I took a Mig welding class a few years back and found that without my glasses under the helmet, I was having to get my face only a few inches from the weld due to my near-sighted condition. What's The Answer for that problem? Prescription sport goggles of some kind? Contact lenses?
stroker said:I took a Mig welding class a few years back and found that without my glasses under the helmet, I was having to get my face only a few inches from the weld due to my near-sighted condition. What's The Answer for that problem? Prescription sport goggles of some kind? Contact lenses?
They sell magnifying lenses for welding helmets but I just wear my glasses under the helmet.
My glasses fit fine under the hood. Maybe take your welding helmet to your optometrist office and try different frames? My glasses also fit decent with my helmet too.
My glasses fit fine with my helmet, I still have a 2x magnification lens though, as my beard does NOT fit under my helmet.
I usually wear safety glasses behind the mask when welding because beads have bounced their way back there in the past. Like you I'm nearsighted, but can see pretty well out to 3 feet. I have some slightly scratched computer glasses lenses that I want to try mounting onto a pair of safety glasses for welding and grinding.
Progressive lenses all the time, with a 2X cheater in the helmet as well. Well worth it, even if you don't need reading glasses.
I use high powered cheap drugstore readers under the helmet. Can be a funny sight when I stand up and try to walk across the shop. 
I have a "large screen" helmet, so most cheaters don't work.
JoeTR6 said:I usually wear safety glasses behind the mask when welding because beads have bounced their way back there in the past.
I'm a proponent of safety glasses while welding too. In addition to cheater lenses, there are prescription safety glasses available, as well as safety-shields that can be added to conventional glasses. I've just found out that my company has a few standard magnification of bifocal 'reader' style cheapy safety glasses they'll hand out to us, which will help me all over the garage, not just while welding.
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