[TheForge] Dust/fumes mask

[PlumDon at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/10/2008 7:46:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
akfrosty at mtaonline.net writes:

If you make the individual bars so they drop into slots 
in the  frame you can turn them over when they get too 
beat up and it makes them  easy to replace after they 
bet the tar beat out of them the second  time.

If you make the plenum in a hopper shape the 
particulate debris  can settle in an easy to clean out 
spot. 

A trick to keep the draft up is to cover the portions 
of the bar  grate with sheet metal or other nonflamable 
material.
 
Excellent suggestions, Frosty, thank you.
 
I got to get more serious about this issue and hope I can deal with it with 
air movement and several masks. I would like NOT to go to a self contained  
breathing apparatus
because of the expense and confinement.
 
I did get a fairly good (I think) particulate mask from our local Sears  
Hardware store and have ordered 
some of the recommended welding masks on line. Next is to get more serious  
air movement through the shop with the downdraft welding table and fans. I also 
 suspect most of my problems are coming from the particulates from grinding,  
sanding, cutting, etc.
 
Don Plummer



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