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Are Steampunk Goggles Safe?

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Originally Posted by chapman1 View Post
I was told once by the pit safety glasses police - when I wore my reflective lens safety goggles to an event - that protective lenses must allow other folks to see your eyes. Though I was at first put off by this "rule", upon reflection (no pun intended), I saw that it makes good sense.

There's actually a rule against tinted lenses, so that's probably why you were asked to take them off and get clear ones.

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Originally Posted by MrForbes View Post
Maybe these would be allowed, they are ANSI approved. They appear to have two lenses, an approved clear cover lens, and an approved shaded lens (which is way too dark for anything but oxy-acetylene weding, although too light for electric arc welding).



https://www.forneyind.com/store/deta...round_shade_5/

they are not "steampunk", since being "steampunk" requires adding a bunch of random junk to something.

But they might be the look you're after, in a way that you can actually use at a competition.

These were my first thought upon seeing this thread.
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