit to widen 
the central band. They are fine in the shop but get a bit tedious while 
driving, another 1/8 inch or so would fix that for me.

Mike Graf

Chuck Robinson wrote:
> For what it's worth, you can  request that your eye glass supplier make what
> is called industrial bi-focal, where they grind the lens up side down.
> I have heard that you can even get lenses with the near vision grind both on
> top and at the bottom, and distance in the middle band.
> Chuck
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> From: "Mike Spencer" <[email protected]>
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> Subject: [TheForge] Re: goggles f/brazing question
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>>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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