Eye Protection

[WatchDragon]

I'm thinking about making myself some safety glasses, i work with stage lights at work and we got lots of colored gel we use for lights, is there a certain shade of red (i think red is best, i'm not sure), or rating to use with green lasers?

 

[SenKat]

It is not only the shade, but the optical density you need to worry about - since I am by no means an occular genious, I buy safety goggles, and let others do the research, and pay them my hard earned $50.00 !

 

[Hemlock_Mike]

Watch --

The colors coming through colored jells is NOT laser light. Laser is coherent and that means that it can be tightly focused - more than a stage light. Two different worlds. The focus of a small green pointer can be brighter than the sun -- No $H!T
Read these forums and learn what a laser can do. Safety glasses are "tuned" to specific ranges of wavelength. Cool sunglasses don't qualify unless tested.

Mike