How do you handle the dust issue? Dust masks seem pretty useless......t

I tend to like to shower, but that's just me. :D J/k

Dust masks work for me. I used to do auto body work so I like 'em :)

I can hear/feel the air going right around the filter. It seem slike I would get better results stuffing cotton balls up my nose. :rollno:

How bout a respirator? Some guys who paint cars with full beards actually go a step beyond this and even use the "spacesuit" gear if they can't get a good seal. Gotta protect your health. Years of breathing stuff is no good.
http://www.plant-care.com/images/respirator-2.jpg

I think woodcraft sells one that works with a full beard.

I wonder if this would really work?

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=2089

seems like you could use a restaurant styled beard net to tuck it up, and then something like one of these

http://www.woodcraft.com/images/family/web4923big.jpg

my brother-in-law purchased one about a year ago and still swears by it. according to him it will "significantly reduce the quantity of, and totally eliminate the color to your boogers"

this from a guy who works wood for a living, and has a dust collector and three dust filters running in his shop whenever he's working

all the best,

R

$$ ouch The worst part is it doesn't use standard batteries so they will hit you for specialized batteries too. Colorless snot is a good thing though...t

I'll ask him about batteries ... he's had it long enough and uses it 8 - 10 hours 5+ days each week that if there were any notable issues with batteries he'd have identified it by now.

it may take a few days to post a follow-up

R

I'll ask him about batteries ... he's had it long enough and uses it 8 - 10 hours 5+ days each week that if there were any notable issues with batteries he'd have identified it by now.

it may take a few days to post a follow-up

R


Cool thanks I would be using it at least 1/2 as much..t

I use the Triton version of the powered respirator. At some point you have to admit that your health is worth at least a couple hundred bucks or else shave your beard. When OSHA actually had teeth the beard was considered incompatible with the normal dust masks and you had to shave or get a better mask if you were around dust/vapors.

The Triton keeps my boogers their normal color. When properly charged, I can barely smell the more fragrant woods (camphor is impossible to stop) even when using the angle grinder. It is much more comfortable to me if more cumbersome than the mask because there is nothing strapped to my face any more. I wear it more than I ever wore the dust mask.

Matt, is that respirator easy to lift up and out of the way so you can blow away sawdust with your own breath? That's what kills me about wearing a dust mask.

Matt, is that respirator easy to lift up and out of the way so you can blow away sawdust with your own breath? That's what kills me about wearing a dust mask.

Interesting and good question Bud. This is what you are referring to?

http://www.amazon.com/Triton-PRA001-Powered-Respirator/dp/B0000DEZO8

how tough is it to clean? Are the batteries specialized? Thans for all the info.

Woodcraft seems a lot cheaper than Amazon .Interesting...

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=5511&mode=details#tabs

I use the Triton version of the powered respirator. At some point you have to admit that your health is worth at least a couple hundred bucks or else shave your beard. When OSHA actually had teeth the beard was considered incompatible with the normal dust masks and you had to shave or get a better mask if you were around dust/vapors.

The Triton keeps my boogers their normal color. When properly charged, I can barely smell the more fragrant woods (camphor is impossible to stop) even when using the angle grinder. It is much more comfortable to me if more cumbersome than the mask because there is nothing strapped to my face any more. I wear it more than I ever wore the dust mask.


"a healthy sized nose" Crack me up!! :D

I ordered one it should be here Wednesday. :hyper:

Hi, tjclem.

I use these:

http://www.scotthealthsafety.com/proflow2sc.htm

There's a variety of masks You can choose from and different grades of filters.

The real drawback would most definately be the price, but as said before, what's the price of ones health?

Regards
Sam

Better than shaving too ;) LOL

Matt, is that respirator easy to lift up and out of the way so you can blow away sawdust with your own breath? That's what kills me about wearing a dust mask.

I did this at first but I found nothing works better than a good ol can of air, the stuff you usually use to clean computers. It works well for getting dust off everything and out of tiny holes, like screw holes for faceplates or jack covers.

Matt, is that respirator easy to lift up and out of the way so you can blow away sawdust with your own breath? That's what kills me about wearing a dust mask.


I keep shop air with a blow nozzle handy for this - it sure works a lot better than me deeply huffing and puffing at something in a dusty shop

all the best,

R

Yeah, Yeah...I know all about compressed air. I've got a huge air compressor I use all day long. I'm talking about when you're in the middle something and you just want to clear the dust away quickly to see what it is you need to see. You don't realize how much you blow with your chops until you put a dust mask on.

manufacturing composite parts in a clean room while wearing a respirator will cure you of that habit pretty quickly :D but I know what you mean, bud

all the best,

R

I use a paint brush to clear off dust.

I use a paint brush to clear off dust.

That would be hard to do at the drill press. You must have three arms. Do you ever get the bristles caught up in the drill bit? :):D

DooH Yup having 3 arms is the only way to go. You don't? :eek:



Yes you are right about the drill press. :D

That would be hard to do at the drill press. You must have three arms. Do you ever get the bristles caught up in the drill bit? :):D

Common trick to keep the work clear of dust is to put a piece of masking tape around the bit so that it sticks out and blows the dust away like a little fan :)

You guys got something against puckering up and blowing sawdust out of the way?

I don't think masking tape is going to work when I'm hoggin' out a control cavity with a big forstner bit. Maybe for tiny side marker holes.

You guys got something against puckering up and blowing sawdust out of the way?

I don't think masking tape is going to work when I'm hoggin' out a control cavity with a big forstner bit. Maybe for tiny side marker holes.

I hear ya Bud. I wear a respirator and it's a pain in the A** to stop what you're doing, take off the glasses, lift the respirator up, etc. THen you have to re-position everything back on your face....
Maybe I'm just lazy.

So, who's beard is biggest?? :hiding:

I keep shop air with a blow nozzle handy for this - it sure works a lot better than me deeply huffing and puffing at something in a dusty shop

all the best,

R
I do the same

Do you live near a Sears, maybe you could go down there and try some masks or respirators?

good question

when i worked as a steam mechanic while i was going to school, we were also the on-call crew for chlorine spills, so we had to either remain clean shaven or keep a razor in our locker to shave before using our respirators...i kept an 8" goatee at the time, so i had to keep a razor:D

no way i could have gotten a proper seal with the beard, much less a full beard:)

I blow the dust off with my windmill beard©

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e327/Greenman44ca/windmill-beard.jpg

From a spray finishing perspective I finally admitted (after too many days of feeling bad) that my full-face 3M mask was not filtering everything because either a) the canisters don't work for something in polyester or b) my beard was a problem or c) both. Last week I ordered a supplied-air hood (not cheap at all) which solved all my problems. It payed for itself in terms of how I feel after spraying. Not a single whiff of any chemicals in my spraybooth with it on.

I blow the dust off with my windmill beard©

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e327/Greenman44ca/windmill-beard.jpg

Hah. Aaahahahaha. Hahahahahahaha.