[chillysalsa]

I wear regular glasses, and after a few hours of soldering, particularly if I've used some flux, I notice my glasses are all splattered with a thin film of grease.

I can imagine without glasses this stuff would get directly into your eyes, and that's probably not a good thing.

 

[eyevancsu]

I never use anything on my face when soldering, mainly because the fumes are drawn away by a fan and i try not to get my face too close to the soldering area.

-ivan c.

 

[Talonz]

Whoa, how much flux are you really using? I've never had that problem

 

[chillysalsa]

Not much, a drop or two when I make interconnects. Don't use it for boards at all - the flux in the core of the solder is enough.

I do look close to the workpiece though.

I just thought it was worth mentioning, because some people complain of eye irritation after soldering, figured this + the fumes would be why.

 

[PinkFloyd]

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Originally Posted by chillysalsa I do look close to the workpiece though.

Your head would almost have to be touching the joint you're soldering for flux to get on your goggles

 

[Edwood]

LOL, I do notice that Cardas solder splatters flux everywhere, but not quite that far.

A lot of that grease is skin oil, actually.

But, eye protection is always a good thing, especially when desoldering. But mostly if you use the ghetto straw method. (Blow, not suck, suck is bad, well this case it is) Molten solder in eye = no good.

-Ed

 

[KarlDL]

Those of us who are aging are protected from solder fumes & spatter by the reading glasses we need to see the junctions we're soldering!