hey everybody adam savage here with a
tool tip from my cave that starts with a story
uh a couple of weeks ago i was milling something on
my mill and it was made of steel and i was milling it at a fairly high
rate and the chunks that were coming off were
coming off blue that meant that the steel that was being carved off was
being carved off with enough heat that it was actually
heat coloring the swarf coming off my mill
and one of those tiny little pieces when i turned away from the mill
came around the side of my face and hit me in the eye uh i went to the
eye doctor the next day she was able using the
magnification slit thing that they have to see that
there was still a little tiny piece of steel in my eye
and it took three visits to get it all out now i am a lifelong maker
uh and i am grateful that in 40 years of making stuff
i have only had to visit the doctor twice because of my
eyes but that makes me very very lucky and i don't like being lucky uh i like
being smart and that is why today's tool tip
is about goggles yes ladies and gentlemen i know you watch my
videos and sometimes you think that i don't imply apply enough safety
measures i totally get that and i hear you
sure i get that i am here to tell you i am a goggle convert and it is time for
everyone to wear some goggles and i've covered goggles on the
channel before um but i've covered like exotic cool looking goggles weird
goggles goggles that were props from science fiction shows these
are my favorite consumer level goggles they're made by dewalt
i love how light they are um i normally have three or four pairs around here but
recently i lost them all it might have been during the savage build shoot or
some other uh away shoot in which i packed up some
safety gear so i've recently ordered a couple of new pairs of these dewalts
and here are the things i like about them i
like the polycarbonate lens uh it is relatively it's not scratch
proof but it stays okay for a lot longer than
many i really like how lightweight they are
and i like this rubber seal so i wear heavy glasses which means that
goggles can be a nightmare for me and these goggles if you look up close
they fit my big glasses frames really really well and they're actually
nice and comfortable because of their light weight it doesn't feel like
something's pulling on my face and a low threshold to entry encourages
use it encourages utilization so uh years
ago when i played the saxophone uh my
saxophone teacher said the moment you find
a saxophone mouthpiece that works better for you than the one you currently have
you should spend whatever it takes to buy that mouthpiece he was giving me an
upgrade platform for a saxophone and he was explaining
essentially that mouthpieces are so objective and so
personal that the moment you find one that fits you you should jump on it
now i'm here to say same thing about safety protection and specifically
safety goggles if you have a pair that you don't like
ask around find a pair you do like invest in it
these by the way are 12 bucks these i you can spend more on
other types of dewalt goggles we will link to this in the description
but these are like 10 to 12 bucks that that is worth investing in trying them
out to see if they work for you uh the other thing i do with these when
i'm not using them they go in a dust-proof cabinet so that when i
pull them out i don't have to clean them off or
scrape some dust on the lens i think that's all demoralizing i plan
to do today about goggles wear your goggles your glasses aren't quite
enough i am here to tell you and every eye doctor you've ever met has
seen some of the worst things you can possibly imagine
things that you can no longer see yeah yeah okay uh hey wear your goggles
uh these are my favorites your mileage may vary
if you have a pair that fit your weird specific type of face or
eyes or glasses i'd love to know about it in the comments spread the word
help others discover the safety procedures that you
use to keep you safe thank you guys for joining me for this quick and dirty tool
tip i will see you next time
