Show Home Hobbyist Faces Vision Hazards The home hobbyist often does better in making repairs than in protecting his si sight ht That's why The National Society for Cor the Prevention of oC Blindness warns hobbyists and do yourself it it yourself enthusiasts enthus lasts about the threats to eyesight eyesight eyesight eye eye- sight found in the home homework work work- shop It recommends safety eyewear for all eye hazardous tasks Here are some activities activities where eye protection is especially important 1 Using power tools This includes power lawn mowers snow throwers table saws and portable saws particularly particularly particularly the chain type 2 Drilling Fragments of metal wood and broken drill bits can fly with blinding speed into the face and eyes 3 Nailing Before serious hammering gets underway make sure the nails are properly properly properly prop prop- erly set so that they wont won't spin off 4 Soldering A drop of perspiration perspiration per per- hitting molten solder generates steam which causes metal droplets to fly in all directions More and more hardware stores are selling safety eye- eye wear Or check Industrial Equipment Supplies and Safety Devices in the yellow yellow yellow yel yel- low pages |