Goggles Versus Helmets

[jdownie]

I am about to pull the trigger on a Henrob setup but wondered about the eye protection. The goggles look easier to deal with but do they offer sufficient protection from non-optical emissions?

John

[jlrussell4]

Hi John,

Are you welding steel? Gas welding is NOT going to give off "emissions" like electric welding. Goggles or glasses with a shade 5 lens are fine. Aluminum will be hard to weld with a standard lens because the flux gives off a flair. This makes it hard to see the aluminum puddle and fall to the ground :o :-) . Some say the light given off of aluminum and it's flux cause eye damage - others say no damage is caused by the rays. There are some glasses made especially for gas welding aluminum. I would use them because you can see the puddle and if they actually do increase your eye saftey - great. No sense in not erroring on the safe side.

[jdownie]

Thank you.

It is my intention to get the Cobra IR glass, it is more a question of form factor - goggles versus helmet...

John

[jlrussell4]

Hi John,

Goggles vs glasses is a personal preference deal. I use goggles because I can put a magnifying lense behind the shaded lens. I can also fit glasses in (under?) the goggles.

Note that I changed the last post due to a lag in the thought to typing process:o

Gas welding is NOT going to give off "emissions"

[jdownie]

I was using the trem "emissions" broadly as is sparks, molten metal, etc.