| AegonTheUnready | 22 Jan 2019 12:04 p.m. PST |
Hi, I'm thinking of starting a project cutting some thin aluminumbar. Going to use a Dremel. What rgade safety glasses should I use? isee that there are various specifications (and price points)? |
| Winston Smith | 22 Jan 2019 1:11 p.m. PST |
ANSI Z87.1
When I was Safety Manager at various companies, that is the standard we went by. If it doesn't say that, they aren't safety glasses.
I even conducted tests. And if you are using a hand held Dremel, be sure they have side shields, or cover line goggles or a mask. I was at a safety seminar once where the speaker said that 90% of all industrial eye accidents cane from the side.
I was once whacked in my side shields by a piece of a mill but that shattered. So, I became a zealot fanatic regarding side shields. Anyone who says you don't need side shields is a moron and nincompoop. |
| 14Bore | 22 Jan 2019 2:07 p.m. PST |
I do like the full gogles, made of softer plastic but covers all around. I use a face shield cutting steel at work. Most importantly wear them, I have had metal in my eyes twice that had to be taken out by eye doctor. |
| Stryderg | 22 Jan 2019 2:30 p.m. PST |
I usually use a garden variety face shield from Lowes. I use the same shield for cutting with a Dremel and cutting the grass with a Weed Eater. Don't know which standards it meets, but it does keep flying bits out of my face. |
| Winston Smith | 22 Jan 2019 3:13 p.m. PST |
It probably has Z87.1 stamped in it. |
| darthfozzywig | 22 Jan 2019 7:51 p.m. PST |
Good tip, Winston. Thanks. |
| Winston Smith | 22 Jan 2019 9:51 p.m. PST |
I was once whacked in my side shields by a piece of a mill but that shattered.
Make that mill BIT….. Autocorrect has once again made a nonsense sentence that is difficult to catch. It makes little sense to say that an industrial standard is not needed with a hobby. 
Safety is safety. |
| Patrick R | 23 Jan 2019 3:20 a.m. PST |
I use EN.166F (Safety glasses):
Frame and lens must withstand the impact of a 6 mm steel ball weighing 0,86 gram fired at 162 km/h. The lens must remain in the frame and is not to shatter. The frame must remain intact as well. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC  | 23 Jan 2019 8:42 a.m. PST |
I agree with Winston Smith. Thanks for the ANSI number. I bought safety glasses (with side shields) for riding my bicycle at night over 30 years ago. Their main job was to keep mosquitoes out of my eyes. They worked great. They were ridiculously expensive -- $8.00 USD in 1985 -- but it was money well spent. I still wear them today when I ride my bicycle at night or in overcast conditions. |
| Walking Sailor | 23 Jan 2019 9:08 a.m. PST |
When grinding and cutting, I wore:
1. Wrap-around safety glasses to protect my eyes. And
2. A full-face shield, because I did not like getting stung on the face by the sparks.
Note: the full-face shield was not adequate to protect my eyes from the side. Look for a long one to protect your throat. Getting hit/stung makes you flinch which can ruin the cut.
Winston is correct: ANSI Z87.1 That will be stamped/molded on eye safety wear. |
| Winston Smith | 23 Jan 2019 2:17 p.m. PST |
Patrick R probably gave the EU equivalent for ANSI Z87.1 |
| von Schwartz | 23 Jan 2019 8:00 p.m. PST |
The ANSI approved ones, 40 years safety engineer for the insurance industry.
My biggest problem is that I need bi-focals to see anything closer than 6 feet. However, after blowing through 2-3 expensive pairs of bi-focal, non-prescription, safety glasses, I found standard readers in 1.50, 2.00, and 2.50, ANZI approved, safety glasses, with side shields at a tool supplier, Northern Hydraulic. I believe they are nationwide here in the US. Also, they had clear and tinted lenses. They are about $9.99 USD per pair. |
