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Originally Posted by catmandoo62
how true.and don't ask how i know this.but i'll tell ya anyway.i have burnt my eyes a few times.and believe me the pain is something fierce.but i learned an old trick from an old welder friend.if you do burn your eyes.take a potato and cut some pieces out of it to set over your eyes and lay back and let em set there.the moisture from the potato will rehydrate your eyes.
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Yes, I worked part time in a Welding Shop when I was 17 Years old. Nodding your Head/flipping the Helmet down dose not always happen on time.
It depends on what position you are in and I have had the Helment catch on parts around me.
My best Friend who worked with Me got his Eyes Flashed enough to cause pain X2 and the Potato Slices is what Our Boss said to use.
My own Eyes were bad enough I wore resonably Thick Eye Glasses. I have gotten My eyes flashed many time but never had pain. I think the Glasses filtered out enough to prevent My Eyes from getting burned like that (the pain is from tiny little Blisters on your Cornia)
I also found that occasinally slag would shoot up under My Helmet and burn into My Glasses Lense. I started wearing cheap clip on Sunglasses under.
So wearing tinted Safety Glasses under the Helmet is a good idea as it prevents your Eyes from getting Flashed and decreas the chance of any Slag or Spaks comming under the Helmet and getting into your Eyes.
Welding Slag/Sparks so far bounce off of the Plastic Lenses I have in My Glasses not.
Note: Exposed Skin gets sunburned.
A standard Helmet that where the Filter is has a hinged Door on it is really handy; especially when you are in some odd position.
In the pic the Welding Helmet 906 has the hinged Filter/Lense Plate.