[TheForge] soldering v brazing v welding (fyi)

[Mike Porter]

Hi Rich,
I'm going to assume you are asking for prescription safety glasses that have 
some further abilities, like UV/IR suppression, since good looking 
prescription lenses are not hard to find.

Prescription lenses fall into a more forgiving category than regular safety 
glasses, so that any of them made with polycarbonate lenses qualify under 
ANSI Z87.1-2003, the latest set of USA recommendations.

Both UK and European safety codes are more forgiving than ours or the 
Canadians'

Therefore, if you already have a prescription available try:
http://www.auralens.net/index.cfm

or: : http://x-celoptical.com/  email at x-celoptical.com

However, if you are just looking for prescription glasses that you find 
acceptable, and which can still be worn in a shop environment, I suggest you 
start by having a talk with your optician--not a mere sales clerk--and put 
the question to him/her. They are required by law to know the safety codes 
and how to comply with them here, and I'm sure that England would be even 
more strict regarding professional qualifications. As to side shields, your 
optician should be able to supply them for any prescription glasses; there 
is at least one kind that simply hang down from the frames. You can also 
find endless choices of temporary covers for prescription glasses.

It could be worth you time to look over here for cover goggles, since 
shipping for something that small, isn't going to be prohibitive.
Mikey

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Maynard" <rich at maynard.org.uk>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 10:54 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] soldering v brazing v welding (fyi)


> Mikey,
>
> You seem to know a lot about this eye-protection business; do you know of
> any prescription safety glasses that don't look dorky? (Is that the right
> word? American isn't my first language ;-)
>
> Rich.
>
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