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Start seeing better results today! If you’re straining to read small measurements, but
don’t need constant vision correction, these bifocal magnifiers could be the perfect
solution. Sleek, lightweight and designed for comfort, they come in several corrective
powers.
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The uncorrected upper lens protects your eyes, while the corrective lower insert improves visibility of small scales, intricate joints, layout lines and nearby objects.
This bi-focal feature adds to a great all-around safety glasses design, including:
- Shatter-proof wrap-around lenses
- Anti-fog coating
- Adjustable bands
Available in +1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 magnification. If your required bi-focal strength is unknown, visit a pharmacy and test out several reading glasses.
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Customer Reviews and Photos for:
FastCap Bifocal Safety Glasses
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Average Rating:
4.0
(28 customer reviews)
$8.39
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1) Submitted by
Ron, from Covington, WA
on 8/1/2011
Customer Rating: 
Very light, comfortable, and easy to forget you have them on! No more switching between safety glasses and readers to make measurements while woodworking. A great value.
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2) Submitted by
Walt, from Williamsburg, VA
on 5/1/2011
Customer Rating:
Light, non-slip, great for the price! I'm a retired carpenter and my "eye sight is retiring as well". I bought a second pair after trying one pair first. Very satisfied!
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3) Submitted by
Edwin Neff, from Henderson, NV
on 4/7/2011
Customer Rating:
Their comfortable, and I don't have to keep changing from no glasses to close up. In fact, their more comfortable than my $200.00 bifocals.
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4) Submitted by
John Gibbs, from Saint Cloud, MN
on 3/31/2011
Customer Rating:
Once I get used to them I forget I even have them on. Like tonight, after working in the shop a couple of hours I came into the house to check email. Yep, I'm still wearing them. Very comfortable.
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5) Submitted by
Barry, from Philadelphia, PA
on 3/24/2011
Customer Rating:
I wear contact lenses for distance so close work, like reading a scale or setting the bit height on my router table, required me to change from safety glasses to reading glasses. When I found these Bifocal they were cheap enough to try. I'm very glad I did. the first time I wore them on it took about 15 minutes to get used to them since I've never worn bifocals before. I'm mostly a weekend woodworker so each time I put them on it takes a few minutes for my eyes to adjust but that's it. I can wear them for hours with no problem. Everyone's eyes are different so I guess they'll work better for some people than others but they work great for me. I'm thinking about buying another pair at a slightly higher level of magnification for when I work with my scroll saw.
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6) Submitted by
papercars, from Rhinebeck
on 3/19/2011
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Great item exactly as advertised. Why take the chance of ruining you perscription glasses.
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7) Submitted by
Larry, from Raleigh, NC
on 5/1/2011
Customer Rating: 
They do the job, are comfortable, seem well made and optically seem to be fine. My only quibbles are that a for some reason when I am working with tools such as air nailers which throw off little bits and pieces of wood that these bits can bounce off my cheek and go behind the glasses and get into my eyes. This is not as bad as a direct hit, obviously, but still not good. Also, b as others have mentioned the bifocal lens seems to be set just a bit too low.
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8) Submitted by
Tom Gorman, from Bloomington, IN
on 3/17/2011
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I bought a pair of tinted at the store and every one I showed them to loved them. They went on sale and I bought 2 more pair of clear. They are great on the job or in the shop.
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9) Submitted by
Phil, from Payson, AZ
on 3/14/2011
Customer Rating:
I haven't actually used the glasses at my saw yet, but they seem to fit nicely and the wraparound seems to provide very good protection. I would prefer that the magnifier portion was a little larger as I have to raise the glasses a bit off the bridge of my nose to read the tape measure. Overall, I think these glasses are going to be a big help in the shop and at a very good price.
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10) Submitted by
Jean-luc Broux, from Moscow, ID
on 3/10/2011
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I bought 2 pairs, free shipping gets me all the time... I couldn't get the 1.5 I wanted at my local hardware store there were out. Love them I am able to read again. The bifocal are comfortable and the price is right. Looking forward to wear them at work where the parts I have to identify are hard to read I use a 10 times manifier at times. What a relief it would be when my woodworking shop will be back up again.
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11) Submitted by
Thomas, from Los Angeles, CA
on 1/23/2011
Customer Rating:
Just what I needed. These work great. In the past I've worn drug store cheap reading glasses for close-up cabinet work. These glasses may be a bit off on the magnification scale. I think the 2X safety glasses are closer to 1.5X. So buy one step up if you aren't sure.
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12) Submitted by
Dan, from Melbourne, FL
on 4/6/2013
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Believe these are a great product idea. They just need some design tweaking to make them excellent. My main issue is that after 2 years or so, the hinge area breaks - while the rest of the product remains fine. The weakest link in this product is in the clear PC lens area of the hinge. If it was made perhaps 50% wider in this area, it may last a lot longer. The black plastic temple remains strong in the hinge area. I hardly ever fold these lenses. The plastic in the hinge area becomes weak from the normal mechanical stress that keeps them on your head.
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13) Submitted by
Edward Burns, from Mount Holly, NC
on 3/8/2013
Customer Rating: 
Nice saftey glasses, but the whole point of purchasing these is the bifocal lense. Anyone that uses these would have to agree that the bi lense is too low.
