I'm glad I always put on my safety glasses first thing

[smorris]

I was planing about 15 bdf of white oak yesterday afternoon, everything was going along fine and I was almost done. Reached around to the outfeed side when the dust collector hose fell off and the chip discharge sprayed me from from about a 1 foot distance from chest to face. Had I not had those wrap around safety glasses on I suspect I could have been doing ER time. I never realized just how much force those chips come out of there with. It left me shaking off chips for the next 10 minutes, not to mention the cleanup.

Note to self, work from the non-discharge side of the planer no matter how inconvenient.

[LCHIEN]

in conjunction with work where we are required to have safety gear commeasureate withthe work and when visiting customer sites, I decided to get prescription saftey glasses since i always wear glasses. Having prescription glasses makes sure that i will have them on at all times including home and work - the temptation to not put on safety glasses when doing just one thing - forgetting or whatever reason - is too great.

So my prescription glasses are graduated, with transitions (light sensitive auto-darkening) and ANSI approved lenses and frames. Insurance paid for most of them and work paid for the rest. They have clip-on side shields for when i need them.

This is a much better solution than wearing standard glasses and forgettting, or wearing the shop safety glasses which are not prescription or don't have the bifocal for closeups or having to wear the over-glasses saftey glasses which can be uncomfortable and harder to see through all those layers.

Anyway, something to think about.

[cabinetman]

Unless your pieces are pretty short, you may be on one side - feeding, and the other side - catching. Getting a better hose connection might be in order. I'm a believer in safety glasses, you just don't know when something will bite you.
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[phrog]

Having practiced dentistry for many years and having worked in industry during summers while in college, I can tell you that safety glasses have saved my eyesight a number of times. I NEVER power on any machine without first putting on the safety glasses.
Richard

[Uncle Cracker]

+1 on making safety glasses a habit... I've been plunked many times, and even had to dig stuff out of my face and chest, but despite some close calls, safety glasses (or a full safety facemask sometimes) have served me well.

[Richard in Smithville]

Most of the time I wear safety glasses in the shop.In fact since I can't see with out them, I don't take them off unless I'm relaxing when I'm done for the day( with glass of scotch in hand). My company pays for perscripting safety glasses for me at work so I just keep them on at home. If it's really something( like the lathe or router), I'll use a full face sheild too.