[Clayart] The eclipse-raku safety glasses?

[vincepitelka at gmail.com]

No, absolutely not.  Safety glasses or goggles sold for raku firing are similar to those used for gas-welding, which are shade #4 to #8.  If you use those to view the eclipse, you will damage your eyes and possibly go blind.  What you need for viewing the eclipse is a set of goggles of a shade #12 to #14, which is the shade used for arc-welding.  
- Vince

Vince Pitelka
Potter, Writer, Teacher
Chapel Hill, NC
vpitelka at dtccom.net
www.vincepitelka.com 
https://chathamartistsguild.org/ 

-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart <clayart-bounces at lists.clayartforum.com> On Behalf Of Carolyn Curran
Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 5:18 PM
To: Clayart international pottery discussion forum <clayart at lists.clayartforum.com>
Subject: [Clayart] The eclipse-raku safety glasses?

Bought some dark  safety glasses for raku recently but tossed the
packaging  which may have had some info on it.    I wonder if these
glasses  would be good for viewing the eclipse.   The sun is not a cone 10
peephole but lazy CNC asks clayart pals first before seeking advice of others on such miscellaneous matters.  Carolyn
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