Eyewear

Eye protection for the shop - impact-rated safety glasses for grinding, cutting and general work, and shaded goggles for oxy-fuel welding and brazing.

Safety glasses

Grinding and cutting throw particles at speed and from unpredictable angles. Wraparound frames matter more than most people credit: a flat lens leaves the side of the eye exposed to exactly the ricochet that causes most eye injuries in fabrication.

• Anti-fog coating is the difference between glasses that get worn and glasses that get pushed up onto the forehead. A fogged lens is a removed lens.
• Scratch resistance determines service life. Glasses live in pockets and on benches and get abraded fast.
• CSA rating is the requirement on most Ontario sites. Check the marking on the frame, not the packaging.

Shade 5 cup goggles

Oxy-fuel welding, brazing and cutting produce intense visible and infrared light but nothing like the UV of an arc. Shade 5 is the standard for gas work - dark enough to see the puddle through, light enough to see the work.

These are not a substitute for a welding helmet. Arc processes need shade 9 to 13 and full face coverage; goggles leave the face exposed to UV that causes burns as real as sunburn.

Wear them under the helmet

Most eye injuries in welding happen with the hood up - chipping slag, grinding a weld, or looking at the work between passes. Safety glasses under the helmet cover exactly that gap, and the habit costs nothing.

Free shipping over $175 across Canada. Counter pickup in North York.