they sound great, and smaller than shooting headphones; which is what I've been using since i got a router. The coolness is when you hear things very well and forget you have them on.
On Mon, 31 Mar 2008, Don wrote: > Jim, great information here. Hearing protection, is so important for all of > us. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: cheetah > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:18 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] new hearing protection > > > hi just wanted to tell everyone about the new gadget i got today. > > it is the hearing protection from sensgard. > that i read about in one of the magazines that was read by > woodworking for the blind. > i think one of the earlier issues about 4 or 5. > > first they are very light. > only about 2 ounces or so. > what they look like. > take a print letter l, then make it about 7 inches long for the top > leg and about 3 quarters long for the side leg. > the side leg of the l is what fits in your ear. > the ear piece is made of that foam that you can squish a bit and > slide it in your ear. > but they tell you to put them in your ears then turn them forwards > and back a quarter turn until they have a good fit. > you will know they are in right when all the sounds sound muffled. > but that's the cool part. > with them in you can still hear people talking and under stand them. > you can hear paper rattle or other sounds. > oh yeah the side pieces that look like els are joined together like a > set of headphones. > they open out pretty good incase you have a larger head. > the long part of the l is about 3 quarter inch thick and that's where > the sound magic happens. > in there is a filter of some kind that helps filter out the damaging sounds. > also i was told that the sound goes in the device in such a way that > it comes back hitting the next sound thus canceling out the bad sound. > > well all i know is that it works. > i put them on and made about 5 cuts on the table saw. > wow it was like i could hear the saw teeth hitting the wood and the > motor and belt sounds but the high scream was gone. > > then i went out back and shot ten shots out of my forty five pistol. > again wow yes the shot was still loud but not sharp. > and i could still hear the brass hitting the ground. > > they come with two extra sets of foam ear pieces and a nice case that > looks like a glass case.the kind you slide your glasses in from the end. > > i love these. > heres there web site and number in case you are interested. > > www.sensgard.com > 8772080883 > > Jim in Minnesota > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
