This is what happens when you lose a glove and have 5 minutes of welding to do on the back of my truck hurt like a bitch, forehead seems to be sensitive to uv as well as i used to get this when i was tacking up without my faceshield admittedly i was doing alot of tacking but the point stands as someone else said you will end up looking like a panda and be the cause of much mirth down the pub.
Bluemotion I think your advice is way out, ill conceived and potentially dangerous a clear mask will stop exactly zero uva rays and certainly wont stop the blue light entering your eye and for the novice welders on here is particularly ill advised you have 30 years experience alot of folks on the forum have near zero experience and are just learning .... so teach them good practice from the beginning sorry if thats flaming a bit but i teach novices from time to time and i would never teach them that in a million years its my way (the safe way) or its the highway no mask no gloves no weldy lol !!
For anyone that doesnt know about it arc eye is the effect that uv has on the cornea and mucous membranes of the eye however blue light from welding (at about 440nm look it up !) enters your eye and gets focused on your retina this is what causes the blind spot when you look at the arc continued exposure to this can leave scarring on your retina and cause the blind spot to become permanent nuff said !
Even with a facemask you get spatter going down gloves down your back, in your ears and in your hair especially doing car work the weld invariably pops and farts and spits out gobs of molten metal imagine that in your face ..... nice !
If the OP absolutely must go with the goggle arrangement then particularly working on car sills maybe upside down etc a full hood is a must or get a long rubber band that you attach to your glasses and put round back of your head so it holds them in place while you use a full face shield please dont play with your safety and your eyesight alot of folks do this for fun and enjoyment arc eye and blindness is not funny or enjoyable if we were meant to be exposed to intense uv we wouldnt need any ppe im sure they dont sell it for fun
Bluemotion I think your advice is way out, ill conceived and potentially dangerous a clear mask will stop exactly zero uva rays and certainly wont stop the blue light entering your eye and for the novice welders on here is particularly ill advised you have 30 years experience alot of folks on the forum have near zero experience and are just learning .... so teach them good practice from the beginning sorry if thats flaming a bit but i teach novices from time to time and i would never teach them that in a million years its my way (the safe way) or its the highway no mask no gloves no weldy lol !!
For anyone that doesnt know about it arc eye is the effect that uv has on the cornea and mucous membranes of the eye however blue light from welding (at about 440nm look it up !) enters your eye and gets focused on your retina this is what causes the blind spot when you look at the arc continued exposure to this can leave scarring on your retina and cause the blind spot to become permanent nuff said !
Even with a facemask you get spatter going down gloves down your back, in your ears and in your hair especially doing car work the weld invariably pops and farts and spits out gobs of molten metal imagine that in your face ..... nice !
If the OP absolutely must go with the goggle arrangement then particularly working on car sills maybe upside down etc a full hood is a must or get a long rubber band that you attach to your glasses and put round back of your head so it holds them in place while you use a full face shield please dont play with your safety and your eyesight alot of folks do this for fun and enjoyment arc eye and blindness is not funny or enjoyable if we were meant to be exposed to intense uv we wouldnt need any ppe im sure they dont sell it for fun