[AT] Arc Welding ?

[dglass]

Did you make that up?  I have never welded without contacts.  I do, 
however, use a chipping hammer to take my contacts out.
All kidding aside.  I haven't have any trouble in the 20 years I have 
been welding.

Phil Auten wrote:

> This brings back to mind the warning we got a few years ago about welding
> while wearing contact lenses. DON'T DO IT! It seems that the welding 
> helmet
> combined with the contacts caused the contacts to be "welded" to the 
> corneas.
> Not a good thing. Let's be careful out there!
>
> Phil
>
> At 04:41 PM 11/10/04, you wrote:
>
>> In my older age I have to wear reading glasses to see anything up 
>> close. My
>> arms are not long enough anymore.
>> Question is can I buy a # 10 shade lense that will magnify to what my
>> reading glasses are, they are about a 2.25 magnification for my arc 
>> welding
>> helment so I won't have to wear my reading glasses when I weld (not 
>> very often )
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Robert Mull
>
>
>
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