saftey glasses

[bawjaws]

these ones look ok for the price http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UVEX-HILTI-SA...286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:15|39:1|240:1318 -whatdya think?
ps, cant see any with the foam on it

 

[dannyweld]

A bit drastic?

i,m one of these people that ends up filthy after one hour in the shop, does'nt take me long to scratch up my speaks. i do a lot of cutting and grinding.
ps. the most dangerous procedure by far as far as you eyes is concerned is drilling,n accounts for 40% of injuries

 

[bawjaws]

ps. the most dangerous procedure by far as far as you eyes is concerned is drilling,n accounts for 40% of injuries

really?, i thought it would be grinding

 

[dannyweld]

really?, i thought it would be grinding

if a drill bit breaks and hits your eye, thats it, the games up. dont forget your glasses.

 

[stormin]

by far as far as you eyes is concerned is drilling,n accounts for 40% of injuries

Can't see that myself!

 

[kev234]

I alway use uvex goggles that I aquire through work. They are a bit orange but about the best I have ever used for fit and anti misting. Remember you only get one pair of eyes. I have worked with too many people who think they are too cool for specs and ended up at the eye hospital.

 

[simon718]

have worked with too many people who think they are too cool for specs and ended up at the eye hospital.

by no means do i think im "too cool for specs" but i absolutly hate glasses of any sort, i wore glasses for about 4 years, now have contacts and despise the thought of glasses or anything similar, wear safety glasses as a matter of course when grinding but would never even think of wearing them when drilling (except when drilling masonary on site, the one time i dont have safety glasses near me)

 

[madkayaker]

I wear prescription glasses but can cope with out. First thing i do on site or workshop is swap for safety glasses. Planing to get some prescription wrap around pelter eagles ones

 

[simon718]

you never tried using contact lenses mk?

 

[madkayaker]

tried but didn't get on with very well. I have one very dominant eye then a lazy eye so not that bad i can pass a driving eye test with out but the world goes fuzzy if i have to really focus

 

[simon718]

iv got an astigmatism in one eye and short sighted in the other, contacts don't bother me compared to the annoyance that glassed used to give

when i did my driving test (2.5 years ago) a severe squint without glasses and i could read the number plate at the right distance, not likely to happen now

 

[madkayaker]

so you didn't read the plate on the way in

 

[simon718]

passed theory and practical first time, didnt make myself clear my instructor wanted to see how bad my eyesight was haha was wearing me glasses for the test

 

[jugs]

grinding sucks eh?, i was grinding 20 years worth of paint on a friends truck chassis to get back to some bare metal for a decent paint job (found some tinfoil underneath ) it was about 4 hours worth and when my safety glasses got all scratched and covered with rust to the point that i couldent see i took them off for 2 mins,then comes the splinter, typical

So the glasses were doing their job then, why did you think the rust & crud would stop just because you took your glasses off.

Sorry to go all 'elf 'n safety on you but........

Glasses - even wrap-around, with side plates or whatever - are NOT appropriate PPE for cutting/grinding under any circumstances. Goggles or full face shield (with safety glasses under are the minimum.

Glasses are merely for general walk about, spannering, lathe-work etc.

I prefer full face shield - and when it steams up it's time for a little rest.

The number of my fitters with 'must have got dust in my eye boss' was legion! And I know they were just 'having a little tickle with the grinder boss', because I pulled one up at nearly every saftey walkabout I ever made.

Please don't take shortcuts with your eyes.

Couldnt say it better.

by no means do i think im "too cool for specs" but i absolutly hate glasses of any sort, i wore glasses for about 4 years, now have contacts and despise the thought of glasses or anything similar, wear safety glasses as a matter of course when grinding but would never even think of wearing them when drilling (except when drilling masonary on site, the one time i dont have safety glasses near me)

Then expect some grief & possable blindness, hot sharp steel will do a lot more damage than masonary. DONT risk your eyes, you dont get a 2nd chance.

Go to http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=9354

and look up some of the links on eye damage & protection, better still ask an eye doctor at your local A & E to see some pics of eye damage.

