Does anybody wear safety glasses when soldering?? I think I remember having to wear them when I was in my electronics class in 9th grade but im not sure.
when i was feeding the solder too fast to a joint and then the flux started boiling and spitting chunks of hot solder around, I remember getting something in my eye while soldering, but i never found it again...
I still dont wear goggles though, but i do wear glasses.
Beacause I wear vision correcting glasses all the time, extra eye protection is useless. Sometimes when I finish soldering I have to clean my glasses of solder, so I recomend to wear any glasses for everyone.
Safety first
when i was feeding the solder too fast to a joint and then the flux started boiling and spitting chunks of hot solder around, I remember getting something in my eye while soldering, but i never found it again...
I still dont wear goggles though, but i do wear glasses.
I wear prescription glasses also, but since they don't fully cover I wear safety glasses. I have had small air pockets "pop" when soldering larger terminals, with solder going everywhere. I have often had solder getting flicked about too when joining or separating parts. Since there are many possible hazards at the bench, flying leads when trimming, the occasional exploding part, etc, I think safety glasses are a really good idea.
I dont use glasses for soldering because when I solder, it doesn't fly up into my face. In fact, it doesn't even leave the surface until I make it leave. I treat solder like hot sand.
I dont use glasses for soldering because when I solder, it doesn't fly up into my face. In fact, it doesn't even leave the surface until I make it leave. I treat solder like hot sand.
I wear them while soldering and clipping off the excess leads on through hole components. It's a lot easier to wear them, than to explain to the doctor why you weren't... 8) (you can see that Joe Cool wears them)