maddog Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fciron Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knots Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 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) lenshttp://www.ramweldingsupply.com/products-view.mcic?s=143 click on the link to view here is a cheater lenshttp://www.ramweldingsupply.com/products-view.mcic?s=1610 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM454 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meancoyote Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 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# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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