tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708231852435656503.post3360161602528442479..comments2024-03-26T10:01:13.503+01:00Comments on The Slingshot Channel: Shocking: Are Safety Glasses Useless?The Slingshot Channelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07117380466873778722noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708231852435656503.post-56304689933074495932010-07-19T16:09:16.325+02:002010-07-19T16:09:16.325+02:00Hey, I just started reading this blog, so I wish I...Hey, I just started reading this blog, so I wish I could have gotten this through sooner:<br /><br />Most safety glasses are designed primarily for power tool users, a fragment may be thrown away by a mill, late of electrical drill and damage your eye. These fragments are tiny and flimsy, and though travelling at high speed, carry little energy. Normal safety glasses are good enough.<br /><br />Obviously, they won't do any good against a heavy projectile. You need something that's rated for impact and (preferably) off-set from your eyes as to not bruise your eye socket.<br /><br />I'm a huge fan of the uvex 9302. Comfy, fully adjustable, great vision angle and full seal (I also wear mine in biochemistry labs, so that might not a priority for you)<br /><br />I did not do some comprehensive "which is best" test, these goggles were simply available to me, and they worked fine for my purposes.<br /><br />I've got plenty of goggles for in the machine shop or the normal chemical wetlab, but every task has its appropriate tools, and every hazard has its appropriate level of protection.Michael Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01253660718647835313noreply@blogger.com