[TheForge] Re: bifocal safety glasses

[Jim Pigott]

These are good. 

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ralph Sproul
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 7:25 AM
To: Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: bifocal safety glasses

	Interesting that Walmart and Sears along with welding suppliers are
now
into catering the craftsman that are getting older .......must be a lot of
us.

	By the way - what is the cost at Sears and Walmart for the safety
glasses?

	The thing about advantage gas is the glasses are safety glasses and
then a
bifocal in them as well are for close up work.
 I find I can't see a dam thing without prescription glasses and
Lenscrafters wanted $426 last time I checked for a set of prescription
safety glasses.  These polycarbonate glasses that Advantage Gas sells are
full time magnifyer glasses in different powers, and you can glue on a set
of lined bifocal lenses and the magnifying glasses are $16......and the glue
on bifocal discs are about $10.

	I certainly don't loose any sleep over smashing, scratching, or weld
spattering a $16-26 set of glasses like I would a $426 set !  I'm
notoriously stupid and have ruined more sunglasses and regular glasses
around job sites - that I really appreciate the cheaper option, as I know
me.

	........and yes, I did try those glasses holders that go around your
neck.......but the weld spatter ruined the glasses - so I didn't gain much
there.

	I've seen the option of standard safety glasses with bifocals for
close up
work, but to get magnifyer lenses with bifocals had always been a
optomitrist expense.  I feel pretty dumb when I have a set of magnifyers in
my welding helmet - so I set down my safety glasses to weld something - then
smash the glasses I'd set down closing a lid on the set I had set
down.......but like I say - it's much better than it used to be cost wise.

	...........Maybe I wasn't supposed to say that..........I'm sure no
one
else has done that!   :-)

	Now that I've fessed up and make all you guys look good!  I'm off to
finish
up two more presents ......and I hope you all have a nice holiday in which
ever way you celebrate it.

Ralph

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of LrdThorolf at aol.com
Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 7:29 AM
To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [TheForge] Re: bifocal safety glasses


I where bifocals glasses and at Walmart the last time i got my   glasses I
got safety  glasses and frames so that i could work  in  them and have them
for
when I  make it to  any black smith  events. They  came with  side shields
too.

Later Ike
Pan's Forge
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