How do you stop safety glasses from clouding over ?

[CameronPotter]

I dunno about toothpaste, but don't use jewellers rouge. If you want to polish plastic (which is what this really is) there is a green polishing compound that should do it much better - afterall, that is its actual purpose.

Cam

[Harry72]

Where are you storing your glasses in the sand paper drawer?
I've been using the same pair for several years(MSA cruisers), the reason they've lasted so long is I put them on as I walk in and only take them off as I walk out.
If you get use to wearing them constantly you'll forget they are even on... and feel strange without them on!

[Auld Bassoon]

Jeepers Midge!

I hope that the lanyard was a weak one: imagine being pulled, face down, into the spinning blade :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[chrisb691]

Brasso and Silvo both work quite well, using cotton wool for the polishing medium. Takes a bit of patience, and persistance.

[JDarvall]

Where are you storing your glasses in the sand paper drawer?
I've been using the same pair for several years(MSA cruisers), the reason they've lasted so long is I put them on as I walk in and only take them off as I walk out.
If you get use to wearing them constantly you'll forget they are even on... and feel strange without them on!

Bloody clever South Australians ! .... so you wear them non stop while your in the shed ?......See, I don't like looking through glasses. I'll do it cause I have to at some machine, but generally, I feel as though what I'm seeing is a distortion of the truth. Things look a little different with them on, and I can't wait to get them off...... have the same problem with sun glasses. Just don't feel comfortable wearing them, even in bad glare.......some sunnys even make me feel a little nautious too.

Everytime I see your name Harry, I remember that magnetic jointer setting idea of yours and how I must try it. Should pull me finger out.

Thanks for all the ideas fellas. I might try Ashores idea I think.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Brasso and Silvo both work quite well, using cotton wool for the polishing medium. Takes a bit of patience, and persistance.

I should've thought of Brasso... 'tis what I use for "resuscitating" scratched CD's & DVDs.

[scooter]

... which are polycarbonate, same plastic as the specs.

Hadn't heard of that use, Skew, sounds like a good 'un! What do you use for a cloth, an old cotton rag or something?


Cheers...............Sean

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Hadn't heard of that use, Skew, sounds like a good 'un! What do you use for a cloth, an old cotton rag or something?

An old chamois, that came out of a cheap'n'useless CD cleaning kit. With patience it'll remove even fairly deep scratches, making the CD/DVD readable. The first thing I do on recovery is back it up and throw the "revived" one in the bit-bucket.

Of course, it won't make any difference if it's the printed side of the disc that's damaged.

[scooter]

Chamois, got it.

Bunnings had chamois covered sponges on clearance for 50c or $1 each (or thereabouts) a while back, so grabbed a few & cut up the chamois for video head cleaning and, er, CD & DVD reviving


Cheers mate...............Sean

[CameronPotter]

Actually I am the same, I often wear them into the house and only realise that I have them on well after I have locked up the shed.

Actually, I even wear a pair under my Triton Respirator (in case I do anything stupid with the mask lifted).

Mind you, those cheapo ones are uncomfortable. I have some flash ones (they didn't cost much though). I got them from the local Mitre 10 and they are adjustable (both tilting backwards and forwards and they also have adjustable arm lengths).

Very cool and comfy.

[Stuart]

Jeepers Midge!

I hope that the lanyard was a weak one: imagine being pulled, face down, into the spinning blade :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

That's exactly what came into my mind when I read that....shudder.....

[CameronPotter]

And actually I didn't even want to think about it!

I don't want to have anyone here have any horrible accidents, so maybe you should change your habits a bit Midge, ay?

(Spent a bit of time in Qld too ... See UBeaut's Woodshow post for this to make sense.)

[Wood Borer]

That's exactly what came into my mind when I read that....shudder.....

A very funny but cutting remark

Jake,

I have heard spraying flyspray on plastics and buffing also works. The person who told me said the propellant partially dissolved the plastic.

[bitingmidge]

Jeepers Midge!

I hope that the lanyard was a weak one: imagine being pulled, face down, into the spinning blade :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Thanks for the concerns chaps, yep, it was a once-off (as far as I can remember:eek: ). Usually I wear bifocal safety specs, but it was pretty scary in retrospect!

[doug the slug]

I have heard spraying flyspray on plastics and buffing also works. The person who told me said the propellant partially dissolved the plastic.

Maybe thats how apricotrippers glasses got foggy in the first place

As to midge and the glasses on a lanyard, my guess is that the glasses if a bit lower, would have caught in the blade and then been cut through against the table, releasing Midge before any damage was done. would have likely been a nasty jolt but the only first aid required would have been a change of jocks. thats just my thought on it and i have no intention of running any kind of testing. :eek: :eek: :eek:

I wear my reading glasses for setting the scales and some marking up and the safety glasses for doing the actual cutting. theres a space for the one thats not in use on the bench