[TheForge] mask vs. eyes

[peter fels & phoebe palmer]

On 11/16/2010 5:26 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
> Others have pointed out the use of various things to prevent the humid
> air from condensing on the lenses as droplets.
>
> But if you can keep the humid air from your lungs out of your goggles,
> you shouldn't have the problem in the first place.
Perspiration seems to be plenty of moisture to fog lenses..it also runs 
down off my brow and pools in the glass.
> Put on both mask and goggles and look at yourself in the mirror.  Is
> there some way to introduce a sufficient gap between them that the
> humid breath won't enter the goggles?  Maybe you can add a piece of
> sponge rubber gasket (like for winterizing windows) on one or the
> other, to make a seal there.
Neoprene foam from a dive shop works well, is tolerant of body oils, etc.
>   If you can't put such a thing on mask or
> glasses, maybe you can put it on your nose before donning the mask and
> glasses.
>
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Jim Poulmas<poulmas at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> I've been considering prescription sport goggles. I'm not sure if they offer
>> the clarity of normal glasses of if they're comfortable or not. I always
>> manage to get stuff in my eye regardless of what I'm wearing.
If there is any gap at all , wire brush fragments and grinding swarf  
can fly up behind.
The soft edge gas welding goggles, in a model that fits your face, are 
the best i've found for those of us who wear glasses too.
I took the old metal side shields from a set of 1940s safety glasses and 
hard soldered loops on my shop glasses frames to accommodate the shields.
Even with a full face shield, it leaves something to be desired.

a surprisingly large % of  crap-in-thye-eye problems happen when 
removing the eye protection and stuff falls down.

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