finally had to do it.

Jeff B

Jeff B

Thanos was right
Joined
Dec 23, 2006
Location
Lincolnton N.C.
after about 27 years of welding.

2 years ago I went to the eye doc, he gave me reading glasses. Last week I had to go again.

Now that I have a desk job, looking at the computer all day, answering service calls. I figured it's time, reading hydraulic and electrical schematics.

I got transitions, uv blocking bla,bla,bla...

I guess these need a little getting used too. These are really weird!
 
how old are you.....last year I went to readers about 1.75 magnification. Holly hell they are hard to get used to. But when I concentrate and practice my GTAW came back around tremendously. Like dropping 15-20 amps to do what I was previously getting too hot. I'm really wondering if glasses would be a better adjustment? The problem is doing a lot of welds or bouncing from booth to booth I have to constantly remove them. Not long into an 8 hr day or more they give me a blistering headache.
 
I was using readers , I finally went and got a real pair of glasses , no line transition tinted etc ...I still use readers at work so I don't tear up my good glasses

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I'm 47, I really don't weld much any more. Just on my junk mostly all mig. That's so natural any more, I'm still ok there.

It's hard to get used to understanding where to look through the glasses to see clearly. I really only need them at work.
 
What is really amazing is what they call "monovision" with cataract surgery...when I had my done in 2015, they set one (right, dominant) eye up for clear distance vision, and the other (for me, left, non-dominant) set up for close vision. I picked about 24-30" for close. (Prior, I was coke-bottle nearsighted). Your brain learns which eye to use. Took a few weeks to really get used to it and the brain trained. Maybe a year to get the correct eye working at the right time when driving at night. Now, about the only time I wear glasses is when driving in the rain (the brain wants to use the eye that focuses on the raindrops on the glass, no what's on the other side of the windshield).

Just have to remember to put on safety glasses now before doing anything.
 
kaiser715 said:
BTW, these are the safety glasses I wear in the shop...bifocal 2x...good clear lenses. Best optical quality I have found for the money.
https://www.amazon.com/DPG59-115C-Reinforcer-Rx-Bifocal-Performance-Protective/dp/B000646VFI?th=1
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I grabbed a pair of bifocal safety glasses few weeks back when I was in Savage Minn. Pulling undercarriages to swap rubber track idler yolks. Machine was covered in asphalt, hot and sweaty day. Never wore then before. Laying under the machine trying to see, those damn things went flying!
 
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Nemesis RX can even get them in tinted
All these are 2.0
I pretty much wear them everywhere even when not working. I can’t read my phone or iPad without them.
 
I wore them for the better part of the day yesterday at work. I like how I don't have to stop and put the readers on, however I can tell it's gonna be weeks to get used to not relying so much on my peripheral vision while wearing them. Also will need to learn where to look through the glasses, these transitions have a sweet spot for every distance to be clear.
 
Since they are prescription, are you going,to have to protect them by wearing something over them in the shop? Like grinding sparks? Do they seem to fog up?
 
Oh and one more...I wander if the welding arc makes them darken?
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
Since they are prescription, are you going,to have to protect them by wearing something over them in the shop? Like grinding sparks? Do they seem to fog up?
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No, I really only wear them in the office. No need in the shop unless doing real close work, that's rare.

WARRIORWELDING said:
Oh and one more...I wander if the welding arc makes them darken?
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I haven't used readers or these for welding yet. May try today as I will be working on my jeep.
 
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