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