Customer Reviews

MSA Safety Works 817893 Adjustable Faceshield

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

low price, great protection, read the assembly instruction on the back of package, the 1st thing it tell you to do is remove the blue film from [both] side, after remove the blue films the face mask get very clear view, and it wasn't hard to remove, just use nail to peel off a little piece from the side and start from there. I like it very much, it's not only protect the eyes, it protect the whole face, and I can even wear my eye glasses and Respirator in it, another thing I like is I don't have to take it off and on, all I have to do is push the mask up to have a little brake. wasn't too heavy, the ratchet head band work good to get the right size. Glad I bought this one.

Comfortable to wear, swings up easily so I wear it more often instead of taking it off and forgeting to put it back on. Now, if I can get it away from my wife...

...or your dashing good looks? I have two of these I use in my wood working shop. I used to use only safety goggles around my machines, but goggles fog up and are aggravating. So, I decided to use this faceshield for protection. Not long after this decision, I put this faceshield on my gourd and commenced to turning a bowl on my lathe. Shortly, the lathe gave up the bowl blank that was the size of a orange, while spinning at about 1600 rpm. The wooden blank and its sharp corners hit me in the face on the left cheek below my eye. It felt like a good jab from an experienced boxer...or my wife...when it hit me. You know how you stop and hold your breath waiting for the pain and suffering of an injury? Well, I stood there waiting for the blood but noticed that there was none and the impact had not even hurt. It did scratch the shield, but it did not crack. I picked up the bowl blank and finished my project.

The importance of this incident illustrates a few things: Shop safety is the real deal; if I had only had goggles, I would have had a broken cheek bone; it would have been extremely painful; and the cost of being seriously injured versus not a scratch was only 13 bucks or so. You can replace the shield since it does get scratched up, but it's about the same cost to replace the whole faceshield. It may not provide the safety you need for grinding metal, when fragements become .22 caliber projectiles, so you just wear safety glasses under the shield. But, this shield will protect your soft tissue on that mug of yours much better than a pair of goggles. Think about a piece of hardwood in the nose at about forty miles per hour!

How much is protection worth? I have seen broken grinder wheels disfigure a man's face, and chips and splinters attack me in the work shop. There are some tools where just safety glasses are not quite enough. Do your self a favor and keep one of these handy in the workshop. If even the slightest doubt, wear it. It is light weight and comfortable.

Light weight, easy to wear glasses under it. A paper facemask will fit under it. What is your face worth to you? It's over a hundred dollars to walk into an emergency room before they give you a bandage. This face shield will keep those bits of flying wood chips, grass etc off your face. Wear one when using your router, grinder, table saw etc. It's not in the way at all.

No more having to have little bits of dust and other junk falling in my face and eyes when I am working over my head. I bought it to use with my grinder - now I use it all the time.

I have only had the opportunity to use this product a couple of times since I have purchased so the best I can say is so far so good. I have had no issues this far. I have glasses so the main thing I was looking for in this product was something I could wear that fits comfortably down over my glasses and thus far no problems. I would feel ok if suggesting this to others. I would think you would be happy for the most part.

This faceshield is the best that I have ever purchased, and I have had several in the past. It is easy to use and the shield stays where you put it, instead of flopping down on your face like some do. I would buy more any time I needed them.

It's cheap, and works fine. Not top quality, but for $13, it's fine. It is not scratch resistant or fog resistant, but the shields are replaceable (if you can find them). The fit is fine, but you won't be able to fit your respirator under it too well (if you use one). If you have to wear it all day, every day, buy a better one. If it is just for a few hours once in awhile, this should work fine.

I wear this face shield over a cap. I like it a lot because it's light and does not shift, move or fog up at all. I've used it four times for about three or four hours every time, in rather hot weather, and it's so light I forget I have it on. Also, the shield does not prevent air circulation at all so my face stays cool which is very important to me.

I am ordering another one as a gift for a friend.