Question about glasses

[Iluvatar]

I recently purchased my first laser: O-Like's 400mW 405nm (Power Rock 400mW blu-ray 405nm laser torch/adjustable/waterproof), and plan to do a review of it soon. But first I have a question to ask about glasses.

With my order I bought two pairs of O-like's 405nm,450nm,473nm,532nm laser safety goggles. O-like claims they are OD 5+, OD 6+ and I had read here that for 400mW only OD 4 was necessary. Well, now that the laser is here I have done some more research and found that a lot of people think they are junk. I took some photos of the beam through the glasses and it seems to stop it quite a bit, but do I still need more protection?

(one is the laser through sunglasses and the other is through my laser glasses)

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

Those goggles may work for specular reflections, but I wouldn't trust them to handle a direct hit or reflection.

Through decent goggles, I find the dot of 405nm to appear to be yellow, and no purple color is visible at all.

Check the links in my signature for decent, and good goggles.

 

[Iluvatar]

I'm no MacGyver but I think I've found a temporary solution. If I wear both pairs at once, I get what you were talking about:

Through decent goggles, I find the dot of 405nm to appear to be yellow, and no purple color is visible at all.

Its kinda dorky and is a pain, but it will work until I get a new pair of glasses

 

[Flaminpyro]

Yep you should get new safety glasses maybe try this place>
Laser safety eye glasses and goggles filter 115 for protection from laser wavelengths 630-730 nm: Helium-Neon, Krypton, Chromium:Sapphire, & Ruby lasers. Lenses are light blue in color with 50% VLT. For use with class 3R, class 3B & class 4 laser sys

or this place>
Laser Eye Protection