[TheForge] didymium glasses?

[Steve Smith]

So can we make one out of a couple of  old CD's?

Just kidding...

Steve

Chuck Robinson wrote:

> Doug is right the gold coating is delicate.
> 10 or 12 years  ago someone on the forge list sent me a website of a 
> company that imbedded the foil layer inside the plastic shield. I didn't 
> need one at the time and unfortunately my computer had a brain fart 
> several years ago and I lost the site. Does this ring a bell with anyone.
> There are several safety equipment companies that sell the same shield 
> that I have.
> Chuck
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Ayen" <ayen at homeport.org>
> To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] didymium glasses?
> 
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>> Thus Spake Chuck Robinson (robi5515 at bellsouth.net):
>>
>>> Get a face shield that has both didymium-variant filter and a gold foil
>>> vacuum deposited coating and you will have X-Ray vision and almost 
>>> total IR
>>> protection. Pricey but better than anything else I have used.
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>
>> I have one of these, and while they are expensive (was making more back
>> then) they do work very well. Also good for casting operations where you
>> need to peek into the melt.
>>
>> One hitch, the gold plating is very delicate, and just about any
>> abrasive will remove it.
>>
>> --doug
>>
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