Welding the Solar Eclipse

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Are there any glass eyeball experts on here? I asked my ophthalmologist about this kind of thing one time. It wasn't his area of knowledge and he couldn't answer.
The internet says 12 or 14 glass minimum. I figure that may just be "better safe than sorry" for John Q public.
(There is not any 14 glass in the USA right now anyway)
I've got plenty of 10s which are even too dark for TIG.
The internet also say "stacking" the glass won't work.
Why is that?
I don't want to stand in 90 degree heat and look up for hours.
I would like to stack two 10s and also wear a pair of dark 99.99 UV safety glasses and glance up every once in a while.
Particularly at the total moment. It's pretty close to total here.
Anyone know about this?
 
I didn't even know they made welding goggles or lenses with ratings like 12 or 14! In the "real world" what would they be used for?

Best bet... watch the eclipse on the web or on TV.
 
Our TV news said 14 was too much and 12 was barely enough. Glasses they are selling supposedly are 13. I really don't know what my welding helmet goes to with variable. With not having specific setting on it, I'd be afraid to set it too light. Might try to get the glasses in next couple days. If not, can watch on SCI. Just not the same as actually getting outside and seeing firsthand. I think they said it will be around 80% eclipse here.
 
69_340_GTS said:
I didn't even know they made welding goggles or lenses with ratings like 12 or 14! In the "real world" what would they be used for?

Best bet... watch the eclipse on the web or on TV.
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Yea. I didn't either.
The internet says most helmets come with 10.
14 just sits on the shelf.
My welding supply said today that he could have sold 400 if he had them.
I'm not worried about too dark.
Why won't stacking work?
I'll be "at work" anyway.
 
I think all this nonsense is hilarious. I plan to do like I have done all my life and not look at the sun. Simple.
 
RustyRatRod said:
I think all this nonsense is hilarious. I plan to do like I have done all my life and not look at the sun. Simple.
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All your life??? I don't know about you but when I was a young teenager (10 feet tall and bulletproof) I would try and look at the sun but it hurt so bad I never really looked directly at it....curiosity I guess (or maybe stupidity??)

Now that I'm older and wiser I actually do look at the sun......the setting sun!!

Treblig
 
Treblig said:
All your life??? I don't know about you but when I was a young teenager (10 feet tall and bulletproof) I would try and look at the sun but it hurt so bad I never really looked directly at it....curiosity I guess (or maybe stupidity??)

Now that I'm older and wiser I actually do look at the sun......the setting sun!!

Treblig
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Sunrise is nice.
But I'm usually not up for it.
 
Listening to "'60s on 6" on Sirius/XM yesterday on the way to work and the morning DJ was telling a story about one of his listeners sending him a pair of approved glasses to watch the upcoming eclipse.
He put them on and said he couldn't see a thing - not even when looking directly at the light in the booth.
He then said he was starting the next song and apologized when it wasn't what he said it was going to be...said he must have hit the wrong button by mistake because he couldn't see a thing while he was wearing the glasses and couldn't tell which button was which.
I thought it would have been hilarious if the next song that played would have been either from Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder or Ronnie Milsap.
 
they have the glasses at Lowes at the register..
Personally I have rented a cabin on a lake near Columbia SC.
I'll be taking my daughters there to see totality. Maybe corny for some, but hoping this is something they will never forget...
 
The other aspects of eclipse interest me much more that the looking up. Night comes to midday. Security lights come on, flower blossoms close, crickets chirp.
I do have the "looking up" glasses but I wont get a crick in my neck. Watching the moon slowly pass in front of the sun is one boring freckin firework display in my opinion. More to entertain me at ground level.
 
Good thing is totality will only last about 2min 30sec..
 
JoeSBP said:
Good thing is totality will only last about 2min 30sec..
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I happened to think about the eclipse yesterday while out in the garage. I got a welding -hand held protector thing w/ my mig welder when I bought it. Never used it , bought a self darkening helmit. I took the hand held thing outside and took a quick glance at the sun, ended up staring at it for about 5 seconds. Then looked at the lense and it was a 10, but seemed darker than my helmit. I then went back in the garage and didn`t experience any spots before my eyes, Guess I`ll try it , if I remember, and the weather is co-operating. ====DON`T TRY THIS AT HOME ????
 
I'll be at work - indoors. It's going to get dark around 2:30 (IF the sun is shinning)... at which point, I'm thinking a nap is in order. If I'm awake, I may sneak out and peek up.. if not, there'll be 40 bazillion pics on the inner-web.. I am confident that even if I want to miss it, I won't.
 
I did a little reading yesterday.
It looks like it's UV wave lengths that does the damage.
The IR doesn't, I think.
That's why sunglasses block the UV wave lengths.


Pin hole.
But that's looking at a piece of paper.
Sort of isn't the same.

Will it show this?

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Or will it look more like this?
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ScampMike said:
I'll be at work - indoors. It's going to get dark around 2:30 (IF the sun is shinning)... at which point, I'm thinking a nap is in order. If I'm awake, I may sneak out and peek up.. if not, there'll be 40 bazillion pics on the inner-web.. I am confident that even if I want to miss it, I won't.
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I wouldn`t mind being where it would be a full eclipse, but not enough to drive up there!
 
famous bob said:
I wouldn`t mind being where it would be a full eclipse, but not enough to drive up there!
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yea - if it were coming to me, then I would want to have a look see... for sure would give it 10-15min. - and everyone is into something so I get it, if it's your thing, get in your car, jump on a plane, whatever gets you going... - me? If I'm taking that kind of time off from work, I'm either drinking (and what-not) in Florida or working on one of my 7200 house/car projects.
 
Much effort to go and see this. It would be nice to do so. But guess what?
I found it on the internet.
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It is amazing that it is exact same size as the Sun from looking at it from the ground.
What are the odds of that?
 
I looked through two number 10s today.
I also had my dark UV glasses on .
All I could see was a yellowish ball.
The glare was totally eliminated.
No after effect from a momentary look.
I tried the same glance with one number 10 and my glasses.
There was so much glare around the sun it wasn't worth looking at.
And not pleasant either.
I'm with Rusty in that this whole looking thing is overblown.
 
monook said:
Much effort to go and see this. It would be nice to do so. But guess what?
I found it on the internet.
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It is amazing that it is exact same size as the Sun from looking at it from the ground.
What are the odds of that?
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That's what I saw with one number 10 and glasses.
But even more of that glare around a effing bright center.
I wouldn't consider using just a number 10.
 
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