[Rockhounds] No Magic?!? Welder's eye

[Axel Emmermann]

John, 

http://www.uvsystems.com/store/home.php?cat=3

you may not be able to wear these along with your prescription
glasses.
Be aware that not all face shields will block UV-radiation. In fact, some
plastics are very  transparent to UV. Polyvinyl carbonate, acrylates,
poly-acetate...  

This is a dedicated UV-protection face shield that protects you from
anything under 405 nm:
http://www.labsafety.com/search/Face+Shield/+631/24534767/?refr=http%3A%2F%2
Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DUV%2Bface%2Bshield%26rls%3Dcom%2Emicrosof
t%3A%2A%3AIE%2DSearchBox%26ie%3DUTF%2D8%26oe%3DUTF%2D8%26sourceid%3Die7%26rl
z%3D1I7MEDA%5Fnl

another one:
http://www.coleparmer.com/Catalog/product_index.asp?cls=8190

These goggles may be worn OVER your prescription glasses and the face-shield
also looks good:
http://shop.armorforensics.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=RedWo
p&Category_Code=2630
They 're the people making the famous "redwop" fingerprint dusting powder
that you see in CSI.

Axel


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> Van: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
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> Namens John Junkroski
> Verzonden: dinsdag 14 april 2009 5:57
> Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors
> Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] No Magic?!? Welder's eye
> 
> Ok. I have to admit to making the same stupid mistake. I spent four
> or five hours on a night dig with my light and developed a relatively
> mild version of the sandy eye syndrome.
> I thought I would be protected by my rather thick prescription
> glasses. We are always told that glass will stop the worst of the UV.
> Clearly regular eyeglasses do not provide adequate protection.
> 
> Can anyone suggest a reasonably priced, effective set of goggles/
> glasses/whatever that one might trust to protect eyes? While my
> experience was relatively minor, I certainly never want to experience
> it again.
> 
> What works?
> 
> John
> 
> On Apr 13, 2009, at 10:36 PM, DonH wrote:
> 
> > Jeffrey T. Cessna wrote:
> >> Speaking as a recent recipient of this particular reward for
> >> stupidity, I can echo the sentiment to watch out for reflections.
> >> I was very careful not to look directly at the TripleBright UV
> >> lamp as I stood there for a long time arranging my first
> >> fluorescent display at our recent show.
> >
> >
> > Holy cow!  The TripleBrights require nuclear-grade protection.  I
> > strongly recommend a full plastic face shield, long sleeves, and
> > gloves when working under an open TB for any period of time.
> >
> > Stay safe,
> > Don
> >
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