Tool Series Question: Personal Shop PPE

I use whatever safety glasses are nearest, usually inexpensive clear ones I've picked up numerous examples of over the years. The only exception is the Dewalt eye goggles I have for grinding metal. Gloves are leather Mechanix, ear pro is usually 3M WorkTunes or a set of Walkers with sound applification if I need to hear someone else around me. I also have a set of Peltors if I want both bluetooth and hear surrounding stuff. Milwaukee N95 dust masks for general stuff and 3M respirator for VOC heavy stuff.

I’m wearing $1 uline glasses. Some might be Amazon. I don’t leave them on all the time but there is usually a pair within reach wherever I am. I use welding gloves to weld and mechanic’s gloves for everything else.

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I just use any eyepro that is z87 rated that fits pretty close to the face. That's usually one of my sub $20 pairs of sunglasses. Good enough for the range, good enough for wood working, yard work, etc. I do know that the plastic eventually gets brittle with UV exposure, so I have a couple of pairs I rotate.

I rarely drop them, and it takes well over a year or more before any scratches develop. I think one problem is that people will often "clean" wood dust or sand off the lenses by scraping it around with what they think is a soft cloth, but is really just micro-abrading the surface. If you just get a box of lens wipes at Sam's, you're more likely to clean them properly and with less force that you would with a t-shirt or a sleeve. Even the microfibers that come with most glasses these days, ponder when was the last time you actually washed the microfiber cleaning cloth?

You dont look like a broke dick dweeb in a miller hat. Duh.

3M respirator with appropriate cartridge when I'm welding or spraying lacquer. A leather welding jacket thing when welding.

And a Quikclot bandage in my woodshop. That's about it.