Safety Glasses

[SallyB]

Hi Everyone
I'm very very new to all this and would like to splash out on a beginner's kit but was really disappointed to see how expensive the safety glasses are. 
Does anyone know where I could find a second hand pair.  I tried on eBay but couldn't find any when I searched under 'safety glasses'.  Is there something else I should be calling them?
Any help gratefully received.
Sally

[Donna@Rockin' Beads]

Hi Bertie,
You could try 'didyum' glasses or goggles. There is another name for the lense but it escapes me just now - I'll have a hunt (no doubt someone will post it before I find it though!!!)
There was a link to Warm Glass recently which had them a bit cheaper.

Do a search for didys or didyum on FH and see what you find.

[misspixie]

There was a pair of glasses in my starter kit - might be worth looking around a bit?

[Shirley]

hmmmm, might seem expensive, but worth every single penny, imho

[Im a glassy babe]

Hi,

I bought my starter kit from martin Tuffnell, and it did include safety glasses.

Have a look at the website, there was a couple of choices.

Good luck

[Caroline]

i know they seem expensive but when you think about what could happen if hot glass gets in your eyes then they are worth every penny

[Ian R Pearson]

I second all thats been said in support of wearing eye protection. It may seem expensive in short term but worth it long term. They should last years. I have had my curent pair about 20 years and they have just about "died" now and I expect to pay approx £200 easy as they are prescription. I know several glassblowers who have suffered poor eyesight and it just mabe a coincidence but after 40 years one never knows. I started working soda in the flame with no didymuims ( about 1969 !!!)and it was only after about three years that I got hold of some. Thankfully now a days we are all more safety aware.

Ian

[turquoise]

I also got a great pair with my starter kit, I always wear them and actually even though I do not wear glasses normally they are really comfy.

[*rowanberry*]

I got a pair on eBay for £5 second hand once. Mind you, they are REALLY manky and need a thorough clean. They still have "glassblowers grime" on the ear bits. Euuuuuuuuuuw.
Trawl eBay.com sometimes theres a bloke who sells them for £16.

[Winny]

I wear glasses just to see ok, dose any body know (or has) lenses that will go over normal specks cause £200 for a pair would be wonderful but nobody would eat for a while, when I used to do this for a living I didn't have glasses, age dose that to you but I know how good those lenses are to use and I want a pair but I need to see as well

[Pat from Canvey]

I'm just the same Winny. Martin has lenses that clip on to your reading glasses.

[Donna@Rockin' Beads]

I recently bought a panel so I could use my reading glasses. I think I like the panel but I kind of wish I'd thought to get the clip ons!!!

[mizgeorge]

I tried the clip ons and found them incredibly heavy - they hurt my nose enough to give me a headache! I now have a shield, which I love. When I get a more permanent place to work, I'm going to mount it from above (like Mary's - which looks SO cool) so it doesn't get in the way of anything else.

[Winny]

The biggest problem I have with my eyes is that I don't see circles at all well, it runs in my family, so things can get a little distorted with out my glasses. I like the idea of the visor / screen but clip ons are how I manage in the sun, when we get some. It's now on my wish list and saving hard
Thanks

[Pat from Canvey]

My clip ons from Martin are virtually the same shape as my glasses. I got the impression that they come in one or two shapes but I may be wrong. I don't find them heavy at all when attached to my glasses. I did buy them at a bead fair so I could see what the fit was like though. My work space is so cramped, I don't think I have space for a shield.