Plasma cutting goggles

Hi guys I'm new here,

Just had a quick question. Can anyone recommend me some goggles that I could use for plasma cutting? I wear glasses so I presume I'll need bigger than your average ones.

I'm using my parweld at the moment but would prefer something a little lighter.

Thanks

Dark face sheild from any welding supplys.

Just use gas welding gogs. Fit over your specs and everything (unless you've got huge Dennis Taylor jobbies). Also they're the right shade. Buy them at BOC or similar. They're just like eye protection goggles.

Your parweld will be a little dark.

Edit. Snowcat's advice is probably better.

would you happen to know exactly where I could get it? I've had a look at machine mart's site but can't find anything.

Sorry for all the questions...

BOCs any welding supplys, have a look in your local yellow pages should be no more than £10-£15

You could get one from exactly BOC Tradequip, Carron Place, Leith. Or Build Centre Ironmongery, next to the Hibernian ground, Edinburgh.

Or, if you don't want to drive all the way to Scotland, do as Snowcat says and look under Welding supplies or Engineers Supplies in the Yellow pages, or look for BOC in the Business pages, or tell us where you live and someone on the forum might live near you, and know.

Or search on the internet.

I have been using slightly bright welding goggles, not the best, but I cant see my drawn lines using the Parweld mask...

Heres a tip:
Dont use a blue marker/engineers blue, to mark your work for cutting. The UV rays make it near impossible to see the line! I find black shows up best. I would like to tray a UV pen next, and see if it lights up clearly

I always used yellow paint markers. Never really thought about a UV pen.

French chalk, if it'll go on the steel your using. Always have that and a black marker handy. Or blue. But don't use an arc welding mask. Can't see a bleedin thing!

Btw, you'll struggle to get arc eye off a plasma cutter. It's a bit bright mind and certainly leaves you seeing spots.

If i'm following a guide I don't use eye protection, just keep my head the other side of the torch so 's I can't see the arc. Any straight lines, use a guide... much better cut. Same with regular curves too. Either a proper radius guide or anything to hand that is right (coffee mug, paint tin etc etc)

I thought you couldn't get arc eye of a plasma cutter but 2 trips to hospital in 1 night proved me wrong!!!