Does anyone still use these old school welding goggles?

[Mark914]

Over the course of a few garage sales, , i managed to pick up 2 pairs of old style welding goggles, i now have 2 different shade lenses, about 8 pairs of clear protective lenses. Do anyone still use this style? they fit pretty good, I havent tried them with the torches yet, but i think im going to.

 

[Thumper68]

I have a pair floating around somewhere, have never used them (won't fit over the glasses) but used to keep them hanging on the torch cart.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I have seen many pairs but have never used any, Being I wear glasses

 

[EdT]

Still use them from time to time with OA. No good for any kind of arc welding unless you're looking for a winter tan.

 

[CJM8515]

When using the blue wrench (torch) on bolts I used them. Otherwise pretty useless these days.

 

[KRB52]

As far as I know, they are only rated / dark enough for torch work. Anything electric needs a darker lens. We have a pair at the store in the tool cabinet, but the only torch we have are the basic propane ones. Not sure why they are there.

 

[oldwino]

I use them with the torch. Very comfortable, light weight, but look goofy as hell

 

[machine_punk]

YES! With Oxy-Acetylene. You really cannot use them with any electric welding, because they don't protect your face from the UV light.

I actually cannot use these, since I wear prescription safety glasses when welding, but I do have the rectangular goggle style I use all the time. I have the 50mm circular goggles too, but need to wear glasses to see to weld.

Kevin

 

[BD1]

Not any more, like the full face shield. In the old days the replacement clear lens would fit perfect in a '' D '' battery flashlight. Yea, I SAID OLD DAYS for you young ones !

 

[red baron]

I use them almost everyday, but then again I do a lot of oxygen acetylene welding. Could always use extra sets as people always want to watch and learn.

 

[hemifalcon]

I use them when playing with the torch.. I don't care about how they look--and that may actually be part of the appeal.. Besides--they are "traditional" with respect to the equipment used in the old'n days to get **** done on the junk we work on today!!

 

[NOZZLEMAN]

Only at halloween...

 

[sselander]

Doc Brown does ..

 

[Steevo]

I used the hell out of these before I became dependent on corrective lenses to let me see things clearly.
Now, only big, full-face shields will work over my glasses.

 

[Rory Bellows]

I have a very old pair I still use with a torch. They are metal framed and have foldable metal with shade inserts for the sides of my eyes and pieces that wrap around my ears. They actually are pretty cool. The last time I used them I messed up the green shaded lenses with splatter. They still work but not mint like they used to be. They barely fit my gianto head probably from 30-40's when most people were of smaller stature with smaller heads.

 

[Iroc-Z]

Funny story on those style goggles.
Back when I was 18 I had a boss that needed to weld up a vehicle access ramp for the business next door to the shop. He was welding for about an hour outside with those style goggles on. A few hours later his face was beat red. All the welding light sun burned his face. He was in allot of pain for a day or so. Needless to say he never welded with them again.

 

[Professur]

Only for sun gazing

 

[steel 35]

If you have Blue lenses hang on to M !

 

[gungatim]

When I worked for a one-time industry leading welding safety company, believe it or not, until I left in '05, we still made and sold those, complete with the ball chain connector between the lenses! we also still made the fiber gasket material riveted welding helmets, and some really old school looking fiberglass flip up 2" lense helmets...the guys who used these all their life just kept buying them so we kept making them...some of the product designs hadn't changed in 50 years! BTW, they are great for mad scientist Halloween costumes, which is what I use mine for (still have several NIB pairs).

 

[malibu101]

I have a pair and do use them on occasion.
I would wear them more often but usually when using a torch there is molten metal and sparks flying around that I want full-face protection. Not just eye protection.

I normally use a shaded full face mask like this with clear safety glasses underneath-https://www.grainger.com/product/SELLSTROM-Faceshield-Assembly-1N785?functionCode=P2IDP2PCP

 

[rlitman]

Doc Brown does ..

So does Doctor Horrible:

 

[404]

I wear mine to parties.

 

[2oolhound]

I keep mine with the oxy/ace torches. Use em for all cutting, welding and brazing with the torches.

When I was falling trees in the winter safety glasses fog up so I put some stainless steel screen in a set. It was heavy stainless wire with about 1/8" spaces. They weren't a distraction to look through when close to the eye. They worked great, stopped all the debris from hitting the eye balls and didn't fog up.

 

[oldwino]

When I was falling trees in the winter safety glasses fog up so I put some stainless steel screen in a set. It was heavy stainless wire with about 1/8" spaces. They weren't a distraction to look through when close to the eye. They worked great, stopped all the debris from hitting the eye balls and didn't fog up.[/QUOTE]

Did this feel like the vision of a housefly?

 

[Mark914]

thanks for the responses, Tried them the other day with some O/A welding. definitely a lot lighter than the full face or the flip up goggles. I am still learning O/A welding, now that winter is here, I should have more time to practice .

These came with a shade 4 and a shade 6 . The 4 seems to be good for the torch

 

[TheOtherChris]

I use them with the plasma torch.