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Face shield · Z87.1+

Sellstrom 301 face shield

Two named standards including the high-impact mark, on the only shield on the American half of this shelf.

Sellstrom 301 clear polycarbonate face shield with ratchet headgear, product photograph

Sellstrom 301 face shield

Two named standards including the high-impact mark, on the only shield on the American half of this shelf.

Standards
ANSI Z87.1+ and CSA Z94.3, both stated · The plus sign is the high-impact level of the American standard
Window
Clear uncoated high-impact polycarbonate, unbound · A protective film is fitted to both sides and has to be removed before use
Headgear
Ratchet with a twist knob for an adjustable fit · Engineered detents lock the window in the up or down position
Assembly
None required — the crown, window and ratchet headgear are supplied and the window mounts onto the crown · The crown has a universal bracket
Protects against
High impact, chemical splash, non-ionizing radiation and flying debris, stated
Coating
None. The window is stated uncoated — no anti-fog and no anti-scratch
Part number
SRWS30120
Amazon reference
B01N2ZTB7M
EAN
0032738033333
  • Publishes two standards, one of them the high-impact mark
  • Locking detents, so the window stays up when it is pushed up
  • An uncoated window will fog and will scratch

Best for: Bowl turning and anything that throws a lump, worn over safety glasses

≈ $16
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Specifications

Standards
ANSI Z87.1+ and CSA Z94.3, both stated · The plus sign is the high-impact level of the American standard
Window
Clear uncoated high-impact polycarbonate, unbound · A protective film is fitted to both sides and has to be removed before use
Headgear
Ratchet with a twist knob for an adjustable fit · Engineered detents lock the window in the up or down position
Assembly
None required — the crown, window and ratchet headgear are supplied and the window mounts onto the crown · The crown has a universal bracket
Protects against
High impact, chemical splash, non-ionizing radiation and flying debris, stated
Coating
None. The window is stated uncoated — no anti-fog and no anti-scratch
Part number
SRWS30120
Amazon reference
B01N2ZTB7M
EAN
0032738033333

Every figure below names its source. Each one is a manufacturer specification read off the listing itself. The judgments are ours.

Z87.1 plus, and Z94.3

Two standards, and one of them carries the plus.

ANSI Z87.1+ means the window passed the high-impact test: a quarter-inch steel ball at a hundred and fifty feet per second.

Which is the test that matters when a bowl blank lets go at eight hundred revolutions a minute.

CSA Z94.3 is the Canadian equivalent. The published Blue Eagle shield on the European half of this shelf is credited for five named standards with the impact conditions published, and its bestFor is the right frame for this one too: bowl turning, where a piece coming off the chuck arrives at face height.

Uncoated

Stated, which is honest, and it costs comfort.

An uncoated polycarbonate window fogs with breath and body heat, and scratches from dust wiped off with a sleeve.

The published Blue Eagle page on this shelf names the consequence — a visor scratches quickly, and a scratched visor is a distraction at speed — and includes a spare visor for it.

This publishes no coating and no spare. What it does publish is a universal bracket on the crown, so a replacement window of another specification fits the same headgear.

Detents that lock

Up, or down, and it stays there.

A shield that will not stay up gets taken off between cuts, and a shield that is off is not a shield. A ratchet band adjusts one-handed while it is being worn.

Neither is a glamorous specification. Both decide whether it is on the head when it matters.

And it is not eye protection

The published Blue Eagle page says it in one line and it applies here: safety glasses still go on underneath.

A shield stands away from the face and is open at the sides and bottom, so fine dust and small chips go round it. Its job is to stop the thing that would break a nose.

Glasses seal to the face and stop the chip from the side.

Both, or neither is doing its job.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $16 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.

What comes up most often

Why does the plus sign matter?

Because it is the difference between a shield rated for a drop-ball test and one rated for a projectile. ANSI Z87.1+ means the window has passed the high-impact test — a quarter-inch steel ball at 150 feet per second — which is the test that matters when a bowl blank lets go at 800 rpm. The published Blue Eagle shield on the European half of this shelf is credited for five named standards with the impact test conditions published, and its own bestFor is the right frame for this one too: bowl turning, where a piece coming off the chuck arrives at face height.

Uncoated — how much does that cost?

A good deal of comfort and some of the life. An uncoated polycarbonate window fogs with breath and body heat, and scratches from dust wiped off with a sleeve — and the published Blue Eagle page on this shelf names the consequence: a visor scratches quickly, and a scratched visor is a distraction at speed. That page includes a spare visor for the same reason. This one publishes no coating, which is honest, and no spare window. What the universal bracket means is that a replacement window of another specification will fit the same crown.

Is a shield enough on its own?

No, and the shelf already says so. The published Blue Eagle page puts it plainly: a shield is not eye protection — safety glasses still go on underneath. A face shield stands away from the face and is open at the sides and the bottom, so fine dust and small chips go round it; its job is to stop the thing that would break a nose or an eye socket. Glasses seal to the face and stop the chip that comes from the side. Both, or neither is doing its job properly.

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