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Safety Glasses

webby | Posted in Tools for Home Building on November 30, 2009 04:39am

A while ago, I posted a question- did anyone know the brand of the safety glasses that Tom Silva was wearing at the time?

Nobody knew. These safety glasses have a semi ridgid band around the neck and a magnet that holds the two lenses together at teh bridge of the nose.

I finally found the brand. However I do not see safety glasses specifically on the website other than for medical pro’s.

www.impulseclics.com

 

Webby 

 


Edited 11/29/2009 8:39 pm ET by webby

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  1. rich1 | Nov 30, 2009 06:45am | #1

    Could be wrong but I doubt it.  Any glasses that come apart in the middle probably wouldn't pass any impact test.

    Any glasses are better than none, but if you need real safety glasses, they need to be certified.

  2. USAnigel | Nov 30, 2009 06:51am | #2

    I just got some new safety glasses from Dewalt, fit nice don't move around much and fit my wide head with out giving me a headache like most of them.

    1. rasconc | Nov 30, 2009 07:54am | #4

      And they come in reader/cheater model too.For those who have fought for it Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.

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    Dam_inspector | Nov 30, 2009 06:57am | #3

    The only safety glasses they make are medical safety glasses, like the CSI coroner wears.

    I do think they are cool, but I have to wear glasses all the time (if I want to see anything).

  4. loose_ends | Nov 30, 2009 08:14am | #5

    as far as I know Tom Silva's glasses are readers not safety glasses. He and Norm seem to be old school ( no hearing protection either ). I found the same glasses in Calgary Alberta via Google

    1. KenHill3 | Nov 30, 2009 08:30am | #6

      I'm a one-eyed guy here so I know a tad about safety glasses.Non-prescription safety glasses must bear the mark Z-87 to qualify.Prescription glasses- the lenses MUST be fabricated of polycarbonate, and the frame once again should be marked Z-87..O)View Image

      1. drozer | Nov 30, 2009 03:20pm | #7

        in the kingdom of the blind...

        1. webby | Nov 30, 2009 03:24pm | #8

          Ahh, good point about the impact protection.

          I suspected that toms were readers, but still a cool idea.

          I have safety glasses, I don't wear them enough. Cutting osb for me is the worst!Webby 

           

      2. DonCanDo | Nov 30, 2009 03:34pm | #9

        I've been looking for safety reading glasses.  Have you ever see any of these?

        The only ones I've found are bi-focals which is NOT what I want.

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          Dam_inspector | Nov 30, 2009 03:39pm | #10

          http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=%2B%22safety+reading+glasses%22+%2B%22ANSI+Z87%22+-bifocal&spell=1&oi=spellI could use some of those myself. It's a pain trying to look up at something close.

          Edited 11/30/2009 7:40 am ET by Dam_inspector

          1. DonCanDo | Nov 30, 2009 03:56pm | #11

            Thanks.  I just ordered some.

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            Dam_inspector | Nov 30, 2009 04:02pm | #12

            I hope you made sure to see if they don't have bi-focals.

          3. DonCanDo | Nov 30, 2009 04:39pm | #13

            I don't know.  I didn't have my reading glasses on.

            But seriously, at least according to the picture, I ordered the right ones.

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            Dam_inspector | Nov 30, 2009 04:47pm | #14

            I'm thinking of ordering these. Every indication is full magnification. I put in a basement window and was going nuts because I had to take my prescription safety glasses off to see up close over my head.Which brings up another idea, go to a regular eyewear store and get prescription safety readers.http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/departments/tools-shop/work-safety-gear/eye-safety-glasses/82387.aspx?feature=product_11#

          5. DanH | Nov 30, 2009 11:47pm | #15

            Yeah, if I were in the biz where I needed safety glasses a lot I'd probably get myself a second pair that was a paper-hanger's pair, with the close-up section on the top. As it is I too often tilt my glasses down to look over the top of them in some situations, kinda negating the benefits of the glasses.
            This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in.  --Theodore Roosevelt

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            Dam_inspector | Dec 01, 2009 12:21am | #16

            I sometimes have to work inside electrical cabinets at work. I got some clip on flip down low power magnifiers for my safety glasses which really help me see close up. I have to wear trifocals, it's a nightmare working with anything close but over my head.

          7. bender2 | Dec 01, 2009 02:51pm | #18

            I'm in the same boat as you,  for now I just turn the safeties over for a few minutes to get the cheaters on the top and save my neck.  Not really the safest anymore but a lot better than nothing, and I can see.  If my work required that I look up like that a lot I'd get a pair with the cheaters on top.

          8. marv | Dec 01, 2009 05:01pm | #19

            I've got bifocals.  I once tried to change a fuse in my Buick Lasabre.  I could get my head under the stearing wheel but could not see which fuse was which.  Someone would have had to hold me upside down by the feet if I was going to check the fuses.You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.

