Dust mask

[Foxfold]

18 minutes ago, Rockytime said:

I inhale deeply before entering my shop. Then I exhale very slowly while scrolling. Then I step outside for another deep breath.

You are incorrigible sir 

[OCtoolguy]

8 hours ago, meflick said:

They sell two sizes.  They are sized Small/Medium and then Medium/Large.

@Octoolguy - if no one else wants to take that one off your hand, let me know (send me a pm) and we can work out a deal.  Never hurts to have a spare on hand.  I will have to check and see what size mine is.  I would assume its a Small/Medium.  What size is yours?

I think it was listed as a large and they didn't have any XL. I bought it hoping it would fit but I'm not happy with it. The one I posted the link to above fits much better, has a device that fits the back of my head so it stays in place. I can pull it down a bit on my nose so my glasses rest on top of it. I have a "fatty" face so I have a bit of a problem getting a mask that fits well. I am very happy with the one I have now. The first one, well, it just didn't work the way I had hoped.

 

[lawson56]

Medical Examing mask here as well.

[Toothpick]

I don’t wear one. Cutting or sanding. I probably should! 

[OCtoolguy]

2 hours ago, Toothpick said:

I don’t wear one. Cutting or sanding. I probably should! 

Yes. I found out that without one, the next couple of days, my nose was semi clogged up. After blowing my nose and finding sanding dust in it, well, I decided to give my lungs a break.

 

[Sam777]

I know there was a lot discussed about getting rid of the dust at the source. At my job the cleaning lady uses a Hoover HCC-08 (Please Google it cause I couldn't paste a link to it). The big deal IMHO is the low noise and the price. It is industrial so I would think it can run as long as you are cutting. I'm thinking of getting one.

Any comments?

Does anyone has this? 

Thx

Sam

[Scrappile]

https://www.amazon.com/Hoover-Commercial-CH32008-Canister-Vacuum/dp/B00SWGVICS

Quieter than my Fein, and takes up less room.

Important, to me, thing is I plug my saw into my Fein and the vac to my foot pedal,  Starts the saw and vac when I step on the pedal, stops the saw when I take my foot off the pedal, and the vac quits 15 seconds later.  Really a nice feature.  I wonder if there is some way of setting that Hoover up to run that way.  Some foot switches have two plug in, bet that would work.

 

[Sycamore67]

Just as a note.  There is a difference with a vacuum that is HEPA rated and one with HEPA filter both in quality and cost.

First step in dust collection is to collect as close to source as possible.  There h ave been a number of people posting very good collection at the source.  IMHO blowing the dust away from the saw with a fan is not a good choice.

[OCtoolguy]

Looks like a pretty good unit. Coupled with a dust deputy and it might be just the ticket. I see that in order to get the real quiet operation, it has to be started first and then the quiet is activated. It doesn't start in quiet mode. Might be just the solution for dust collection.