[TheForge] Dust/fumes mask

[Bruce Freeman]

Don,

Have you considered rigging your own "supplied air"
mask?  What it would entail is bringing some flexible
hose from a remote (outside?) blower to your mask. 
Obviously, this is not real convenient if you have to
move around a lot while welding, but if you are
working in a fixed position, it should not be much
bother.  (You can minimize the bother by fastening the
hose to your belt, so that it doesn't pull at the
mask.)

If you are moving around, you could use breathable
compressed air (from a cylinder, unless you have an
appropriate pump), and bring it up to the mask in a
small diameter, "high pressure" hose that wouldn't
restrict movement so much.  Then at the mask (or belt)
you run it through a restrictor (a crushed tube works
well against a fixed high pressure head) to give low
pressure, high volume.

Bruce
NJ

--- PlumDon at aol.com wrote:

> Looking for a bit of advice.
> 
> Having some  increasing respiratory problems and
> need a dust/fumes mask that 
> I can put an  electronic welding helmet over. Any
> ideas much appreciated. What 
> I have wont  fit.
> 
> I dont think I have been as much concerned about
> dust and fumes as I  should 
> have been. Perhaps as we all should be. 
> 
> Thanks for any  suggestions.
> 
> Don Plummer
> Plummer Design Works
> 392 Hallman Mill  Road
> Phoenixville, PA 19460
> 610-495-5058
> Plumdon at aol.com  
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