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full face shield with some magnification built in?

Sam Fleisher

Sam Fleisher

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I know about the visor ones and similar others but I wear prescription glasses and I like a full face shield to protect my beautiful baby face...... anyway with glasses and a full face shield, trying to fit visor or the similar type is just too crowded.

I've googled and goggled and haven't had any luck. the ai says sure there's one but I'm finding that they lie as well as not being able to draw fingers.

So anyone seen or heard of such an animal? Maybe point me in the direction of the site? Also impact face shield. found the medical ones that are for stopping liquids.

Worst comes to worse I guess I could stick some reader safety goggles over my glasses then put a face shield over everything but once again kind of crowded.
 
Any particular reason you could not visit your local optometrist and see about having them do a set of glasses with the magnification needed? I don't see why they would not , once they understand what you wanted and why? At the very least they could get you some numbers and you could order them from Zenni? just a thought...
 
Have you considered prescription safety glasses to wear in the shop? They are not inexpensive, but not more than fancy designer frames. They work well with minimal hassle.

Now that I no longer need prescription glasses I wear the DeWalt bifocal safety glasses routinely in the shop-- 2.5 diopter readers in the bifocal for close work, and a full face shield on top at the lathe. Works very well for me.
 
I told my dr I wanted safety gasses that focused at a longer working distance than reading.
I wear them under face shields they focus a bit beyond my outstretch hand.
Great for seeing the surface of turning.
I have a second pair of safety glasses with my reading prescription I use these for close work

In face shields, the sheild needs replacement from time to time.
 
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I already have glasses, Finding another pair of frames that are comfortable on my xl brain capacity cranium is the challenge.

Swapping a face shield when I want the extra magnification is what I'm after. Those sticktoit things look to be a good item to try. Ideally a bigger field of view would be better but baby steps till I find what I'm after.
 
I regularly wear safety glasses, with readers, underneath my Trend face shield. That way when I remove my face shield to do other shop work, my safety glasses are already on.
 
@Sam Fleisher I'm confused. Magnification is usually only needed when doing non-turning activities ... tiny embellishing, carving, pyrography, etc. Why would you need a face shield? Even if magnification is needed for turning very small items, i.e., ornament finials, you can forego the face shield. Since my cataract surgeries I wear reader glasses / covered with safety glasses/goggles / and face shield. These goggles or similar ones work for me.
 
Tom Gall said:
Magnification is usually only needed when doing non-turning activities
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Not for me, I like to see what I'm doing.
I wear reader safety glasses I got from my eye doc. I need readers to read, see at the computer, and to see well at the lathe - whether I'm making a finial or a 14" bowl. Got them from the doc, explained what I do and she said readers is what I need. Got a slightly different magnification on each eye so I also have decent depth perception at the lathe.

I don't otherwise wear glasses, so I don't know things like how readers work (or not) with a prescription. And I know nothing about Sam's eyes. So can't really help there.
 
Dave Landers said:
Not for me, I like to see what I'm doing.
I wear reader safety glasses I got from my eye doc. I need readers to read, see at the computer, and to see well at the lathe - whether I'm making a finial or a 14" bowl. Got them from the doc, explained what I do and she said readers is what I need. Got a slightly different magnification on each eye so I also have decent depth perception at the lathe.

I don't otherwise wear glasses, so I don't know things like how readers work (or not) with a prescription. And I know nothing about Sam's eyes. So can't really help there.
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I like to see what I'm doing as well.
I think we have to make a distinction between "magnification" and prescription lenses (readers or otherwise). I've been wearing glasses since I was a kid. Like a magnifying glass - when you want to enlarge the object for a close up view. Items like MagEyes or Headband Magnifier are mostly used for stationary work, and usually come with multiple lenses for different magnification and distances. I have tried to use them for tiny finials to get a better view, but I don't really like them for that purpose.
 
these are what I wore doing pediatric surgery or other cases that needed magnification. Expensive though. You can look through the magnified loupe or above it through your prescription. Can get 2.5 or 3.5x. Surgical loupes.
 