            Marv

          9. AitchKay | Dec 01, 2009 05:10pm | #20

            "Someone would have had to hold me upside down by the feet if I was going to check the fuses."I had to have someone do that for me once -- my menu had been printed upside down.AitchKay

          10. brownbagg | Dec 01, 2009 06:37pm | #21

            I need some safety glasses that are not cheap plastic that break and scrath every time you lay them down.

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            Dam_inspector | Dec 01, 2009 07:06pm | #22

            Someone needs to invent tear offs like Nascar uses.

          12. gfretwell | Dec 01, 2009 08:19pm | #23

            "I once tried to change a fuse in my Buick Lasabre. I could get my head under the steering wheel but could not see which fuse was which. "Turn your glasses over and pull the Croaky up tight to hold them on

          13. BilljustBill | Dec 02, 2009 12:58am | #25

            I've got bifocals.

            I just finished getting my old reading glasses updated.  The optical place had a deal on free frames for the second pair.  The second pair has safety lens, and so the Federal guidelines now say if you have safety lens, you have to have safety frames that are expensive. 

            No-line lens were too pricey for the second pair, with safety lens bifocals, I opted for a larger lower window and snap on side shields.  Getting the larger bifocal area gives you a wider window of vision compared to either reading bifocals or the poly-carb plastic glasses sold over-the-counter I had been using.

            There always seems to be a new learning curve on things that come around every so many years....Roofing estimates, medical procedures, buying a new vehicle.... ;>)

            Bill

             

          14. DonCanDo | Dec 01, 2009 02:09am | #17

            I've found that if I get the lowest power that still works for close-up work (usually 1.5 diopter), that I can just leave them on most of the time.  It's easier than repeatedly taking them on and off.

          15. DonCanDo | Dec 04, 2009 02:20am | #28

            Well, I gotta give them credit for fast shipping, but the glasses I ordered ARE in fact, bi-focals.  That ticks me off.  I mean, how hard is it to put "bi-focals" in the description.

            So, I'll send them back, but it's probably going to cost me shipping.

            Do you happen to know which ones AREN'T bi-focals?

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            Dam_inspector | Dec 04, 2009 02:24am | #29

            I am pretty sure these are not bifocals. Call them first. The good thing about Duluth trading is they have other things you want or need.http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/departments/tools-shop/work-safety-gear/eye-safety-glasses/82387.aspx?feature=product_11

          17. DonCanDo | Dec 04, 2009 03:29am | #30

            Thanks.  I will call them first.

            They look a bit nerdy, but if they do the job, I'll be happy.

          18. Novy | Dec 04, 2009 03:05pm | #31

            Morning Don,

             What don't you like about the bifocals?

             I admit they take a bit of getting used to but when I don't need them for something closeup I can still see and I still have my safetys on....

             Mine are prescription inserts but I have a very light nearsited scrip and if I were looking distance through the far sighted lens I wouldn't be able to see a thing. 

            On a hill by the harbour

          19. DonCanDo | Dec 04, 2009 04:05pm | #32

            Very often, I need to work on something at eye level or above.  Just yesterday, I was using my level to install curtain rods.  I installed the first one without my glasses and after I stood back, I realized that I did a pretty poor job of reading the level.  After that, I used my reading glasses.  (In hindsight, I should have just measured up from the casing because that wasn't level either and it's more important to LOOK level than to BE level)

            My eyes are pretty good from about 3' and beyond, but I start to struggle with anything closer.  Sometimes I just can't tilt my head back far enough to make use of bi-focals.  I've tried putting bi-focals on upside down, but that just doesn't work for me.

            Also, since I only use reading glasses infrequently, I still haven't gotten used to looking down through the magnification lens to see.

          20. Novy | Dec 04, 2009 05:51pm | #33

            Gotcha

             I must try the upside down thing.

             I usually just put on my regular glasses when I run into that. They are multi focal so the middle of the lens is pretty close to my reading correction is. 

            On a hill by the harbour

  5. Novy | Dec 01, 2009 10:31pm | #24

    I have been meaning to chime in on this thread for a few days now.

    I use a system from North that has a prescription insert for a cheap set of throwaway glasses. I have bifocal. they take a bit of getting used to.

    http://www.discountsafetygear.com/norxinforlia.html

    The website is just the first one that I found that has a picture.

     

    On a hill by the harbour

    1. DanH | Dec 02, 2009 04:14am | #26

      I just take stock safety glasses in to my opto and they insert the prescription lenses. I pay $5 for the frames instead of $80.
      This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in.  --Theodore Roosevelt

      1. Novy | Dec 02, 2009 04:20am | #27

        You might have missed my point.

        I buy $8 glasses that I then insert my prescription frames in. 

        On a hill by the harbour

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