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On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 00:21:58 GMT, Richard Lamb
wrote: I haven't tried a Cobalt Blue filter yet because of the cost, but I've been reading about it. Supposedly this will reduce the glow of the hot metal to the point where all you really see is the molten puddle. I'd like to try one before shelling out that much money. Has anyone tried one? Opinions? Richard I just got the filter from Tinman. I bit the bullet and paid for it, rationalizing that it's my eys and they deserve the best protection I can get them. When I first tried using them, I was disappointed. Not because of the performance of the glasses and tint, but because of the goggles that you have to use with the plate. The goggles would be fine if I didn't have bifocal classes, the type that do not have a line demarking the distance from close up. They have a narrow focal point for closeup viewing and you really have to look out the bottom of the glasses. No problem normally, I've long since gotten used to doing that. But the goggles literally cut off that portion of the view. At least the face shield I was using allowed me my full range of viewing. I could tilt my head back and get the focus I needed. Plus the full face shield blocked the heat from the welding process and protected my face from spatter. With the MUCH smaller goggles, even though they protect my eyes, my face does not get any protection and I SURE noticed the heat from the weld, something that I'd been oblivious to when welding with a full face shield. As to the actual viewing of the puddle, honestly I did not notice an enormous difference or improvement. I was so busy shifting the goggles around and tipping them down so I could use the bottom portion of my glasses that I was a bit put off at first. Then I did my old trick of simply putting on a second pair of glasses over my regular glasses, a cheapo pair of X2 reading glasses I bought at a discount store. That worked fine, if a bit awkwardly. The goggles fit over both so it's no biggie. So they do work, but I wasn't having any problems seeing the puddle with my full face shield. I just thought that they'd REALLY make things different. They certainly aren't any worse, in terms of seeing the puddle, when I have both sets of glasses on and in fact Tinman sells a set of magnafiers that fit into the goggles, if you feel you want them. Will I continue using them? Of course, they offer the best eyeball protection from the flares I can buy. I'll put up with a little bit of annoyance for that protection. Corky Scott |
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