The yellow glow of hot steel does need reasonably dark lenses, perhaps
shade 5 as a start, to give a better view of the area on the metal
itself.

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 03:40:24 +0000, Peter Fairbrother
wrote:

I just got a small oxy-propane torch, I have oxygen and am just off to get
some propane, and it occurred to me - do I need dark glasses?

I have safety specs against impact and so on, but not against UV.

Thanks,