On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:49:04 GMT, (Doug Miller)
wrote:

In article , "George" wrote:

Eyes are very vulnerable and deserve protection.

True -- but they are not the only parts of your face that should be protected.
Teeth, for example...

Face shields are often
more trouble in distortion, distraction and discomfort than they're worth,
especially when the above procedures are followed.

It does not appear that you have much, if any, experience in wearing face
shields. Mine gives *no* problems with distortion or distraction -- and
comfort is one of the reasons I prefer it to goggles. Vision is so clear, and
the shield so lightweight and comfortable, that I often forget it's there,
even to the point of banging my knuckles on it when I reach up to scratch my
nose. In addition to being more comfortable than goggles, it also takes less
time to don or doff -- which means I'm *much* more likely to use it, as
there's really no excuse at all for not wearing it. The one downside I've
experienced with a face shield is the importance of remembering to flip it up
when I feel a sneeze coming on. :-b

I've got one that is clear, lightweight and comfortable, but it builds
up so much static electricity that is sucks every bit of dust it can
hold migrates to it immediately, and make it hard to see. So, I hedge
my bets a little, and use it when I have any suspicions that what I'm
doing might come loose or break apart. I always wear it for doing
anything with metal, especially after I looked at the stick I used to
true the first disk I tried spinning- getting hit with that would be
about as nice as trying to catch a circular saw blade tossed like a
frisbee with your teeth. For things like roughing between centers, I
don't get too worked up about it.

Of course, any helpful tips on eliminating that static charge would
probably convince me to use the sucker at all times.