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Originally Posted by remulasce
Safety glasses should only be religiously emphasized when they are actually required:
1. When using machine tools
2. Soldering
3. Putting large force into small objects, especially anything to do with snap rings
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If I'm not USING the machine tool, but I'm near it, am I in danger? You bet I am. If there are people in the room using tools or doing tasks that could result in an object (of any size) flying away uncontrollably, I damned well need to be protected. Generally, that's going to mean safety glasses. Yes, they may fog up, especially in humid climates. Deal. Yes, they can be uncomfortable after extended periods. Deal.
Because, wow, you'll really love what "deal" means when it comes to whatever lodges in your eye from a tool someone else was using across the room.
If you can divide your shop into a "hot" side by the tools, and a "cold" work area away from them, and you can construct a (portable?) protective divider to put in the middle? Great. Otherwise, wear the bloody glasses. Eye surgeons are great, but they aren't cheap, and who's got time for that during build season, anyways???
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Originally Posted by remulasce
(plus some supporting evidence, and reasons when you should wear them outside the shop)
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Well, there was the time a freshman went to urgent care with a minor eye injury. A fragment of a leaf blew into his eye walking back from the bathroom. (Santa Ana winds are so freakish...)