From: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
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> On 12/17/06, pethier@comcast.net <pethier@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
> > > Phil Ethier has asserted that plastic
> > > safety glasses always use polycarbonate,
> >
> > I said that safety glasses had pretty-well gone over to polycarbonate. I
> think that much of the regular eyeglass material is polycarbonate now, also.
>
> Safety glasses, sports goggles, and cheap glasses are made using
> polycarbinate lenses. While it's tough, and mostly unbreakable, its
> optical properties suck. There are much better plastics for regular
> eyeglasses.
Interesting. I will probably stick to polycarbonate for safety glasses and
glass for my regulars.
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