Anyone sell or designed any guards around the plasma cutter tool to shield the arc and not need to wear eye protection? Maybe a simple box out of steel that wraps around the tip?
I wouldnât trust anything like that simply because it canât block close to or under the material.
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I went to FABTECH 2024 in Orlando and they had giant industrial machines running completely open arc. Thousands of visitors walking past plasma cutters with naked eye. I know one that was cutting very thick structural steel had a cover on it probably running way more amperage, but some others were open and I could get like 6 feet away from the arc.
Thatâs crazy! Inside a convention hall? Were there air quality problems?
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Welcome to the forum.
Good luck with that. Iâll be âseeingâ youâŚ
The only thing that you can rely on is a wall, between you and the arc. A wall that absorbs the light. Polycarbonate might if it is treated to filter UV.
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I just wear my welding hood, set to âgrindingâ shade (about a 7).
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This was inside Orlando convention center. 30 Ft+ ceilings. Show is huge and called Fabtech. If I recall correct, there were many plasma machines just cutting away.
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This is my photo and I went to Controlled Automation website and that is what their plasma machine looks like.
Yea I cant be walking around all day with a welding hood on since this is in a very active shop with people walking around. Worst case I could put an enclosure with tinting to block the rays, but figured people had a common product to just connect to the torch tip.
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They make shaded flap curtains you can hang around. Not sure where to get them, but I had to make an enclosure for a trade show with them at a previous job.
Whats so hard to wear glasses ?? To protect your eyes you only get one pair ??
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Yea, I might just encapsulate the thing like this and block the machine from view. Maybe with layered window tint so I can at least get some small visibility instead of 100% blockage.
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âWhats so hard to wear glasses ?â
Because myself and employees have other tasks throughout the day next to this workstation and also walking past it. Canât wear shades 24/7.
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Simple answer welding curtains !!!
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