Safety googles vs full face shield

I wear a full face shield with a 3M 95N (?) dust mask with an exhale valve. This moves my steamy breath out of my line of sight. Wearing the mask is a litle bit of a hassle for me but it works. It might work for goggles but I haven't tried it.
 
I have had metal removed from my eye that got around my glasses twice from grinding then I took a face shield and cut it to fit closely around a twin cartridge half face respirator, then my wife got me a Trend Airshield Pro. It works beautifully. I make prefilters that I wrap the filters with to extend the life of the filters since the filters are expensive. I typically change the prefilters monthly (my prefilters are costing $2.00 per change VS $50.00 for the actual filters which I change every 6 months)

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The Trend does not fog
 
I'll totally back the full face respirator option. I have a 3M 6900 series and am kicking myself for not trying them sooner.
 
Patrice Lemée;10744338 said:
Rick, if you like the full face you would LOVE the Trend. It's like a portable air conditioner. ;)
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I can't get past the cone-headed hockey player look.... :p
 
"Safety Google" is easy- just set your search preferences to moderate or strict if you don't want to see that salacious stuff!
My only misgiving about the Trend is that someone might mistake me for a bicycle freak...you'd have to live here to know how very freaky they can be.
Andy G.
 
Most full face rigs have mounting points for an Rx. You just need to order the insert from the manufacturer and have rx lenses made. You can all get the "ranger" eyeglasses (Mag-1) and have an Rx put in them. If you have polycarb lenses made those make decent eye-pro by themselves.
 
JWRobinson said:
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Hate to break this to you man but...Your eye is not supposed to look like that... Damn!
 
This is, by far, the scariest post I've ever read here on BladeForums. The idea of a tiny bit of steel/iron/aluminum/glass/micarta lodged in my eye, much less rusting in my eye, to say nothing of getting ripped out during an MRI, puckered me up in an instant. I was almost stuck to the chair.......................

I wear a Bionic Full Protective Face Shield and prescription safety glasses myself

http://www.flickr.com/photos/75239886@N08/6935063392/in/photostream

http://www.woodcraft.com/product/2020118/19388/bionic-face-shield.aspx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4rnvE7jf-w

Nothing is more important than the best safety equipment you can afford.

Syn
 
Wow! Thanks everyone. Some great info and wonerfully terrifying pics!. I am working on knives and kitcken utensils in steel and wood. Amatuer is alittle to advanced to describe my skill level, but it's an addictive hobby. I like the idea of a respirator. Although my big problem has. Been fogging up, I have always been easily bothered by dust, even when wearing a 3m 95. I cobbled together some knives as gifts for my groomsmen acouple of years ago. Now that I have access to a shop again, I will be picking the collective brains on this site more often. Thanks once again everyone!
 
12345678910 said:
Only if you're not already wearing prescription glasses. They can't seal around the arms at the ears.
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Not sure about the 6900 series, but most full-face respirators can be fitted with a frame inside to hold two prescription lenses. The frame hangs in the front and rests on the bridge of your nose so there aren't any arms to affect the seal.

Just buying a full-face respirator doesn't really ensure you're getting full protection; fit is very important. Facial hair, bone structure, even whether or not you have an over/underbite can affect the seal. When I worked in a chem plant a while ago, they had an OSHA-trained inspector come in and test us all with a doo-dad that measured positive/negative air pressure while wearing the mask. Roughly 10% of the crew was getting almost zero protection and had to order a different style of respirator.

ETA: personally I wear a half-face respirator, my regular prescription glasses and disposable safety glasses over those. I feel the over-goggles give me better shielding on the sides and over the top, plus they cost about $2 a pair. I buy 2 or 3 at a time and when they get scratchy I toss 'em. When I'm getting wild and crazy with the angle grinder or something, I wear a full faceshield.
 
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james terrio said:
Just buying a full-face respirator doesn't really ensure you're getting full protection; fit is very important. Facial hair, bone structure, even whether or not you have an over/underbite can affect the seal. When I worked in a chem plant a while ago, they had an OSHA-trained inspector come in and test us all with a doo-dad that measured positive/negative air pressure while wearing the mask. Roughly 10% of the crew was getting almost zero protection and had to order a different style of respirator.
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I agree, James... I have a beard and realize it compromises the seal of my 6900. I would be more worried if I was grinding bone, G10, exotics, ran machines that spewed coolant or used nasty chemicals in enclosed spaces, etc... My threats are carbon steel dust, untreated woods(hickory, oak, walnut) and some veg tan leather. With the cartrige holes taped over, I can feel suction lock with normal nose inhalation. The other great feature of a full face mask is the protection it offers from larger flying debris. I also wear a baseball cap, as the brim keeps my nose off the grinder, so to speak.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I needed an MRI a couple years ago. They ask some questions something along the line of:

"in the last year, have you done any welding"
"yes"
"grinding"
"yes"
"machining"
"yes"
"had to get any metal removed from your eye"
"yes"

Then they get a little nervous about sticking you into the big super conducting magnet because there can be crud in your eyes than can be affected by the magnet, scrambling your vision.
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Lol,
The same happened to me, I was looked upon as 'not functioning correctly' or might have something to do with wearing a sparkly man thong for a joke..:eek:
Regards,
Brian
 
Rick Marchand said:
With the cartrige holes taped over, I can feel suction lock with normal nose inhalation. The other great feature of a full face mask is the protection it offers from larger flying debris. I also wear a baseball cap, as the brim keeps my nose off the grinder, so to speak.
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I think it's probably true that this isn't a huge deal unless you're working with a lot of poisonous fumes; even with a less-than-perfect fit it's probably still protecting you from most of the dust; it will certainly prevent your pretty face better than a half-mask. And I bet a lot of us have baseball caps with the front of the brim ground ragged :p
manxnorton said:
...might have something to do with wearing a sparkly man thong...
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I get real sparkly in the shop too, but I usually wear pants. Just sayin'.
 
Safety glasses will not stop all projectiles and may not catch dust or liquid splashes. Safety goggles protects against these exposures. Eye and face protection, such as safety glasses, goggles, and face shields, must be used to protect against the hazards associated with flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids and caustic liquids, chemical gases and vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation from welding or laser operations.
 
synthesist said:
...to say nothing of getting ripped out during an MRI...
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It would more so heat up from the energy of the MRI and burn the surrounding tissue, like Rick's tattoo. That's what they told me about the wires and battery/circuitry I had implanted in my back, it was like an implanted TENS unit.
 
Patrice Lemée;10744581 said:
Worried about how you look in the shop Rick?:rolleyes: You metrosexual knifemaker you!:p

;)
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I'm in the same boat as Rick :D

I have nice safety glasses that fit well around my respirator, but even then sometimes I catch a spark bounce in there. Grinding wood/micarta/etc I always end up getting crud in my eyes.

Soon I'll be getting the whole schpealio.
 
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