dust mask

[countrycrafts]

Hi guys I have just found out after a years inestigation that I have emphersimia and I don't want to stop scrolling . Can anyone recermend a realy safe dust mask for me to use while using my sanding machines , I do have one but it steames my glasses after a while, as anyone had the same problem and solved it???
Mal
UK

[greatdane2]

I don't know the brand but the local turning shop sells a full face mask that is fed by a filter/fan that you wear on your belt. I am sure one of the experts here will be able to put a name to this product.
It might be about the same price to install a good dust collector with the 4" hoses. I have this for all my tools and have no problem with dust as long as I remember to turn them on. Now I have them both hooked up to remote controll units, so its just a case of opening the waste gates.

Alan.

[Wood Dog]

Welcome to the forum. Sorry for your health issue Countrycrafts
You could look at these sawdust protection masks from this site.
Product Search Results - Woodturners Catalog - Woodworking tools and supplies specializing in woodturning.
Even though I have a dust collection system I personally use the Dust Be Gone mask, and it does not fog up my glasses. It's also washable, and I find it very comfortable.

[countrycrafts]

Thanks Alan and WD. Is the extracter very noisy and will it work more than one machine. I have a number of different sanders made from cheep grinding machines. I also make my own sanding mops at a fraction of the cost of bought ones.
Mal
UK

[greatdane2]

I have 2-1hp dust collecters, they are very quiet compared to shop vacs. I have built them both into cyclone systems. Which greatly improved the air flow. On the one I use in my big shop I also have a large pleated air filter and that also ups the air flow. I run about 20ft of 4 inch hose on that one. It handles my planer and big saws no problem.
In my small shop all the tools are hooked up to the other vacum by using white plastic pipe and flex furnace hose. All the tools are hooked up with 4" hose and a blast gate.
As long as I remember to open/close the gates it works very well.
All that said some dust does escape, but not enough for me to worry about. I have a Delta ceiling mount air filter and rarely have to use.

Alan.

[greatdane2]

Here are pictures of my dust collecter. It is mounted behind my bigger band saw which is on a steel platform with 5" casters.I think the collecter was around $150 and the cyclone was about 120. On this one I have a 20' ft x 4" hose that gets pluged into the tool I am using.

[SNAPPER]

Sorry to hear of your health issue. All of the paper/fiber masks I have do this. Try a Half Mask Respirator $20-$30. I do not wear glasses but I switched to one of these and have no problem with safety glasses. Look up Respirator Dust mask on the internet. For a cheap dust filter try a 20" box fan with a fiberglass furnace filter tapped to the back. Is quite effective.
Dean

[woodhants]

Air cap powered by a rechargeable battery and Trend tools also sold by Axeminster Tools in the UK, They have a range of equipment for this purpose , As for noise from workshop tools I look at the box safety label for the info on the tool , if not ask the supplier .

[Rolf]

I use a half mask. Do not chince on the dust mask. Make sure it fits properly. To me the paper mask are useless all they do is keep the big chunks out, it is the fine dust that is the killer.

[breakie]

G'day Mal,

Yeah, best to keep the dust out of the lungs, eh.....

I have a couple of solid plastic and heavy 'twin filter' cartridge-type "Protector" masks which are good for spraying and welding with their range of filters.......... **** But they fog any eyewear which is a real pain. And they're not that comfortable, either!! So I've always had a look at alternatives.

Recently I saw mask made by 'Protector'.... It's a "Mutli Mate P2GV Dust/mist/fumes/odours disposable respirator"...... That's not just 'a mask' , eh !! Hehhehheh.

It's like a surgeon's mask with a mutli-layered activated charcoal containing face-over filter that snugly fits over the mouth/nose. There's a metal clip that squeezes to fit over the nose bridge and it's got an 'exhalation valve' built in at the lower front. Two elastic head bands hold it onto your face.

This mask _doesn't_ fog my glasses and filters incoming air excellently. The exhalation valve is effortlessly responsive and allows natural 'breathe out' that doesn't come up the nose bridge to the eyes/glasses..... At last !!!! No fogging or 'funny eyes' .

The 'two-pack' costs OZ$11.84.

On the packet it says that they're 'recommended for "all in one protection for agricultural spraying, welding and painting"........ so sawdust is easy !!

Though they're marketed by "Protector" and sold by "Bunnings' in Australia, their Chinese manufacture probably releases them over your way, , maybe under a different name.

Mal.... I've used many 'breathing air filters' over the years..... I reckon these are the best.... most effective, light as a feather, no 'air escape' ( other than the exhalation valve which is over the mouth) _best_ ones I've used..... and they're cheap and throwaway when 'used up'..... which I reckon will be ages with scrolling sawdust !!

Anyway, Mal..... not good about your lungs, but good 'protection' will help 'em , eh !!

Geez, I just read my pars over.... sounds like a commercial, eh.... Maybe it'll help, though.

best wishes,

.... Ray.