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Originally Posted by fastfredracing View Post
Im done with safety glasses for any kind of grinding or cleaning with wire wheels . I broke the handle on my grinder last summer , and while safety glasses saved my eyes, I still lost a huge chunk of skin off my nose when the wire wheel got buried in my face at full speed.
I now wear a full face shield .
I always reach for the glasses, because it's habit - but I've never had a near miss like that. I think I need to go up my PPE game. This face is ugly enough without more scars, or a wheel piece through the glasses...
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