3M Infrared Welding Flip-Up Shade 3 Safety Glasses (Fits Over)

★★★★★

Perfect for protecting you eyes

Perfect for when I need to grind metal at work. I don’t often find myself grinding metal so I didn’t think it would be worthwhile to get prescription glasses for it, but these clip on ones are perfect! I would say the fit is a little strange on my new glasses, they definitely fit my previous ones in my picture better. But nonetheless they work just as intended and help keep the strain from my eyes while working. Definitely worth the purchase to add to my arsenal of safety equipment.

Verified Purchaser · February 2 · ✓ Amazon Verified Purchase

★★★★☆

Decent reduction of flame glare

I work with a Smith little acetylene/oxy torch and the flame brightness was causing noticeable retinal irritation. I don't know the specs on the UV and radiation reduction but these #4 lenses help alleviate the after image and are not too dark to see the area of brazing. I had previously tried a number 6 which was too dark. These flip lenses are easy to attach to my reading glasses for the close up work.

Verified Purchaser · September · ✓ Amazon Verified Purchase

★★★★★

Well worth the money

Heating/cutting with clear safety glasses hurts your eyes but green faceshields restrict airflow and get hot. These protect your eyes from the bright light without trapping hot air in front of your face and are way lighter than a faceshield

Verified Purchaser · June 4, 20 · ✓ Amazon Verified Purchase

★★★★★

Great product Great seller

This was the only place I could purchase these welding flip downs, they are great and will buy a second pair at some point,The items were just as described even though I felt the shipping was slow from purchase to delivery but item actually arrived 4 days before scheduled delivery day

Verified Purchaser · February 2 · ✓ Amazon Verified Purchase

★★★★★

Wish I’d found these years ago.

I struggled for years seeing what I was doing when OA welding and brazing because I also needed my reading glasses. I tried tinted face shields but they are clunky and hard to store because it so big. While looking for welding supplies here I came across these clip ons and decided to try them. What a wonderful surprise I could see the welds clearly! The lenses do block UV like advertised as I see no spots after welding. The clipping mechanism takes a bit to get used to but it works and doesn’t come off. I particularly like that they are small, light and flip out of the way.

Verified Purchaser · July 22, 2 · ✓ Amazon Verified Purchase

★★★★☆

Good

Would like darker shade. But these are good

Verified Purchaser · April 3, 2 · ✓ Amazon Verified Purchase

★☆☆☆☆

Broke in less than a minute

The shades themselves are very effective for what they are rated for. The clip, however, is pure trash. The very first time I tried clipping them to my glasses they broke. There is 3 pieces simply held together with light frictionNo plastic molding, screws, or apparently even glue....

Verified Purchaser · August 2, · ✓ Amazon Verified Purchase

★★★★★

Very convenient. Work well.

I have been using these for blacksmithing, and metal casting. I have also used them when monitoring a pottery kiln firing. There is not a precise definitive recommendation on what is needed to protect your eyes but Shade 3 seems to be the most often recommended protection level. I have looked at OSHA recommendations and also "on line" chat discussions.I wear glasses and it was more difficult to find something that works with glasses. I first tried a pair of shade 3 glasses that are worn like regular glasses but sized to fit over your prescription glasses. However, having two pairs of glasses resting on top of my ears and nose got uncomfortable. The clip on and flip up ones are perfect. They are comfortable. Also it is convenient to flip them up occasionally but not have to take them off when I have stepped away from the fire. Further the Shade 3 is not so dark that I have to flip them up to walk around. I normally work outside but can go in to my work bench, grab a tool, and go back out while leaving the shades down. Only if the light is dim do I feel that the shades are giving me some trouble seeing. If you have good natural light or a well lit interior work space you will be fine. Also I am able to judge metal temperature while wearing these. A few times I experimented by taking them off and seeing if my judgement of the metal temperature changed without them and it didn't.

Verified Purchaser · May 19, 20 · ✓ Amazon Verified Purchase

★★★★★

Built sturdy, works great, doesn't look too ridiculous

Normally safety eyewear looks so absurd you'd never want to be seen in public in it. But these actually look pretty cool, I wear them outside on bright days and it's like very protective sunglasses with a nice green tint. Additionally, they do a fantastic job of protecting eyes from various vision hazards like welders and lower-power lasers. Other reviews have stated the product seems to break easily but this was not my experience, so far mine have had no issues after a couple weeks of frequent use. Perhaps they're sensitive to vibration and I'm not encountering that issue since there isn't much machinery vibration involved in my workplace.

Verified Purchaser · November 3 · ✓ Amazon Verified Purchase

★★★☆☆

These don't quite dim the sparks as much as I'd like, but do fit my glasses pretty well

These weren't horrible I guess, but I figured with the little Xing Ding DX-808 jewelry welding machine spot welder I had that they would work a little better. I still end up having to close my eyes when I make the spot weld since the spark is pretty bright even with these on and I end up having a lingering light that I see for a bit afterwards, so I'm not so sure how effective these are. They do fit pretty well over the jumbo sized aviator style safety glass frames I wear though, which is nice. I'm not sure how much I'll be using them for the intended purpose. I probably should have spent a little more to get an auto-dimming set of goggles, but I'll use these for now just in case of unintended sparks to offer some protection.

Verified Purchaser · February 2 · ✓ Amazon Verified Purchase