Whats good eye protection?

[Matt400]

I am getting tired of the UVEX stuff on the tool truck, the

lenses just don't stand up well. They look nice when new

but scratch and fog easily plus if a drip of chemical hits

them they are damaged permanently so. . any suggestions for

a good safety eye glass?

 

[Dl5treez]

Gargoyles

The same pair has protected my eyes at work for 11 years. Would buy them again.



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If you're after scratch and chemical resistance look into hardened glass lenses. Any polycarbonate lens will scratch eventually and needs to be treated carefully.



The hardened glass lenses are very resistant to scratches and most any chemical, but don't offer the impact protection of polycarbonate. They're also heavier, too.

 

[Matt400]

Thanks for the mention of Gargoyles, never heard of them so did a quick google and and found a seller here.



Looks like the classic clear is my speed. In reading through the details I read-

Our lenses our coated with a NASA derived scratch-resistant and anti-fog coating

which sounds good to me. They are spendy but appear to be much better quality than the UVEX I have been using.



I just need them for grinding, chemical splatter like carb cleaner and fuel and sometimes will use them under a vehicle to keep falling dirt out of my eyes.



I use clear at work and a tinted UVEX pair I have for weed eating.

 

[rubberneck]

Gargoyles are amazing, i shut a pair in the door of our old first gen once and the lenses did not even crack. Just a small scratch. They used to have an add of them shooting the lenses at close range with a . 22 and the lenses holding up.

Thanks for the mention of Gargoyles, never heard of them so did a quick google and and found a seller here.



Looks like the classic clear is my speed. In reading through the details I read-

which sounds good to me. They are spendy but appear to be much better quality than the UVEX I have been using.



I just need them for grinding, chemical splatter like carb cleaner and fuel and sometimes will use them under a vehicle to keep falling dirt out of my eyes.



I use clear at work and a tinted UVEX pair I have for weed eating.

 

[nickleinonen]

we use the uvex stuff at work. but we get them for free from work [from the supply vending machine]. . i need prescription glasses so i have AOsafety prescription safety glasses. this last pair i have had for nearly 2 years. the transission lenses are nice too most of the time



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we also use north brand glasses at work too. .

 

[Nate]

I forget the brand we use at work, but they are $5 a piece. I buy them by the case (I'm in charge of the supplies, tools, etc). They last a few weeks, so it's not a big deal to replace a $5 pair of safety glasses. And they look alot better than the big blocky UVEX ones.

 

[jwgary]

Smith & Wesson

I wear a pair of S&W Magnum glasses. I love them! The link is for LabSafety and they have a fairly good price for them. If you buy them at the gun show or anything else related to guns, hunting, or the outdoors get ready to pay a lot more for them. I just need to get another pair so I can have one at home and one at work.

 

[Matt400]

My eye doctor on Sat said to just get occupational bi-focals then the glasses would function as a safety glass too.



Trouble is though with a bi-focal on the top and bottom for when I am looking up and down would require a large lens that wouldn't prove to be very trendy when off duty which means 2 more pairs, clear and dark of either a bi-focal or tri-focal.

At this point the eye glass inventory and difference between them sounds like too much trouble and hard to get use to.



I was considering the mono vision contacts where one eye is for distance and the other for reading. From what I hear your brain adapts very well. A friend of mine had permanent surgery done this way.



Yesterday I read Bausch & Lomb has come out with a Multi-Focal lens so both eyes get corrected for reading, intermediate and distance. Pretty unique. If I do go for contacts it is even more important to wear a safety glass to keep small debris out during the day as even small dust partials can get under the lens.

 

[y-knot]

I have used a variety of brands, but the ones I buy are DeWalt and Sear 19Volt. I like them both, but the Sears is a better value. I purchased two of there 7 piece kits and love them. Very tough, I dropped them several times working on the new shop's 12 foot ceiling height and nothing happened. The small circular saw was indispensable, don't know how we would have faired with out it.

 

[starkmr]

Anything that meets ANSI Z71 I believe. Your eyes are very important, just ask anyone who lost one or both. I am glad that the safety culture is turning for the better in the industrial world. Now if OSHA would just get the commercial world on board I believe that the private sector would fall into place. No one has any business working on their CTD without the proper eye protection. As for the best lenses, replacing the cheap UVEX every couple of weeks is cheap insurance IMHO.



Sorry to get on my soapbox, but I've got too many friends who have lost sight in one or both eyes and it was all preventable.





Mike

 

[obert]

I have regular 'scrip safty lenses. Dont get the UV coating, it scratrches too easy.



