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I would like to provide my opinion that the Raygear Face Shield being sold as personal protection equipment should NOT BE USED for woodturning activities. Despite its apparent ANSI Z87+ puncture rating for the plastic used, the design of the face shield obviously can not provide significant energy dissipation following impact of any wood or other larger fragments capable of being thrown into it during woodturning operations. I have not used (and will not use) this or any such device as PPE for woodturning, given its severe limitations on providing impact energy dissipation (I can foresee broken noses or worse if people rely on this for protection from fragmenting turning blanks.) This design *may* be acceptable for some of the listed applications (e.g. splash protection, blood/body fluid borne pathogens, lawn care particulates, etc.) that do not require energy dissipation or impact resistance, but my hope is that woodturners would not rely on (or trust) this form of PPE for woodturning activities. I disagree that it is useful for any task where you need to protect your eyes and face because not all tasks can be accommodated by light duty, non-energy-absorbing designs of face shields. PLEASE do not use this for woodturning!! (Ask yourself if you would like to be hit in the face directly on your eyeglass-style goggles with a flying chunk of wood from a spinning lathe.... ) ptreeusa/edirect_090514.htm
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:48:20 +0000

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