 

[English Steve]

I wear glasses all the time, so have prescription safetys for the workshop. If I am cutting or grinding, I add a full-face shield.
Even with the prescription safetys on, I caught a steel splinter in the eye just by walking through the fab shop at work. That resulted in 2 days off work and a very pretty doctor digging at my eye with a needle - very uncomfortable and I don't want to do it again, no matter how pretty she was!

 

[snowcat]

Sorry to go all 'elf 'n safety on you but........

Glasses - even wrap-around, with side plates or whatever - are NOT appropriate PPE for cutting/grinding under any circumstances. Goggles or full face shield (with safety glasses under are the minimum.

Glasses are merely for general walk about, spannering, lathe-work etc.

I prefer full face shield - and when it steams up it's time for a little rest.

The number of my fitters with 'must have got dust in my eye boss' was legion! And I know they were just 'having a little tickle with the grinder boss', because I pulled one up at nearly every saftey walkabout I ever made.

Please don't take shortcuts with your eyes.

you saying BOCs Green cutting glasses arnt legal then, all well and dandy but if your wearing a bucket for an hour and nicking back with the grinder on a land or root gap, a pair of glasses is far better than knowt, these can be quite happly worn in a bucket.......its all about usein the common, 9" grinder V preping 2" plate for half a day, full lid, a quick brush on a root, then glasses are dandy.......

 

[Hitch]

Of course dont forget that due to sound and vibration regulations you shouldnt be using a 9" for half a day anyway

 

[snowcat]

Of course dont forget that due to sound and vibration regulations you shouldnt be using a 9" for half a day anyway

16 year old with a file it is then

 

[madkayaker]

thats more risky!

 

[rtcosic]

....all well and dandy but if your wearing a bucket for an hour and nicking back with the grinder on a land or root gap, a pair of glasses is far better than knowt, these can be quite happly worn in a bucket.......its all about usein the common, 9" grinder V preping 2" plate for half a day, full lid, a quick brush on a root, then glasses are dandy.......

Ah, the good old just 'having a little tickle with the grinder boss' syndrome.

Yup, that's exactly what puts you into A&E sooner or later!

....all well and dandy but if your wearing a bucket for an hour and nicking back with the grinder on a land or root gap, a pair of glasses is far better than knowt, these can be quite happly worn in a bucket.......its all about usein the common, 9" grinder V preping 2" plate for half a day, full lid, a quick brush on a root, then glasses are dandy.......

And that's exactly the excuse I used hear! Interestingly more from the old hands than the younger lads.


Remember:

I wear glasses all the time, so have prescription safeties for the workshop. If I am cutting or grinding, I add a full-face shield.
Even with the prescription safeties on, I caught a steel splinter in the eye just by walking through the fab shop at work. That resulted in 2 days off work and a very pretty doctor digging at my eye with a needle - very uncomfortable and I don't want to do it again, no matter how pretty she was!

At the end of the day they are your two eyes and if you want to risk them for the sake of 30 seconds to swap to a full face shield, then it's your call - if you are in your own shop - but not on my turf!.

I thought there were professional quality 'buckets' with big flip up arc-protective windows with a safety window beneath precisely for those quick tickles, or am I imagining things? (Or have I just invented something to make my fortune?). Jugs, you wrote the Bible for us on this - do you know of such things, or am I experiencing a senior moment?

Always, and with no exceptions, wear eye protection.

(The time saved by not looking for eye protection is soon lost sitting in A&E while they dig bits out of your eye, or fit you with a false eye).
Use an additional full face visor when cutting, grinding, wire brushing etc.
When eye protection is scratched or damaged, REPLACE IT. (cheaper than eyes)

Rant Mode OFF! Victor Switch down to SIMMER!

I was notorious for my insistence on Eye Protection to the point of paranoia

might have something to do with childhood memories of my one-eyed great-uncle.​

My problem is that these days I need varifocals - can you get varifocal safety glasses? I'm getting tired of using the plastic over-glasses, when using the drill etc.