PSA for safety glasses

[blacksheep-1]

Working on this 5 speed Tremec, and was arguing with the cluster shaft snap ring when it literally exploded off of the snap ring pliers and into my eye. Fortunately I was wearing glasses at the time. While they weren't proper safety glasses, they did their job. Hats off to cheapo Walmart 5 pack reading glasses.

 

[302BOB]

While I was working in a machine shop, safety glasses WITH side shields were mandatory........no argument out of me............BS-1 get yourself some real safety glasses now that you had a wake up call............BTW, there are bifocal safety glasses with the reading glass lens on the bottom.

 

[blacksheep-1]

While I was working in a machine shop, safety glasses WITH side shields were mandatory........no argument out of me............BS-1 get yourself some real safety glasses now that you had a wake up call............BTW, there are bifocal safety glasses with the reading glass lens on the bottom.

I got crap in my eyes back in the 70s and had to have it picked out, so I'm always wearing some kind of glasses, even when mowing the yard.. problem I have is transitioning from reading to safety glasses.. sucks getting old.

 

[captdistraction]

A long while ago, but seconds after I had just griped at someone about getting hurt while messing with a snap ring.

 

[Sjohnson1800]

I wear safety glasses with side shields every day and it dosent matter if you have em or not when your grinding that damn metal or spark will find its way to your eye no matter what

 

[mavisky]

I wear safety glasses with side shields every day and it dosent matter if you have em or not when your grinding that damn metal or spark will find its way to your eye no matter what

From that metal slivers perspective your eye sockets are literally funnels into your eyeball so even an indirect impact can still land shavings in the juicy bits.

 

[302BOB]

Safety goggles would help with that......more effective but less comfortable.

 

[Sjohnson1800]

I’ve had to go to the dr and have them grind metal pieces out before it’s literally torture