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Ok I am sure there are some real remedies here. My new pair of computer prescription eyeglasses work great, however, while cutting up some pine on the bandsaw when I finished my glasses had tons of minute sawdust particles on them. Yes I know dust collection on the machine my slow it down, however this machine was built in the 1940's early 50's......What do you do to reduce the amount of sawdust that collects on your glasses besides not wearing them ;0
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No joke: I clean my glasses with computer monitor screen cleaner. Wash with hot detergent and water, dry with a clean cloth towel, spray lenses with monitor cleaner, buff with anti-static cloth.
A lot of the dust to me, seems to be attracted by static charge and the monitor cleaners leave a film which negates that charge. Just make sure to buff thoroughly after applying it or the lenses will stay hazy. It works for me.
Best,
Erik Loza
Minimax USA
Friend of The Creek
Safety glasses over prescription.
Kind of a hassle but: 1. they offer more protection for the eyes because they cover the sides better and 2. they protect the expensive prescription glasses. My new glasses cost more than my first car.
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I wear one of those thin plastic bags, that I get free from the dry cleaners, over my head. It does have printing all over it (some kind of instructions about wearing it over my head), and I don't seem to have the endurance I used to so work sessions are shorter, but the glasses are A-1!
I clean my lenses with Zeiss lens cleaner. 177931.jpg which has an antistatic component. I get mine at Gander Mountain.
In the shop, you can blow off the dust with compressed air, but be careful not to use too much pressure.
First I rinse them off under warm water, spray some lens cleaner on a lens, smear it around with a clean finger, repeat the process for each side of each lens and then rinse under warm water. My lenses have a teflon coating which makes the dust wash right off. What ever you do, do not rub the sawdust with a tissue. Paper is terribly abrasive to plastic lenses.
Lee Schierer
USNA '71
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The static charge makes sense to me. You can try wearing a baseball cap. Cooks sometimes do that because it prevents airborne oils from settling onto eyeglasses.
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The baseball cap won't work if he is less than forty, they don't know how to wear one.
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do you notice that your face turns slightly blue as well ??Originally Posted by Richard Coers
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Lol. You shopped this idea to Rockler yet?
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I have prescription safety glasses with a side shield..... The best thing for cleaning is Dawn dishsoap, and warm water, blot dry. If you rub dry (as most people do) you will end up with small scratches which in a short time destroy the lense.
Robert
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After trying many eyeglass cleaners I now use a spray product called "Purosol" available from Amazon. It is antistatic and was originally developed for NASA and the military for their high end optics. Last bottle was $14 for four ounces, but it seems to last forever because not much is needed.
It is also recommended for all high end microscopes, cameras, and medical equipment.
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What about using dryer sheets. I haven't tried, I don't wear prescription glasses, but I have heard that it works well.
Matt
Dryer sheets work, but will scratch the plastic lenses over time. If you use the use them only after they come out of the dryer.
Lee Schierer
USNA '71
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Isn't that what shirt tails are for??? Just don't rub hard, and it works without scratching. Well, sort of....
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Ever thought about contact lenses? I used to wear glasses but they kept getting dirty, fogged, boogered up with sweat, rained on, etc. so I went to wearing contacts. Once I switched I kicked myself for not doing it sooner as they solved the problem.
If for some reason you can't wear contacts, consider over-the-glasses safety goggles. That's what I wore when I wore glasses and they worked okay-ish.
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