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Re: Safety Glasses
>Thom,
>
>The ones I got are made by "UVEX" , and they are in the Lab Safety Supply
>catalog with the other uvex safety glasses. They are grouped with a few
>other specialty ones: vermillion (for inspectors) is one I remember. I
>think the group is called something like "SCT" for spectrum control
>technology.
>
>Don't get any of the dark shaded lenses. They're great UV/IR protection,
>but unfortunately they have visible light protection as well! You can see
>much of any thing out of them.
>
>The UVEX "low IR" are sort of a pale yellow tint. I think they have about
>80% light transmission. My wife wears them extensively while bending and
>pumping, and like them. They're less than 10 bucks, so you can't really go
>wrong.
>
>I'm currently using AUR 92 glass prescription specs. I like them the most
>of any I've tried. Unfortunately they were 180 dollars... a gift from a
>good friend.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
> -John
John-
Yeah, that's exactly what I was looking for. I found the ones you're
referring to. I think @ 8 bucks, I'll give them a try.
Thanks-
Tom