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I have been using the goggles that are secured around youre head with an elastic band and I am over them. Who makes a good pair of folding glasses designed too fit over readers and soon to be px glasses
Reply:Originally Posted by benchracer1I have been using the goggles that are secured around youre head with an elastic band and I am over them. Who makes a good pair of folding glasses designed too fit over readers and soon to be px glasses
Reply:Originally Posted by WeldordieWhat are px glasses?
Reply:They sell safety glasses with magnifiers already built into them so you don't need to use reading glasses plus goggles if you want to go that route. Most box stores like Depot/Lowes have them with the safety stuff. You can also order prescription safety glasses cut to your exact prescription.I've never had a lot of luck with goggles and glasses. Mine usually fog up too quick. I use them only when I have no choice and am doing something with tons of flying grit like cutting with an abrasive saw overhead. For most jobs where I want extra eye protection, I'll use a face shield instead. Less chance of fogging.I don't need readers yet, but I am near sighted, so I need to wear glasses full time. I have recently found that my normal prescription was getting too strong for close in work like welding. I found that I was having a tendency to look over my glasses to see up close. I got the doc to set me up with a different prescription for close up work like machining or welding, and had a set of prescription safety glasses made to go with them.  The set is still strong enough I can see to drive if needed as well. Just tell the doc what you need to do  and he'll set you up. This is fairly standard for them..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Im sorry, it is prescription.What I was looking for was welding glasses for Oxy acetylene welding. I wasnt to clear in my post.........Steve
Reply:What about a tinted face shield ???  That's what we use.
Reply:If there is one that would be perfect. Where do you get one? Are they made specifically for welding? i did not see one on cyberweld
Reply:+1 on the tinted faceshield. Any decent LWS should be able to get them. Also weldingsupply.com has them. Make sure to get the one with the 'Shade' rating, not just tinted.
Reply:Originally Posted by benchracer1If there is one that would be perfect. Where do you get one? Are they made specifically for welding? i did not see one on cyberweld
Reply:Esab sells one with a rating of 9 that works real well.
Reply:Thanx guys
Reply:http://www.uvex.us/uploadedFiles/Pro...nic_DS_3pg.pdfThis is a nice face shield with clear or tinted for cutting lenses. Not high dollar, but works very nicely.  I wear safety glasses and a shield.TxDoc's Photos Lincoln SP175 PlusLincoln Power Mig 256Lincoln 250 LX Spool Gun Lincoln Precision Tig 225 Hypertherm 600 KMG 2x72 Belt GrinderBaldor 812RE Grinder
Reply:Originally Posted by TxDochttp://www.uvex.us/uploadedFiles/Pro...nic_DS_3pg.pdfThis is a nice face shield with clear or tinted for cutting lenses. Not high dollar, but works very nicely.  I wear safety glasses and a shield.
Reply:what is the minimum shade i should get for oxyacetylene welding? I generally am doing 20 guage sheet metal. I found a place to buy them