safety glasses

[Caroline]

i'm really confuesed!! Are the glasses i got in my starter kit off Martin ok to use with a minor or should i be saving for another pair? my eye sights bad enought as it is!

Billie, i was thinking of saving for laser treatment, would you recomend it? i'm getting a bit sick of contact lenses

[glassworks]

first off is to get your eyes checked i guess to determine if there is anything you need to do right now...

didy's have been mostly superseded by ace202 lens's... but both should be absolutely fine for use with soft glass..

if your require a prescription on your lens's it may be worth speaking to boots etc about getting prescription lenses made up for you on one of their deals.

[Billie]

i'm really confuesed!! Are the glasses i got in my starter kit off Martin ok to use with a minor or should i be saving for another pair? my eye sights bad enought as it is!

Billie, i was thinking of saving for laser treatment, would you recomend it? i'm getting a bit sick of contact lenses

Will PM you with more details about the laser treatment, but in short, yes!!! 

The ace202 glasses are recommended with soft glass, I got mine from Martin.  I've just noticed over the last couple of weeks that the flair seems to be brighter and it makes my eyes ache a little when I've finished torching... It might be the lighting in my work area, or maybe my eyes are a bit sensitive at the moment.  Unless glasses should be checked against the type of torch we use as well as the glass (which doesn't seem to be the case), I don't think we need to be changing what we're using...

[*rowanberry*]

I use ace202 and have done for about 9 months and had a recent eye test and theres no damage etc. and I do a fair whack of hours too.

[mindy23]

So, from the description that jodell gave me does that mean mine are ace 202 or just plain didy? I'm confused as she calls them ace didymiium?  I'm still not sure, the description doesn't mention the number 202 in it .  I think I'll maybe be safest just to get a new set.  I'm sure these are good glasses I'm not suggesting that they would sell otherwise but maybe these new lenses are better than the old didy's, if thats what mine are.
This is what the description calls them:

Ace (Didymium) Glass Working Spectacles in Economy Plastic Frame with Side Shields 48mm Eye Size

[*rowanberry*]

From what I was told by my optician, ace202 is a better type of filter and is a more up to date version than plain rose didymium.

Seems like from the info you got with your kit that they are plain rose didymium as opposed to ace202 (which is weird coz most places give the ace202 with the kits these days). However from Jodels website they say they give ace202 with their kits? But their description matches phillips site for rose didymium and not ace202.

If it helps my optician was happy with use of both rose didymium and ace202! and made all the other people in Specsavers look it up and they were all cooing at what i did for a living :-) and even priced me up a pair of prescription ones.

If it helps, this is what it says on http://www.phillips-safety.com about ace202 and rose didymium

For ace202 -"Phillips-202 Glass utilizes rare earth oxides in its composition to provide the same filtration. This glass is very efficient in filtering sodium flare in addition to providing ultraviolet protection to 390 mm. The Phillips202 (ACE) is becoming a preferable choice of hot glass workers."

For plain rose didymium "The glass does not offer much protection in the near or mid infrared ranges. In general, this lens is adequate for many glass-working applications where the amount of radiation generated is low. Suggested uses:Beginning lamp-work using hot head torches and MAPP gas, or propane torches with soft glass."

So it seems that both are suitable if you are on soda glass, but ace202 is preferable.
I'd think about those ace202s to be honest - also I have heard that auralens products are good as well.

[glassworks]

i think you'll find that most safety glasses are now ace202, but that people still refer to them as didy's.... ace202 has become the new standard,a nd jodel may well now be selling ace202 lens whereas before they may have been rose didy's...

[mindy23]

Claire, thank you for all that info.  I got my kit from Jodell over 18 months ago and it was a hothead kit. I think it's most likely that those were the best glasses available at that time but have now been superceded by the ace 202's.  I'm going to get myself a set from Martin just to be sure.  I found the box that my original glasses came in and they do just say Didymium but it's reassuring that your optician thinks both are suitable.  It'll be interesting to compare them.  Thanks for all your help folks