Hi everyone! (waving enthusiastically)

[courdorygirl]

I ordered some face shields in the hopes that between them and my safety glasses it will keep the sawdust out of my bad eye.  I stopped using my saw because I developed Bell's Palsy and the doc said absolutely no sawdust until I could blink normally again.  Well, I'm there!  I'm super anxious to cut more puzzles (I have invested in a small maker's market booth and need inventory) so I have some birch craft wood that should be in next week!  Looking forward to checking out everyone else's projects!

 

Oh yea, I also have a Twitch, where I stream occasionally.  Username is the same.  Gonna try to stream some from our workshop in the future. 

So, how has everyone else been?

[jollyred]

Have you thought about using goggles, like swimmers wear?  They should do better than safety glasses to keep out saw dust.

Tom

[savethebeer]

Delighted to see you getting back to the sawdust on your terms. What about an additional fan or suction to keep dust away from the eyes.  Industrial safety glasses come with some extra pieces at the side of the frame 

[RabidAlien]

Check out raquetball goggles, the ones I've seen are low profile and look like they cover all sides, and you can get them in prescription if you wear glasses.

[amazingkevin]

Boy I've heard of a lot of things but not that one! My friend that cut sheets of granite has that problem because he never wears eye protection. The scroll saw will be your best friend ,Welcome friend, Keep coming back!!!

[courdorygirl]

Thanks for the suggestion about goggles, friends!  Unfortunately, I have to wear my Rx safety glasses or I can't see, and goggles won't seal around my regular glasses.  Contacts are generally a no go between the Bell's Palsy and my severe allergies. (The last time I tried to put one in I ended up tearing it in half because my eyes were watering so bad I couldn't see what I was doing, ugh).  

As for the dust issue I was having before, I've since then moved my saw to a communal woodshop I share with some friends and we have an industrial vacuum system to deal with it, along with air filters and fans.  Not long after my last post about scrolling indoors, the owner of the shop asked if I didn't mind moving my saw there so that he could cut some small pieces of foam and in return I could use the other equipment (including the cnc, although it currently down, waiting on some replacement parts :/).  I'm very glad to be back and waiting impatiently for my wood to be delivered!