Crap in my eyes
 

As anybody who works in the construction trades knows on windy days like today while using a random orbital sander even with decent goggles on the crap gets in your eyes.My eyes are so raw and red its driving me effin insane!

The worst is in the summer when the sweat drags the junk into your eyes. No matter what you do, its gonna suck for the rest of the day, but you probably already know that.

I'm so glad I went fishing this morning(slayed the schoolies) because I could barely see to drive home!

Doesn't somebody make decent eye protection that will truly keep the crap out.The sealed goggles that most hardware/paint stores carry are cheap plastic that doesn't take long to get scratched and screw up your vision!Glasses are useless.

My eyes are junk now after today.

think out side the box-



Ski goggles.

This may sound strange, but when I am working under a car cutting out an exhuast or other debris causing job with a tight fit where literally can't wear goggles or my full face shield, I have found that good swimming goggles ,The type that seal around your eyes are the only thing that will keep stuff out. Safety glasses and goggles will usually do the trick, but sometimes when there is a lot of debris flying around, stuff still seems to get in my eyes. You have to get really good swimming goggles, with the cheap ones, you really can't see well.

I orignally started using the swimming goggles in the kitchen when cutting onions (I cook a lot). Wearing those, I have no problems with onion fumes. My eyes seem to be overly sensitive. One onion and my eyes hurt so bad, I can't stand it.

Eric

Lately its been sanding dust.Very fine dust as that,it just gets into everything.Swim goggles fog up instantly.Ski goggles I haven't thought of Nebe,but do you think they would fit while having a respirator on?A full face respirator would be ideal but most of these have cheap plastic face shields and really good ones are expensive.

I've been wrestling with this for more years than I care to count.I just hate these freakin restoration jobs.

The truly ideal solution is to junk all the old wood and use brandnew wood duplicated to the original profile.My face(especially my eyes) would really appreciate that!

I could never find a decent pair of eye protection. I have had my eye drilled for steel splinters 6 times...good times..NOT!

having injured my eyes
 

all i can tell ya is... with sawdust in particular...

is that eventually your eyeball gets scratched
and then your eye lid keeps rubbing that scratch
irritating it further....and further

theres a gel call lactilube (prescription)
...basically a type of
neo-sporin specifically for the eye that you
can use to lubricate (grease) your eyeball so the lid
wont keep on irritating it and has a chance to heal.

you won't be able to see out of that eye period
and you might as well wear an eye patch while
your trying to get relief for awhile in the worst case
scenario.

after many years in construction and finish work
i won't saw those two more boards ...or any other task
until after i wash out the sawdust.... first

otherwise you'll form a sty ....a pimple inside your eyelid
and thats maximum on the irritation scale.

Did any of you guys know that Norm Abrahms of "This old house fame" contrct a type of cancer in his nasel passages due to inhaling saw dust all the time. It can very very toxic.