UVEX by Honeywell Bionic Face Shield with Clear Polycarbonate Visor (S8500)

Orginally, had a problem with my purchase. However, it was taken care of almost immediately. I can't say enough good about the service I required. I originally felt the hood was a little pricey. I mean you can get face shields for about 15$ at HF, but it came well recommended for durability. The face shield, itself is crystal clear and easily removed. One thing I like about the hood is the wrap-around frame. It gives the whole thing some solidity. The head band is (almost) infinitely adjustable and very comfortable. My uncle has a disturbingly large head and it fits him perfectly.

All items assembled as designed and functioned properly. Great value for all included.

I use these while doing wood turning at a lathe and when running a string trimmer over woodland trails. In both applications these have protected me from serious injury. I very recently had a quite heavy block of wood come off my lathe at high speed and strike the mask. I was not injured in the least, nor was the mask, but without it I could have had a very serious injury depending upon where it hit me. Over the years I have been using these the padding on the head strap may have worn out or a fastener lost, but I have never had one break or fail in any way in use. I've had five or six by now, but considering the amount of use they get, that seems fine to me. They don't cost a lot, but they can save a huge amount of money and misery.

I application is more unique and this may not be the ideal product for what I needed but in the interim, it works out pretty well.I use this while melting and pouring aluminum and other metals. I have a cone 10 (I'm told), roughly 2300F, but the datasheet says "do not use for applications higher than cone 6 (2200F)". Melting aluminum and similar metals only require 1250F, but I run it at around 1500F, which is well within the range.When I first started not too long ago, I just used polycarbonate safety glasses. This protected my eyes from the heat fairly well, but my face was on fire after about 10 seconds of exposure. I wanted/still want to buy a hood but those run up to $300 which I can't afford right now. I'm not running a foundry, just a small ceramic kiln, so a face shield would do.On my first test, I figured I could get longer exposure times, so I did, up to about a minute. It still felt hot. After running that test a few times, I thought to myself, "this is not working", so I did it without the mask. Alright, at that moment, I realized that even though this mask is made from polycarbonate, it DOES help take the heat off your face/head. I hope it won't melt any time soon, but so far so good. I've been able to handle the melts and pour (only takes about 15 seconds at the kiln [hot] and about 30 seconds when pouring), so this face mask is holding up pretty well.I'm not saying this is the right mask for this application, but this is my experience with the mask. I think this is pretty much as extreme testing of this mask you can get.I rate this a 4/5 because it is lacking. It is light-weight, which is good and bad. Good because it really does seem to float about your head and you hardly notice it is there. But bad because it does feel a bit on the cheap side. It will "click" into position, which I like, since the friction/tension screw methods tend to slip and slide over time.

I got this shield after watching an episode of "Stumpy nubs." The shield is roomy for glasses and a N-95 mask. I haven't tried it with my respirator. I like it, but the set-up proved to be a pain... not attaching the headband to the shield, but the shield itself proved to be an unnecessary pain.When I opened the box, the shield wasn't entirely clear, but was mostly clear. I thought the plastic had aged as there was significant lag between when I ordered the shield and when I opened the box. Turns out there's a non-obvious, untinted plastic film covering the shield. Worse, I called Honeywell and they didn't suggest looking for this (they went right into warranty replacement mode, which, because I got it from Amazon turned into problem - kudos to Amazon customer support, especially Myla, who took good care of me, proved to make this hard). While I was working the issue, I did a little web surfing and found another review who noted his shield had a bluish-tinted film out of the box. Sure enough, after a little work, I found my shield had a film on it. It was precisely sized to the shield, so there wasn't a hint I needed to peel it off. Hopefully this will save someone else the time I spent figuring this out. C'est la vie.

Works great, easy to adjust, and stays secure. No issues with visibility. I can wear this over my eye glasses.

I was using my weed trimmer without any eye protection. I got a piece of weed in my eye and even though I got it out my eye got infected. The infection was cleared up with antibiotics and now I wear it when ever I need eye and face protection. I love it. It’s so comfortable, I forget I even have it on while I’m working.

Great eye protection for your shop