rake60
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They say a machinists most valuable tools are his hands.
They can feel a .002" difference as a finger tip is dragged over the edge
of a piece of paper laying on a flat desk top. They can also turn a dial
to make a .0005" adjustment on a lead screw that a full turn might mean
a movement of 1/16". But, if you couldn't see the edge of that paper, or
the graduations on the dial....
Lets face it, safety glasses are goofy looking goggles at best.
I use two different styles both at home and at work.
One is a standard ASNI approved lens set with side shields.
The other has a 2X magnifier bifocal lens built into it for the close small
work that is so common to our hobby.
I won't turn a machine on without them. Even if I'm just chucking a part
pert up for a little hand polishing. A small chip caught in the grooves of
chuck will fly out as fast as a chip off a cutting tool. I have a family that
depends on me to be able to provide for them. A one second short cut
could destroy that ability.
Goofy looking or not, WEAR YOUR SAFETY GLASSES!!!
Rick
They can feel a .002" difference as a finger tip is dragged over the edge
of a piece of paper laying on a flat desk top. They can also turn a dial
to make a .0005" adjustment on a lead screw that a full turn might mean
a movement of 1/16". But, if you couldn't see the edge of that paper, or
the graduations on the dial....
Lets face it, safety glasses are goofy looking goggles at best.
I use two different styles both at home and at work.
One is a standard ASNI approved lens set with side shields.
The other has a 2X magnifier bifocal lens built into it for the close small
work that is so common to our hobby.
I won't turn a machine on without them. Even if I'm just chucking a part
pert up for a little hand polishing. A small chip caught in the grooves of
chuck will fly out as fast as a chip off a cutting tool. I have a family that
depends on me to be able to provide for them. A one second short cut
could destroy that ability.
Goofy looking or not, WEAR YOUR SAFETY GLASSES!!!
Rick