[TheForge] Respirators

[Roy Wilson]

On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 06:51:45 -0500, Ralph Sproul wrote:

>        Ralph,  I use the 3M welding resperators (the flat pancake ones that
>are pink in color) The fit under your helmet and face shields and the
>exhaust points down so the fogging of the helmets and shields is about as
>good as it gets.  I pay $15 for the mask and two filters, and $5 for the
>replacement filters.  That seems to be better than the charcoal units, which
>I find rather heavy, and don't fit under hoods real well.   For painting -
>that is another matter all together.

	I have one made for woodworking (no idea of the price, it
was a gift) that I've found to be the best ever for any type of
fume, dust, or smoke.  It's a clear face shield on a hardhat with a
1" hose to a belt pack.  The belt pack has the filters and a fan in
it, 110v (12v with battery pack would be even better).  Constantly
blows clean air from the top of the shield down.  You can always
see what you're doing and you don't have to worry about mask seals.

	Just used it while ripping out a bathroom that had that
damned blown-in short fiber glass insulation in it.  Not a hack or
cough at all, and not a single sneeze of black rocks.

	I think Woodworker's Warehouse carries them.



Roy Wilson
General Operations Director
Wilson Eclectics