How do you guys keep your safety glasses from fogging up? I try to where eye protection, but I sweat alot & it leads to my glasses fogging within seconds of putting them on. Given that being able to see when working with various saws, drills, routers, etc is critical to working safely & efficiently, I end up leaving them off.
Thankfully to this point the worst I’ve had to deal with was washing sawdust out of my eyes, but I definitely feel like I’m taking a gamble.
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The typical soft plastic goggles are just about useless for me, for the same reason -- they fog in about 30 seconds if I'm exerting myself at all. And many of the prescription safety glass designs lack sufficient ventillation, and I know they'll also fog quickly.
So I bought some non-prescription glasses from, I'm thinking, something like "safetyglasses.com" (it was recommended here) and had prescription lenses put in them. (The frames -- with blank lenses -- were something like $12, a real bargain for glass frames.) The ones I got have screens vs the usual plastic guards along the sides, so they get better ventillation.
Haven't really tried them "in battle" yet, though, as my regular glasses suffice for most stuff I do.
(If you do get the "non-prescription prescription glasses", go to a local optician and have them fit them for you -- I think most will do it if you sweet-talk them a little, or for a fee. Getting a good fit is important to comfort.)
Sweat band and no-fog spray from my scuba gear bag does it for me. You can also use the no-fog spray they sell at wally world for use on bathroom mirrors.
Dave
I actually asked this exact same question regarding dust masks and Rx glasses, so if you search back about 3 to 6 months, there were a number of good answers, at least if part of your problem is dust masks.
They never fog up in you put them in a safe, dry place on your work bench.
I use something called catcrap. This sounds like a joke, but it's real. This stuff works and does not smell like it's name. I buy it from Campmor along with their Jungle Juice. Check it at the link below.
http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=608&memberId=12500226&storeId=226&catalogId=40000000226&langId=-1
I never wear safety glasses, except as a last resort. What i use is a full-face shield, and it keeps sawdust,sparks, etc completely away from your face not just your eyes.
Yeah, well I use a whole-body shield made from laminated layers of 3/4" Advantech.
;-)
Forrest
Hey, there's a use for all that surplus Homosote that someone has!
If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison
you guys wear saftey glasses? Next thing your gonna tell me is you use ear protection...and you only had two beers...lol
I would like to have a word with him.
—Chuang-Tzu
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If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. --James Madison
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I'm kiddin'..ok? Geezzz...s
sorta Where can I find a man who has forgotten words?I would like to have a word with him.—Chuang-Tzu
I think in the post a half year ago on this same subject, someone mentioned Rain-X, a product to be used on the windshield of a car. I may be wrong on this.
I have not had this problem with "glasses," but have had it with goggles.
Bolle makes a goggle, marketed to SWAT teams and such, that is double-paned.... it is almost impossible to make it fog over.
Otherwise.... and I know this seems too obvious to mention, but here goes... "Eye protection" is more than a set of glasses. Do not overlook the effect air flow and dust collection can have on just where the stuff flies!