However, I always thought the safty glasses thing was crap, but a friend of mine has been to the ER THREE times to have things drilled out of his eye cause the lil' bits get caught behind properly fitted OSHA safty lenses.



There are places for eye protection, and perhaps those places should require a full face shield. But I think that "safty glasses" such as Uvex or what ever do nothing but satisfy a faschist law and trap micro particles near your beloved eyes



Sorry for the rant, but I HATE OSHA. Often their "safty" is more of an obstacle than not using OSHA guide lines. And i read this thread through Z87 polycarb. lenses.

 

[Matt400]

Looks like I won't be using any at this point.



I have tri focal progressive glasses on order per the doc recommendations cuz I need correction at reading, intermediate and distance.

For chemical and impact resistance they will have Trivex lens. After I get comfortable with those I suspect I will get a second pair for work with a little larger lens and a reading segment on top for looking up close making those a quadra focal, the joys of getting older!

 

[Lorenz]

Prescription Oakley Watersport Goggles, turned Mountain Bike glasses, turned safety glasses, turned Tour de France/ Discovery Team riding glasses. I've used them for 3yrs when working under the Truck, welding, and grinding. I've learned to love them. I take care of my specs and they don't have a scratch in them. The additional scratch resistant coating is an option that I highly reccomend.



I don't think they'd hold up if they get hit with chemicals? I'm almost positive they're Poly and not real glass.

 

[Lorenz]

Suzy loves the 100% coverage of these goggles. I don't like them because they get hot and tend to fog a little on me. Motocross Goggles are what she used to prefer, but, they don't have as much ventilation as these fashionable, college chem class throw aways. :-laf

 

[Matt400]

Those Oakley's are great! I looked into a percription safety glass and all I could find was a single prescription in polycarb. There was one company that would do the progressive lens in a trivex material but it was only in a goggle and I wanted something for wear all the time.

 

[Lorenz]

I had another set of Oakley Prescription frames that had lenses cut by the doctor (I'm sure he sent them off to what ever place he uses, but you get the idea). The lenses would pop out if I used them hard or accidently knocked them off the table. The lenses had minor scratches all over after a year. I usually add some Windex or some sort of liquid to cut down on the small particles, and stay away from fogging my glasses with my breath and wiping them down with my shirt. These lenses didn't compare to the Oakley lenses with the scratch resistant coating, even with the care I use when cleaning.



I would recommend spending the extra dough, and have Oakley cut and fit the lenses at the Factory. If I recall it was and extra $50-$75 and I highly reccomend the Oakley lenses. The high degree of wrap around is a project that Oakley has down pat. The Doc couldn't get it right when I let him take a shot at it.

 

[JWestley]

Anything that meets ANSI Z71 I believe. Your eyes are very important, just ask anyone who lost one or both. I am glad that the safety culture is turning for the better in the industrial world. Now if OSHA would just get the commercial world on board I believe that the private sector would fall into place. No one has any business working on their CTD without the proper eye protection. As for the best lenses, replacing the cheap UVEX every couple of weeks is cheap insurance IMHO.



Sorry to get on my soapbox, but I've got too many friends who have lost sight in one or both eyes and it was all preventable.





Mike

We cannot use safety glass that are rated under ANSI Z87. I forget who makes the safety glasses that i wear, but they are all of like $5. They seems to hold up pretty good and don't fog up. Safety glasses have saved my eyes quite a few times

 

[jwgary]

a friend of mine has been to the ER THREE times to have things drilled out of his eye cause the lil' bits get caught behind properly fitted OSHA safty lenses.

I know what you mean. I was cutting a piece of pipe with a torch while wearing dark safety glasses. All of a sudden there was a large orange glow real close to me. I took my glasses off and saw that there was a drop of slag that had attached itself to the INSIDE of the lens. That made me feel really comfortable, but glad that it decided to stay there instead of bouncing into my eye.

 

[obert]

Yup. Eye protection is good, but its over rated in the shop. the office people have to wear safty lenses to stand in the shop by the door for a smoke, and thats just crap.



Slag behid the welding helmet is common, too. And the OSHA beloved complete face shield often has marks on the backside as well as the front. They should tell us to be carefull and respect what we work on and with. I just get irritated with the Nazi-like rules on lenses, hard hats, tie off harnesses, etc.





Oh, jwgary-- what the hell happened in TX with OSU???? I was hoping you guys would spank those ego inflated drug addicts, outlaws, media ******, and acedemic loosers most from this state so genuinely adore... ...

 

[obert]

I'll have to look into the oaklys for my next set of scrip lenses. Lots of good propaganda here for them. Id just like them to last a year and not have to see the world thru a fog of scratches... .....