Goggles for Plasma Cutter use ??

[dan1987]

from hypertherm
Less than 40 amps.......shade 5
41-60 amps..................shade 6
61-300 amps................shade 8

I have a 40amp plasma, I use my speedglas 9000x auto darkening helmet with it turned off (shade 5).... A silver sharpie works great for marking for plasma cutting..

Thanks for that info, I'm after some goggles myself.

 

[Rbeckett]

Full face shade 5 and a set of safety glasses with side protection on under the shield. You will be surprised at the prolific metal jumping around from a plasma cytter in use. That stuff goes everywhere so be carefull of the eyes and watch your shop for slag fires too. The plasma propels the slag a long way, longer than you would expect so look around well before you call it a day. Hate to hear of anybody burning down their shop from a slag fire. Safet first, always...
Bob