Go figure

[Ken Weaver]

Am multi-tasking and watching the woodworking channel - program on the Bauhaus Apprenticeship Institute - video showing young folks learning woodworking - safety glasses not being used by anyone. Makes you wonder what they are theaching them. Whoops - young lady using drum sander with mask, ear and eye protection. At least one got it right.

[scorrpio]

I had so many small chips hit my protective glasses when working with powertools, that I reach for them without thinking now...

Hopefully none of these folks loses an eye, but after having to extract a couple sawdust particles (a VERY unpleasant process), most of them will start protecting their eyes.

On the subject of glasses: anyone tried those polarized Dewalt glasses sold at HD for $25? I think polarized lenses might reduce glare, but the glasses seem tinted - maybe they are for outside work, not for a shop? My present glasses are basic clear polycarbonate wraparounds.

[wreckwriter]

I have issues with my glasses fogging up. Anyone ever use a flip-up full face mask?

[Napoleon]

Actually, I have a face shield that I thought would work when I started...But that seems to do a lot of fogging up. Course I use it in the garage, so maybe the cold outside temp's had something to do with that. I'll give it a try next time I'm in the shop. Right now, I just use my regular glasses... The vendor said they'd be ok for shop work...
Mark

[crokett]

I always wear ear protection. Wear eye protection too when weedwhacking or using circ saw or other hand-held power tools. Do not wear eye protection on BT3K all the time, though I should.

[gsmittle]

I always wear ear protection. Wear eye protection too when weedwhacking or using circ saw or other hand-held power tools. Do not wear eye protection on BT3K all the time, though I should.

I always use eye and ear protection at home, plus a dust mask when necessary. At school, I'm forever giving my glasses and muffs to my students to use (you know how well teen-agers think about their own mortality).

I am starting to notice a decrease in my hearing, but that could be all the rock and roll when I was younger.....

g.

[jobucks]

Just my 2 cents worth:

Our bodies are amazing and pretty resilient at "recovery" from damage. Sometimes I think we just take that for granted.

Been working with wood and metal, tools and machines for 45+ years. And of course had my share of "incidents!" Funny how when something happens and we get injured, for the following days, weeks, months we get cautious and "safe." Depends on how serious our injury was. Then as time passes we seem to forget the experience and get back to being non-chalant and less cautious.

Even though I wear glasses, and they are treated to "safety-specks", couple years ago managed to get splinter pass behind/side of glasses and go into eye. Trip to hospital of course to get it removed. Then infection set in due to "contamination" and result, permanent eye damage. Not a fun place to go and do! Even though it's been a couple years still have to use medication occassionally due to infection periodically returning. And of course can't quite read measurements quite as good as I used to. Up Side; good excuse as to why some of my projects don't turn out quite as good as the plans/pictures look!

Have a couple grandsons, old enough, that like to help Grandpa in his shop. Needless to say they have eye, ear protection, etc. etc. For the eyes, full face shields.
For the occassional "fogging" you can get Kleer Vu spray Anti-Fog cleaner. Real inexpensive half ounce bottle that works on glass and plastic. Most discount, sporting goods, automotive, and glasses stores. Bottle seems to last forever. Also there is Anti-Glare, a small stick that you rub over whatever it is that you don't want to "fog." Usually available in the same type stores. Again, very inexpensive, like a couple bucks. And with either of these the "treatments" seem to last for quite a while before you have to put them on the glass or plastic again.

[LinuxRandal]

Safety glasses are a defense, they only help if you use them. But they aren't 100% effective, so remember if something doesn't feel safe, find another way.
Mom works as a surgical nurse, for an Opthomologist. She loves to tell stories about removing eyes, when serving brussel sprouts. The other day, my father called me and said to hide my pnuematic nailers (brad, finish, etc) seems they had a guy come in, who shot into something with something hard enough behind it, that the nails came out back at him. This was one of the old double shot guns, and the first nail broke the glasses and just penetrated, the next, kept going. I didn't go over for dinner!

[Ken Weaver]

I have issues with my glasses fogging up. Anyone ever use a flip-up full face mask?

I have one and use it. Primarily when I'm turning, but when the chainsaw comes out, so does the mask. I have and use OSHA approved glasses in the shop and outside - regular specs don't hack it (DAMHIKT). Also have several pairs of muffs hanging on various tools around the shop so they're easy to use. Except for the glasses (prescription) the mask and muffs cost less than any tool accessory in the shop. Money well spent in my book.

[Bud]

Safety

Being the Safety Manager at our company has brought me several incidents that brings me to say that safety protection is very neccessary. I have seen good OSHA approved safety glasses broken and the eye severly damaged from standard shop tools.
It taught me that even if you wear them you may still get injured. I try to imagine how badly some people wouold be injured if they had not been wearing protection at all. One employee in particular has jumped on the safety bandwagon after being injured in the eye while wearing protection. He is so happy that he still has most of his sight.

Bud

[Rob R]

I always use eye and ear protection at home, plus a dust mask when necessary. At school, I'm forever giving my glasses and muffs to my students to use (you know how well teen-agers think about their own mortality).

I am starting to notice a decrease in my hearing, but that could be all the rock and roll when I was younger.....

g.

what?

rob r

[bigsteel15]

Yellow Tint is great

On the subject of glasses: anyone tried those polarized Dewalt glasses sold at HD for $25? I think polarized lenses might reduce glare, but the glasses seem tinted - maybe they are for outside work, not for a shop? My present glasses are basic clear polycarbonate wraparounds.

I have the yellow tinted wrap style lenses. I even where them while driving for glare. When indoors they seem to brighten everything.