Going Blind?

[ApprenticeMan]

Originally Posted by Paragon

Take your TV remote.. and your cell phone camera (other digital camera with LCD screen may work too) and point the remote at the camera lense and press a button.. you will see the IR LED light up and blink.

I use my shade 5 OA goggles sometimes when I'm heating up. I think I need to use it more. (doesn't help I use the OA torch for heating) Might get one that has the flip up lense so I can see easier when hammering.

You can see the steel start to get glossy then it goes liquid. Easy to see with the shade 5. Just remember that things are hotter than they appear through the goggles.

Yeah Ihad to get used to the heat judgement thing, but i was working steel too cold anyway lately for some reason, so it worked out hehe.

[backyardsmith]

Originally Posted by Paragon

Take your TV remote.. and your cell phone camera (other digital camera with LCD screen may work too) and point the remote at the camera lense and press a button.. you will see the IR LED light up and blink.

i just did that and it worked i saw the led light up that was kinda neat

[Rusty]

So, how many people have the goggles to protect their eyes and how many people have them so thay can wave around some glowing chunk or steel, cackling like mad, cutting a perfect Mad Scientist figure?

[Quenchcrack]

I have safety glasses, full goggles and a face mask for various applications as may be needed. Since I actually AM a Mad Scientist, I do not feel the need for props.

[ApprenticeMan]

Originally Posted by Rusty

So, how many people have the goggles to protect their eyes and how many people have them so thay can wave around some glowing chunk or steel, cackling like mad, cutting a perfect Mad Scientist figure?

I have for both hehe.

[blkbear]

I use them for safety but the mad scientist thing is really appealing.

Brian

[JohnTheBlacksmith]

wow so many people really do black smith with just a hammer and torch huh ?

Its like back in the day, there were no ovens or high-tech kilns. Or handheld torches that get to 4000 degrees. Im a noob, concerned with safety!!

[Glenn]

Not a thing wrong with safety. It allows you to grow old enough to learn other things.