Yep - I have Big Bore version for the range - and the first set I
bought - Small Bore (22LR) in the shop. Two volume controls and
impulse quenching and lower other noise. I can hear the TV and
not the plasma screech or hammering steel.
Wish I had found the lower cost ones first! Shop can be tough
on them. I keep mine in a box unless on my head. Mine uses 4 N
batteries.
Martin

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:54:06 -0500, the infamous "Bill"
scrawled the following:

--Leon snipped--
Thank you for the heads-up. I wear glasses, and I should be wearing safety
goggles too. I'm intend to try the pair from Rockler's. I am actually
surprised
Rochler and Woodcraft do not offer more selection in hearing protection.

Bill, I'm chea^H^H^H^Hfrugal and find that these: http://fwd4.me/6Hn
work just fine in my ears with the bell flare -in- the ear, as do
these: http://fwd4.me/6Ho in normal shop noise. Used together, they'd
make a _rock_concert_ boring from the quiet. That's a total $5
investment for the two items.

I picked up some of these for shooting and they're wonderful:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92851
And at $15, they're dirt cheap.

Normites don't need to spend an arm and a leg to get quiet in the
shop.

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Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.