Good quality mask

[maddog]

I am looking for recommendations for a good quality mask for gas welding. I wear glasses. I am 60, my vision is not that acute anymore and I need all the help I can get. I have tried the standard square goggles. They are not comfortable. Dont fit well over glasses. The elastic strap loses it's stretch in a few months. The field of view is small , though I can live with that. Currently I am using a grinding hood, full face cover with a head band. Its comfortable and doesnt restrict my field of view but the optical quality is very poor. It scuffs quickly and the round shield causes distortions.

Thank you

[fciron]

I used to work with a guy who had one of those rectangular goggles that was mounted to a full head-gear and it could be pulled forward and lifted off his glasses, but was supported much better than just an elastic strap.

[knots]

I am looking for recommendations for a good quality mask for gas welding. I wear glasses. I am 60, my vision is not that acute anymore and I need all the help I can get. I have tried the standard square goggles. They are not comfortable. Dont fit well over glasses. The elastic strap loses it's stretch in a few months. The field of view is small , though I can live with that. Currently I am using a grinding hood, full face cover with a head band. Its comfortable and doesnt restrict my field of view but the optical quality is very poor. It scuffs quickly and the round shield causes distortions.

Thank you

After I bought my first auto darkening welding helmet I almost trashed my old welding helmet. However since I do a lot of bending with oxy acetylene it occurred to be that a more comfortable solution than goggles would be to cut the bottom of the old helmet off at about nose level and install an appropriate shade lens. That works well for me since I to wear glasses as well. Trimming the bottom makes the helmet lighter and cooler to wear. If you have an old one that is hanging unused on a nail there would not be much to lose if you don't like it.

Good luck

[clinton]

They do make a hood that is designed for oxy- fuel welding and cutting, it looks like a regular welding hood but it does not cover your face up like a hood for arc welding, it is much lighter and you could install a cheater (magnifying) lens
http://www.ramweldingsupply.com/products-view.mcic?s=143
click on the link to view
here is a cheater lens
http://www.ramweldingsupply.com/products-view.mcic?s=1610

[BM454]

You can also buy a shade 5 face shield and headgear. They make them for hard hats and just to go on your head without the hats. The face shield will let you use your glasses and it also give you full view of whatever you are looking at.


http://www.amazon.com/Sellstrom-35050-Shade-Window-Faceshield/dp/B000LB4P72

http://www.activeforever.com/p-16183-willson-protecto-shield-8-12-x-15-x-060-shade-5-propionate-faceshield.aspx?CMPID=Froogle_willson-protecto-shield-8-12-x-15-x-060-shade-5-propionate-faceshield

[meancoyote]

Sperian UVXK601 Welding Helmet Shade 5 to 13 I wear it for all my welding and cutting.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=uvex+k601&hl=en&rlz=1C1WZPD_enUS386US386&qscrl=1&prmd=ivs&resnum=3&biw=1024&bih=653&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=2448343107284914517&ei=i_kCTeavDca4nAfAup3lDQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CEcQ8wIwAA#

[arftist]

I am looking for recommendations for a good quality mask for gas welding. I wear glasses. I am 60, my vision is not that acute anymore and I need all the help I can get. I have tried the standard square goggles. They are not comfortable. Dont fit well over glasses. The elastic strap loses it's stretch in a few months. The field of view is small , though I can live with that. Currently I am using a grinding hood, full face cover with a head band. Its comfortable and doesnt restrict my field of view but the optical quality is very poor. It scuffs quickly and the round shield causes distortions.

Thank you

Not sure if this helps, but I used to get shade 5 screens for a grinding face mask. Last for quite a while if treated very carefully. Great feild of vision.