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BellyUpFish

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Ok so after some "look what happened to this guy" talk at work,

I've decided face shield + glasses is the way to go when working with rotating equipment in the shop.

Anyone have a suggestion for a quality face shield?
 
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I use a 3m clear version from Amazon. About 15 bucks
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I like the wrap around design of the Sellstrom shield (also come in a shade 5 for torch work) but the forehead pad is junk and leaves me with red marks. I should probably cut some terrycloth or the like but have never gotten around to it.
 
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I don't have a suggestion for a shield since I just use a cheaper $13 shield from Lowe's, but make sure it fits as close as is comfortable and don't expect it to be 100% foolproof. I had to get my eyeball drilled to remove a chunk of metal and a rust ring after grinding wearing a full face shield and OSHA approved prescription glasses. I felt the metal bounce off my shirt near my right collarbone, heard it hit the inside of the face shield, and it went just under my glasses ricocheting off the bottom of the frame of the right lens before hitting my eye.

The eye doctor said weren't you wearing eyepro? I said yea and told him that story, he laughed and told me to stop off and buy a lottery ticket cause that's a 1:1 million shot.

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Perhaps you might want to consider goggles in lieu of glasses.

I had an employee use a wire brush on a drill motor. He was wearing safety glasses only, and you will be wearing a shield, but...

That night after work his one eye kept bothering him. He looked and looked in the mirror and found nothing. Then he had his wife look closely and she found a wire lodged horizontally at the bottom of his eyeball. He was lucky. Goggles it is for my guys when they use a wire brush or anything that makes chips.

Oh, yeah, goggles with a face shield. I forgot to add that part. Thanks.
 
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Tim C said:
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The eye doctor said weren't you wearing eyepro? I said yea and told him that story, he laughed and told me to stop off and buy a lottery ticket cause that's a 1:1 million shot.

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Probably doesn't take long for a million pieces of debris to be created while grinding. So not such long odds after all.
 
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It's a good idea to wear safety glasses even if you have a face shield on. As described above, little bits of metal can bounce inside the shield.
 
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I have a face shield hanging next to every piece of machinery in my garage. I've only purchased 2 new one ever. One is for my torch. You can't go wrong with a face shield.
 
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Trouble with a face shield is that it quickly gets fogged up with gritty dust from the work (doing what it's supposed to do). Then you gotta wipe it off and it gets scratched up too much to see clearly any more. Then you don't want to use it. You either need a supply of low-cost throw away face shields or one that has cheap replaceable screens available that you can keep a supply of.
 
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Buckgnarly said:
Uvex Bionic, end of discussion!
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Daedalus said:
+1 Cheap, light, adjustable, comfortable, replaceable shield.
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GTO said:
Yes,this is the one,it contours to your neck much better than standard face sheild.
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Cougar said:
+2
Best face shield I've ever used.
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TMcCay said:
+3 Wish I had found mine before all of the others that I have wasted money on before it!
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metalart said:
bionic
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Big Bad Dad said:
I bought mine from Home Depot. It is the 3M brand. It has a good clear vision.....
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After you try the Bionic you'll realize how much better it is than even the 3M shield. That's the only answer.
 
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Gerald O, maybe someone makes tear offs like they use in motorcycle racing. That is a good idea you have-wonder if it is already being made by some company.

Tim, thanks for sharing your story. I am saving up for a 3M faceshield at our lumber store.

I love googles, but I never really wear them except when pouring bleach.......reason? They about always fog up and become useless. Any ideas on fog free goggles avail local? Or I do have this fog prevention wipe I got at the hardware store.
 
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Gerald O said:
Trouble with a face shield is that it quickly gets fogged up with gritty dust from the work (doing what it's supposed to do). Then you gotta wipe it off and it gets scratched up too much to see clearly any more. Then you don't want to use it. You either need a supply of low-cost throw away face shields or one that has cheap replaceable screens available that you can keep a supply of.
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I'm going to CNC cut some clear sticky back vinyl and try and prevent that. Pull the old sheet off, put on a new one.
 
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I have been using this mask since having the same experience that Tim C had. I use the tear off lenses also. They make the same type of mask for use with an air supply painting system, which I also use.
 
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I've got the 3M design, but now going to get a Bionic..

In either case, my only recommendation beyond being able to keep the lens clean is to insure you get one with a "hand screw" adjustable band, making it easier to put on and adjust to your head even as working conditions (sweat in particular) change..
 
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I have the Uvex shield too. Like it better than safety glasses as more air can get behind it.

But for some reason I end up wearing both safety glasses and face shield. Not sure why or if it's even needed.
 
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I use the 3m from HD. plus I wear safety glasses as well. used to only wear the glasses until on day using the wire wheel a wire came off and made it under the glasses and stuck in the skin right next to my right eye ( didn't get me in the eye ) freaked to say the least. haven't had any thing like that since doubling up.
 
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mjoekingz28 said:
...I love googles, but I never really wear them except when pouring bleach.......reason? They about always fog up and become useless. Any ideas on fog free goggles avail local? Or I do have this fog prevention wipe I got at the hardware store.
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These are my new favorite:

http://store.cyberweld.com/3mso10se...657361657931&gclid=CPGiy5aT7soCFQIKaQodNEQMpg

I never would have picked them out, but the 3M rep gave us a handful to try out at work and I fell in love with them. Not exactly a true goggle, but the padded foam does seem to offer a lot better protection for the odd dust particle.

I actually prefer to use the elastic band instead of the traditional sides. At first I had the band way too tight and it gave me a headache, but once I loosened it up, it just keeps the glasses in place on my face and I almost forget I'm wearing them. (I actually did forget I had them on last week and my wife just let me keep wearing them in the house for another 20 minutes or so without saying a word, she thought it was pretty funny.)

Anyway, the big sell on them was that they had a scotch guard coating that prevents fogging. I have had no fogging issues yet, but the true test will come this summer when the humidity hits 90%.
 
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Another Vote for the Uvex Bionic Shield. Works great with respirators and safety glasses. What is also nice is the flip up works extremely well and the shield is light weight. I have 4 guys in my shop and all of them wear them by choice. That should tell you a lot there.
 
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Tim C said:
I don't have a suggestion for a shield since I just use a cheaper $13 shield from Lowe's, but make sure it fits as close as is comfortable and don't expect it to be 100% foolproof. I had to get my eyeball drilled to remove a chunk of metal and a rust ring after grinding wearing a full face shield and OSHA approved prescription glasses. I felt the metal bounce off my shirt near my right collarbone, heard it hit the inside of the face shield, and it went just under my glasses ricocheting off the bottom of the frame of the right lens before hitting my eye.

The eye doctor said weren't you wearing eyepro? I said yea and told him that story, he laughed and told me to stop off and buy a lottery ticket cause that's a 1:1 million shot.

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That's some terrible luck or true skill. I had something similar. I was wearing glasses and a shield which worked well but when I removed them a bit of grinding dust fell out of my hair and into my eye. Eye doc couldn't find anything so I suspect it came out but I was irritated pretty bad for a few days.
 
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