[Jewelry making - Article 00390] - Re: [Orchid] Eye protection for lampworking

[Karen Kreider]

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    Hi there! I'm a veteran lampworker (6 years now) and a newbie
    silversmith. If by "dark glasses" they meant regular sunglasses,
    that's entirely untrue and unsafe. Polarized sunglasses might
    protect you from some of the UV given off by hot glass (heated from
    any torch) but they will not protect you from the IR and also will
    not filter out the soda flare (orange light) which is given off when
    you introduce soda lime glass into the flame. You end up being
    largely unable to see what you're working on. 

    At minimum, you should be using rose didymium glasses. Better yet
    are the stronger filters such as Auralens 92's or the Phillips
    equivalents (their product name escapes me, I'm sorry). 

    You can search out very good information on proper safety glasses on
    the Society of Glass Beadmakers website (www.isgb.org) as well as
    the Glass Technical Forum on Wet Canvas. (www.wetcanvas.com) Good
    luck and play safe! 

KarenK
Desert Dreamer Designs



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