After getting something in my eye at the weekend I really must get some more safety glasses. I have several different types of glasses already but I always give up wearing them after about 30 seconds because they fog up so badly I can see virtually nothing.
Can anyone recommend any safety specs that do not fog up? (I've tried treating the glasses with washing up liquid and various anti fog treatments, but they are not very effective).
The standard SCUBA solution is to spit into your mask... However, the mask needs to be grease free, so wash it first with toothpaste (check though - it might abrade plastic "glass"!) then spit into it, then rinse in water. It only works if it's dry before you gob into it though!
That's probably where the problem lies. Having goggles that fit over your normal glasses, means that they not only cover over the glasses but now because they are a further distance from your face, they have to cover an larger area above and below (for safety). Warm air expelled from your nose is what's fogging up the lenses, as it is trapped inside this gigantic shell.
I had exactly this problem using the freebie ones supplied with a garden strimmer, then I remembered the whereabouts of a prescribed pair I had made for me years ago for work. Compared to standard 'fashion' glasses, these were very much cheaper (£30) - in fact I almose felt like buying these, removing the side guards and wearing them for everyday use.
I wonder, with a current prescription - you might find a cheap (US/HK?) supply on the net? or maybe you could attach some cardboard ducting for your nose? (post a picture if you do!)
Somewhere recently I saw a battery-powered helmet contraption with a visor; a fan drew in air and blew it down inside over your face, removing the water vapour which causes the fogging. Can't remember where I saw it though I'm afraid - thought it was Screwfix, but I can't locate it!
"forestry helmet" that uses mesh instead of plastic. No chance whatsoever of that misting up! (Although it will presumably not be very effective at eliminating dust).
Yes, while living in Japan some years ago I bought various ski goggles to fit over my specs. The only pair which didn't fog up had two tiny fans to expel air (not draw it in), with a small battery fitted into the frame accordingly. You have reminded me to dig them out of whatever box they are hiding in, for DIY purposes!
Might be worth googling ski goggle suppliers to see if something similar is available now in the UK.
|Hi, | |After getting something in my eye at the weekend I really must get |some more safety glasses. I have several different types of glasses |already but I always give up wearing them after about 30 seconds |because they fog up so badly I can see virtually nothing. | |Can anyone recommend any safety specs that do not fog up? (I've tried |treating the glasses with washing up liquid and various anti fog |treatments, but they are not very effective).
How about some without side pieces, and so have as much ventilation as normal glasses which steam up rarely. One is normally looking at the danger so fast moving things normally come from the front. Slow moving things IME normally only cause pain.
Unfortunately I was wearing my ordinary glasses and they did steam up. Frequently I kept having to remove them to clear.
In my case I was not trying to prevent ingress from one direction (like from a power tool). All I was doing at the weekend was some wiring and rearranging of boxes in the loft.
Dust, dirt and other crap can still fall into your eyes, especially if working overhead. Wearing goggles when you don't strictly need to is hardly a bad habit to get into.
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