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Tom Gall said:
@Sam Fleisher I'm confused. Magnification is usually only needed when doing non-turning activities ... tiny embellishing, carving, pyrography, etc. Why would you need a face shield? Even if magnification is needed for turning very small items, i.e., ornament finials, you can forego the face shield. Since my cataract surgeries I wear reader glasses / covered with safety glasses/goggles / and face shield. These goggles or similar ones work for me.
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I'm not sure how old you are, but I need readers for just about everything. I never turn without my bifocals on. I just can't see detail, scratches, tool marks, etc. well enough without them.
 
Kent Reisdorph said:
I'm not sure how old you are, but I need readers for just about everything. I never turn without my bifocals on. I just can't see detail, scratches, tool marks, etc. well enough without them.
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Ha! ... I know what you mean. I had progressive lenses and couldn't see much without them - they were on from the moment I woke up until I went to bed. Being nearsighted - when I wanted to see up close (detail, scratches, tool marks, etc.) I would look over the top of my glasses and move to within inches of my face. Since my cataract surgeries (unhappy with the results) the readers help a little, but both eyes don't quite focus the same.
Guess I should go to the optometrist and get a pair for reading and another for driving, etc.:rolleyes: BTW, I'll be 80 in 3+ months. :eek:
 
Tom Gall said:
Ha! ... I know what you mean. I had progressive lenses and couldn't see much without them - they were on from the moment I woke up until I went to bed. Being nearsighted - when I wanted to see up close (detail, scratches, tool marks, etc.) I would look over the top of my glasses and move to within inches of my face. Since my cataract surgeries (unhappy with the results) the readers help a little, but both eyes don't quite focus the same.
Guess I should go to the optometrist and get a pair for reading and another for driving, etc.:rolleyes: BTW, I'll be 80 in 3+ months. :eek:
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I tried progressive lenses, too. To me, they are useless. The middle range can't be used for PC work, and the reading part magnifies two words at a time. I'm pretty happy with straight bifocals.
 
Kent Reisdorph said:
I tried progressive lenses, too. To me, they are useless. The middle range can't be used for PC work, and the reading part magnifies two words at a time. I'm pretty happy with straight bifocals.
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Re: progressive lenses. Not been my experience ... I've worn them since the '70s with no problems - other than occasional changes to optimize my vision as is usual with all lens types.
 
Kent Reisdorph said:
I tried progressive lenses, too. To me, they are useless. The middle range can't be used for PC work, and the reading part magnifies two words at a time. I'm pretty happy with straight bifocals.
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You might have a prescription like mine. The Dr. doesn't recommend progressive lenses because of my prescription. Straight bifocal for me but I usually use my "computer" glasses which are my normal prescription with a little magnification. Hind sight, computer glasses are probably just the little bifocal part on the entire lense. The bifocals I don't like because I have to tip my head just right to see. That's why I'd like to have a bigger area of magnification.
 
Sam Fleisher said:
You might have a prescription like mine. The Dr. doesn't recommend progressive lenses because of my prescription. Straight bifocal for me but I usually use my "computer" glasses which are my normal prescription with a little magnification. Hind sight, computer glasses are probably just the little bifocal part on the entire lense. The bifocals I don't like because I have to tip my head just right to see. That's why I'd like to have a bigger area of magnification.
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That's exactly what I do. Bifocals for everything but the PC. I use 1.75 readers at my desk.
 
Sam Fleisher said:
I know about the visor ones and similar others but I wear prescription glasses and I like a full face shield to protect my beautiful baby face...... anyway with glasses and a full face shield, trying to fit visor or the similar type is just too crowded.

I've googled and goggled and haven't had any luck. the ai says sure there's one but I'm finding that they lie as well as not being able to draw fingers.

So anyone seen or heard of such an animal? Maybe point me in the direction of the site? Also impact face shield. found the medical ones that are for stopping liquids.

Worst comes to worse I guess I could stick some reader safety goggles over my glasses then put a face shield over everything but once again kind of crowded.
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I work at a cabinet shop and turn as a hobby. I recently starting wearing progressive prescription glasses, and bought a safety version as a second set. Wasn’t expensive actually. I can’t recommend Rx-safety.com enough. Makes wearing a visor so much easier and means not always needing the visor too.
 
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