sambo Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 Ouch. I am writing this with blurry vision after being blind for most of the last 24 hours. My eys are stinging like shit and watering all over the place. Was playing with a plasma cutter and was cutting really thick stuff without eye protection..... be carefull. It hurts!! Boy do i feel like a muppet.
Admin Vista Posted June 27, 2008 Admin Report Posted June 27, 2008 Oh yes, definitely to be avoided!!
john_3.0s Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 u dinlo sam actually let me take that back......you have got a plasma cutter have you???.......
Copey Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 u dinlo sam actually let me take that back......you have got a plasma cutter have you???....... bet you will be usin a mask from now on
richie_stix Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 is it like when you stare at the sun, only worse and for longer?
toad650 Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 u dinlo sam actually let me take that back......you have got a plasma cutter have you???....... Not that he can see it anymore Was told by some old welding guys tea is the way, what can't tea solve?? Hope you see better soon n bet you never do that again, just wearing safety specs can stop arc eye as the plactic stops the UV getting through, i wear safety specs under my auto mask so i can grind and then if i flash myself i can get away with just seeing spots
Trevmk3 Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 i build CNC plasma cutters which will cut 40mm steel, and they can give you a bit of nasty arc eye. i once went home after using one for a whole day cutting 30mm plate and had sunburn all over my face from it apart from where i had my dark glasses on
mk3cokebottle Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 like rubbing sand in your eyes absolooopply canes sliced cucmber fresh out the freezer mate
fergus mk2 Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 i feel your pain its like some 1 is shoveling dirt in your eyes
zetecmk2 Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 i had it a couple of weeks back, only lasted a day this time though then all the skin fell off my face!!!
Tom Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 I can't believe how careless you lot are with your eyes!!
Durham Fiesta Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 its a killer, i've had it off weld flashes being reflected off a white wall never had it off anything i've been welding and work in steel fabrication for 5 years
Fiesta Steve Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 I use a plasma cutter most days of the week and never use eye protection. I've never got arc eye or sun burn. I also weld most days and my face and eyes burn easily when not wearing a mask which I have done occasionally when doing the odd tack, so always make sure I do wear one now.
Col-ashtonmobile Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 yeah it,s like sand in your eye,s , so always were the old ray ban,s now
Posse Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 What colin said i think its one of the worst things ever
zetecmk2 Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 i got a shard of metal in my iris once. impossible to remove as your eye automatically shuts if you touch it! syringe in the eyeball to numb it...then in with the scalpul!! needles in my eyeball isn't on my wish list, but the pain was so bad i didnt care!!!......aaah sambo, you're a lucky man!!!
Admin Vista Posted June 27, 2008 Admin Report Posted June 27, 2008 As your eye automatically shuts if you touch it! That sounds painful, but I can touch my eye without it shutting, it's something you have to get used to wearing contact lenses.
zetecmk2 Posted June 27, 2008 Report Posted June 27, 2008 it's a reaction that makes you blink to protect your iris to keep shit out! once you've got a lump of metal in your iris, you blink, your eyelid touches the shit in your eye, making you blink etc etc!! allthe time you are continually blinking, you're cutting up the inside of your eyelid on the sharp shard embedded in youe iris! took 24 hrs before i went volunteraly to casualty!! i didn't care about the needle in my eye or the fluroescent shit running out my nose, just wanted the pain to stop and to go to sleep.......took 3 days........give me arc eye anyday!!!
sambo Posted June 28, 2008 Author Report Posted June 28, 2008 it's a reaction that makes you blink to protect your iris to keep shit out! once you've got a lump of metal in your iris, you blink, your eyelid touches the shit in your eye, making you blink etc etc!! allthe time you are continually blinking, you're cutting up the inside of your eyelid on the sharp shard embedded in youe iris! took 24 hrs before i went volunteraly to casualty!! i didn't care about the needle in my eye or the fluroescent shit running out my nose, just wanted the pain to stop and to go to sleep.......took 3 days........give me arc eye anyday!!! Ahhh.... much better now thanks guys. Still gonna wear sun glasses for the day as it is a bit tender and sensitive to light! God, it does feel like hot sand being rubbed in your eyes!! I also had a metal shard in my eye a while back, i was wire brushing a seat mount that i had just welded and a bit of hot metal flew into my eye. It was only tiny but FOOK!!! that was another trip to casulty and had some bloke poking around in my eye. Note to self. .... must be carefull in the future!! being blind is not very nice!!
mk1super Posted June 28, 2008 Report Posted June 28, 2008 Had a flash off a Mig a while ago wasnt to nice i ave to say, but tought me a lesson wear a mask and googles
Rick Posted June 28, 2008 Report Posted June 28, 2008 iv watched my dad pick grinds off his eye with a needle that was enough to make me wear eye protection canr mess about with your eyes youve only got two
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