face shield

They are sold by laboratory supply stores such as Fisher:

Harbor freight has several options for face and eye protection that fit over glasses, including full face shields that flip up, as well as goggles. All under $20

Oh, absolutely. *Far* better than goggles. I stopped using goggles about 12-15 years ago, right after the first time I used a face shield. A face shield doesn't make your glasses fog up the way many goggles do, and IMO it's more comfortable besides. But those aren't the most important advantages: First, since a face shield is much easier to put on and take off than goggles, you're more likely to use it; protective gear doesn't work if you don't wear it. Second, there are other things on your face besides your eyes that need protection. I know from some of your other posts that you have and use a table saw. Table saws occasionally eject offcuts back toward the operator; the tip speed on a typical 10" table saw is around 110mph. Picture taking a taking a piece of wood the size of, say, a deck of cards, moving at 110mph, on your nose. Or in your teeth.

Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Do-It-Best Hardware

Never saw one like that.

They sell sets of a faceshield and muffs together for operating outdoor machinery, such as chainsaws, Chippers and similar.

Many folks wisely wear both goggles and a faceshield for some operations, as stuff often gets thrown up behind faceshields.

I wear both when operating my chipper for that reason.

Any place that sells Stihl (pronounced 'steel') chain saws will either have one or be able to get one, a hard hat with ear muffs & a wire face shield.

I have been dealing with these guys for a while. They have all sorts of ear and eye protection. I keep a pair of safety/sun glasses on a croakie around my neck all the time and use a shield when I am in the shop. I do not hesitate to slip the safety glasses on at the least indication of a hazard. I really like seeing! My eye doctor gives the Crews glasses his seal of approval from an optical standpoint and they are really pretty cheap. ($4 or so) They are UV-a, UV-b and impact rated I buy the safety glasses a dozen at a time so I will replace them when they get scratched up.

Arborist use them - sample

I have a different face shield for chainsaw work and another for work on the lathe. The chainsaw helmet shield (Husqvarna) is a metal mesh with muffs, very nice and comfortable. You need to get the one for your particular application.

I use a face shield in addition to safety glasses (no helmet) when working at the lathe. Woodcraft and Rockler carry them, about $25. I have the one from Rockler.

That EXACT $24.95 rockler faceshield at Harbor Freight is $10 less

Depends on what you're going to use it for. They have mesh ones for chainsawing. Clear ones for grinding. Tinted ones for OA welding or just reducing ambient arc rays. Tons of choices, some mounted on hard hats.

Don't cheap out. If you go blind or lose your hearing, they send you home early.

Steve

I use the kind that fastens on a hard hat. I finally learned if you need to protect your eyes you might as well protect the rest of your face too. Also these dont fog up and I can aways find it no matter where I place it in the shop.

Jimmie