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14) Submitted by
Steve Rudis, from Ellicott City, MD
on 9/1/2011
Customer Rating: 
Bifocal area is small not not very functional
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15) Submitted by
Calhoun Benton, from Johnsonville, SC
on 1/1/2011
Customer Rating:
I've been a bit negligent in wearing my older safety goggles mainly because they are older plastic and not so clear. However since getting these Bifocal FastCap safety glasses I wear them almost all the time or have them on the bill of my cap. They are clear and the bifocal works just fine. I purchased two of these and put one by my "other" workbench. They're great and priced right.
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16) Submitted by
Wil, from Military Installation, WI
on 12/5/2010
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Sooner or later, you will need some help with reading or viewing finer print. Recently I started to require a set of reading glasses.
These safety glasses REALLY did the trick. In the past I avoided safety glasses over my prescription glasses, then I went through Lasix surgery which corrected my vision however I still required reading glasses not due to an error, but simply of age.
I purchased one of these only to find out how comfortable they are to wear specially without prescription glasses in addition to their clarity and of course I can now easily read my markings, rulers, joints as well as everything else I was having difficulty viewing.
A positive note is that they are so comfortable I use a neck strap that I use them all the time.
I am very happy with these glasses, I have purchased a couple of extras for my military use as well as my other needs outside of the woodshop.
BOHICA!!
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17) Submitted by
Jeff Wount, from Farr West , UT
on 8/29/2010
Customer Rating:
It is so nice not to take off my readers to put on my safety glasses and visa versa I just put these on and wear them the whole time im in the shop they are excellent very clear and work great would highly recommend for anyone needing reading glasses
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18) Submitted by
Joe Peake, from Cocoa, FLA
on 2/13/2010
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I wish I had ordered some of these a long time ago. They're great! I've used all three pairs and they give me great protection. I use the 1.5 when I use my table saw or shaper and the 3.0 when I'm doing close up work, such as carving. It's a great product.
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19) Submitted by
Gary Gruhl, from Rochester, MN
on 11/10/2009
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I do a lot of woodworking and my eyes are not what they used to be. I bought the 3.oo. They are wonderful. The plans and setup are clear and the glasses keep those nasty bits of sawdust from the eyes. Thank you!
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20) Submitted by
Brian Kravitz, from Millbrook, AL
on 9/18/2009
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I normally wear contact lenses and have to wear a pair of readers to see close up. On my off days, I refuse to wear my contacts and I give my eyes a break. With the 2.5 lenses, I can work on my woodworking projects and see everything I need to see. These are really great glasses; not to mention that they're full wrap around and work well for safety.
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21) Submitted by
Ray A Thomas, from Myakka City, FL
on 1/4/2010
Customer Rating:
Great glasses, fit well and are comfortable. Only problem is the magnifying lenses are so low down, that you have to raise your head up to far to use them.
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22) Submitted by
Larry McClenney, from Edenton, NC
on 9/17/2010
Customer Rating:
Good glasses, but the bifocal is just to low. If it was just a 1/2 of an inch higher it would be perfect. Love the product but if they could raise the bifocal just a little i would rate it a 5.
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23) Submitted by
Tony McGivern, from Oxford , CT
on 1/29/2011
Customer Rating:
I purchased a couple of pairs, different magnifications, and whilst they are a big improvement over constantly swapping glasses, I also found the bi-focal regions to be a little small and set too low causing some rather odd head angles to read or set angles and dimensions.
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24) Submitted by
Alan Falk, from Raleigh, NC
on 3/7/2011
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Nice construction and nice price, but one caveat for folks like me who've had cataract surgery...in some cases, like mine, the lenses inserted during the operations are deliberately tuned to tilt the focus of one eye for nearer vision and the other for more distant vision. When that happens, all's well in "normal life," but bifocals don't know that each eye really needs a different correction factor to make "everything come into focus just right"...yes, it's a somewhat unique situation, but if you're in this group, these glasses will not help very much unless you're willing and able to close one eye for close-up work. I found that brighter lighting works pretty well as an alternative.
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25) Submitted by
Jim Greene, from Dickson, TN
on 3/25/2011
Customer Rating:
Great, lightweight, bifocal eye protection. One big problem though: I can't wear a dust mask without the glasses fogging up. The directions with glasses said not to clean them with any cleaning agents because it would remove the antifog coating. They fogged up the first time I wore them with a dust mask which is most of the time. Any suggestions?
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26) Submitted by
Jim from SOUTH GA
on 5/16/2011
Customer Rating:
Fastcaps Bi focal line is low compared to a 3m pair that I am replacing and that is a good thing! In construction getting up and down ladders, stairs, looking at the ground, the 3m pair with its higher bi focal line gives you an out of focus view when tilting your head down which always takes getting used to everytime you put them on. With the Fastcap pairs lower bi focal line, they are very easy to work with getting around and when it comes time to read a print etc., a slight tilt of the head and it's there in focus.
The 3m pair is now strictly for the shop and the Fastcap pair is for everywhere else.
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27) Submitted by
Dave M, from Plano, TX
on 5/27/2012
Customer Rating:
The lens area is too low in the field of view for machine work as I must tip my head back to see through the lens. Work fine for reading, which tends to be lower, but not when you need correction at mid-level.
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28) Submitted by
Ken Brawn, from Hanover, MD
on 9/2/2009
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These clear lenses work very well, and the magnifier really helps with fine print or reading the markings on a steel rule. Only problem I had is that the top line of the bifocal doesn't line up perfectly across the two lenses, but that just takes a little getting used to.
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