dbhost

First things first. In order to stay in the 10 digit club, I need to wear eyeglasses. So safety glasses are out of the question for me. I have a pair of goggles that fit over my glasses, but they are insanely uncomfortable.

I have an MSA Safety Works face shield...

But the packaging says it is not a replacement for safety glasses.

I think between my eyeglasses, and the shield, I should be safe eye wise right?

This brings up the hearing protection issue. I do not like in ear plugs so I use a set of Winchester SXT hearing protection ear muffs.

Which are great, except I am concerned since I haven't tried them together, that the adjuster knob for the mask will interfere with the top strap of the muffs...

My question is, is there anything wrong with wearing the muffs at a funny angle to clear the adjuster knob? Will that somehow compromise my ears?

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mdlbldrmatt135

You could always get some prescription safety glasses................

dbhost

Don't wanna spend $400.00 for a pair if I can avoid it. I am starting to wonder if my vision insurance will cover safety glasses though...

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stuart

safety is 1st - aye.

dbhost

Okay, I talked with a friend of mine that is a teacher in a local H.S. (one of the ladies from my church). I asked her to pass the question to the wood shop instructor. Well the answer came back...

Since the Winchester muffs have a rotating ball and socket joint, they should rotate sufficiently to move the band over the adjuster of the shield and keep the muffs in solid contact and seal around the ears. As long as the muffs are solidly sealed around the ears, the ears are protected.

Safety 1st. Which is why I never operate ANY power tools while naked.

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stuart

Knot Home

My prescription bifocal safety glasses were just under $100 without any insurance. The frames are dirt cheap, since they're not "designer" anything. I got them here: http://www.coopoptic.com/index.html.

Roy

simplysaid

If you just need bifocal safety glasses take a look at these:http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/...y-glasses.html

For face protection I wear the Uvex Bionic Faceshield, it provides the best protection I can find: http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/...ce-Shield.html

I am still saving my money for what I think would be the ultimate solution, the Trend Airshield Pro. With this system I would face protection, hearing protection (optional earmuffs), and clean air. http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/...hield-pro.html

Hope this helps-

seawolf21

I'm one of those who needs bi-focals. I found bi-focal safety glasses at WOODCRAFT for $6.99 a pair.They go from 1.5 diopter to 3.0. They work great!

Gary

dbhost

My optical issues aren't correctible with over the counter solutions. But in the months since posting this, I have found that the full face shield and ear muffs are a great solution for me. I tend to roll the table saw out into the driveway to set up the extension table and work, and I know the neightbors think I look goofy, but I can see clearly, and do not have to deal with the overwhelming noise that my ears should not be exposed to anyway. (Especially the routers).

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SafetyN8

DBHost, If you're looking to try another affordable solution that isn't as bulky, Live Eyewear makes a model called Eye Armor that fits over your glasses for less than $20 bucks. They meat OSHA standards, fit over almost all glasses and are available in 3 different sizes.

Might be worth a shot.


http://store.pksafety.net/live-eyewear-eyearmor.html

Let me know what you think if you try them out.

N8

johnjf0622

dbhost
I would check with you plan on the perscription safty glasses. I know our plan will pay for them fully cause we have to wear eye protection at work. If they don't pay full cost then any amount will be better then non.

John

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soniferry

One thing that I have notice, on my glass safety glasses, hot grinding chips imbued in the glass, after a year of use they feel like sandpaper and you cant wipe them with a paper cleaning pad. On the reqular plastic lenses that does not happen to. don't know why, seems strange..........

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bondfan

I always wear a face shield- years ago, when I didn't need reading glasses to see the tape measure, and now.
It's extra protection too- I had a piece of wood jump out of the lathe when I hit a knot, and it shot straight at my forehead. Even with the faceshield, I had a bit of a goose egg, can you imagine if I had no face shield on?
Stay safe.

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Inventor the the Kerry-All Pouch for keeping plywood dry in your pickup truck.

http://www.kerrywoodworking.com

ACP

It's no problem to rotate the muffs. They will work fine as long as they have a seal. Most muffs are made to rotate anyways. I do it all the time at the range depending on what headgear I am wearing. I wear muffs in my shop too.

autoBrad

To me, what's a pain is.. juggling, glasses, ear muffs and a respirator.. all at the same time.

autoBrad

I actually bought this..

Amazon.com: Triton PRA001 Powered Respirator:...the battery pack is a little heavy and i've never gotten use to wearing it all the time.. I think if I get a lathe it will definitely be worn a lot...