Max, somehow I missed your original post. I have used a full face shield for about 10 years and would not be without one. A year or so ago I was using my sliding miter saw and I heard a crack the part I was cutting off was kicked back and hit the shield. Just wonder where it would have landed, my eye, mouth or somewhere else on my face. I highly recommend them. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Blind Handyman" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:37 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Full face shield.
A few weeks ago I commented that I planned to get a full face shield. Well, I got one. Just because we are blind doesn't mean we should neglect to protect our eyes. Eye injuries are quite painful, can land you in the hospital, and cost you bunches of money. Some of us do have a small amount of vision which is all the more precious for being so small. Protective goggles can be physically uncomfortable and hot. They also tend to fog up which is a decided inconvenience to the partially sighted. A face shield has none of these drawbacks. I picked one up for a few dollars at Ace hardware. It has the adjustable around the head and over the head straps like a welder's helmet. I have used it while drilling with a wood bit which tends to make a lot of chips fly. It protected my mouth and nose as well as my eyes and was a lot more comfortable. It showed no tendency to fog up. Sue used it today while running the jig saw and said she liked it better than goggles. We may wind up with his and hers face shields. Oh, and one more thing. When you talk to yourself, it reflects the sound back and you can hear yourself much better. Grin. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links
