Subject: safety glasses

From: [email-masked] (Marc Davis III)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 20:36:29 -0800

I've noticed a lot of people forging and other machine practices 
without safety glasses lately especially in a class I am taking. The 
flying metal objects are obvious but how much added danger is there 
because of the extreme temperature? Does the heat caterize or bake part 
of the eye? Does anyone have any horror stories I can pass along?

Thanks

Marc3

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From: Tom Vincent <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 09:36:32 -0600 (CST)

My "favorite" story is from the end of a long windy day at a show with a 
coal forge. I always tell my students there's nothing quite like a 
burning cinder on the cornea to keep you cranky for a few nights. I'm 
real lucky there was no permanrnt damage - if I'd been closer to the 
forge instead of talking to a customer I'd be smithing with no depth 
perception. Tom