stabilzed wood, how is it on the lungs?

Mike,

Yes---Do understand a HEPA Filter is only for particulates----NOT GAS OR FUMES---

I will check on the stock at Hartville Tool in the morning. They are a really good company and sell an unreal amount of stuff. The Resp-O-Rator is made for us by U.S. Safety in Kansas. They have tremendous capacity. Should be no problem. Can't believe they are out.

Buefford,

On dust collection, I am sure most of us know this but. Don't use the same shop vac for wood dust and the grinder. Sparks from the grinder make the thing go up like the fourth of July. Also it is good to have a metal can for the grinder system. Not plastic or cardboard.

On the recirculating dust collectors I have mixed feelings. These things do work to some extent however they set up air currents, like eddy currents around the sides and bottom of them. If you are in one of these eddy currents that fan is recirculating the fine dust past your face over and over. The exhaust fan is the way to go. Get rid of it.

Have a great Holliday.

Jim
 
James Duxbury said:
Mike,

Yes---Do understand a HEPA Filter is only for particulates----NOT GAS OR FUMES

I will check on the stock at Hartville Tool in the morning. They are a really good company and sell an unreal amount of stuff. The Resp-O-Rator is made for us by U.S. Safety in Kansas. They have tremendous capacity. Should be no problem.
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Thank you for checking, Jim. Like I said, they didn't charge me so I can be patient.

Sorry if you read that as me telling you about the chemical hazard. I'm sure you're quite well versed on respiratory safety. I was mentioning it simply as a reminder to those who would use one to remember it blocks off the sniffer, which is one of our built-in safety tools.
 
Guys

I agree full hartedly about the use of a respirator. Most things we inhale which aren't gaseous don't come back out again without a lot of coaxing. The cost of a good respirator with dust filters is insignificant to the cost of a doctors visit. I also have a dust collector system which I run religeously. It not only cleans up the air I breathe, but keeps most of the crap off my glasses so I can go longer before things get dim.

A little trick my father taght me about a half a century ago, coat the inside of you nose with petrolium jelly, it catches most the the small particles that get past a mast, especially the disposable types.

Now off on a tangent. Hardheart made reference to the humidity "down here in the south" I assume this is the most information we will get on him since his profile is virtually empty. come on guys, if you want to be part of the "bunch" share a little, even if it isn't anything more than the town and state you live in! Humidity, mildew and germs are always a problem with safety gear. If you don't have an air-conditioned shop, take you dust mask in the house when not in use (I assume your house is airconditioned). I keep a bottle of alcohol (other than what I drink) on the work bench. I try to wipe down my dusk mask everytime I drag it out to put it on. I find this helps keep my face from breaking out where it contacts the mask when the shop temps are in the 90s and above. Oh by the way, I agree it is humid in the south. That is why forging bonds knife makers together better than stock removal, anyone who works a forge and hammers steel is going to sweat their butts off regardless of the humidity level!

Jim Arbuckle - cranky old fart but I have good lungs!
PS
Mike let me know how the mask works out!
 
James Duxbury said:
Mike,



Buefford,

On dust collection, I am sure most of us know this but. Don't use the same shop vac for wood dust and the grinder. Sparks from the grinder make the thing go up like the fourth of July. Also it is good to have a metal can for the grinder system. Not plastic or cardboard.

Have a great Holliday.

Jim
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That is a great point. Unfortunately I often have some combustibles inside the dust collection system. While I regularly clean out the unit it still can pose a hazzard. Many shops have gone up in flames, but one rule I have here is never to leave the house after any grinding operation. I wait a minimum of an hour if I must leave the house and that is only when I have given it a thorough nose test . Otherwise I work in the shop when I am not planning to go anywhere.
 
Bufford said:
That is a great point. Unfortunately I often have some combustibles inside the dust collection system. While I regularly clean out the unit it still can pose a hazzard. Many shops have gone up in flames, but one rule I have here is never to leave the house after any grinding operation. I wait a minimum of an hour if I must leave the house and that is only when I have given it a thorough nose test . Otherwise I work in the shop when I am not planning to go anywhere.
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Buefford,

I was in sheet metal for years and have installed many dust collectors. Have seen many that burned too. This is down and dirty simple. Take an old transformer, a good loud buzzer or bell and a mouse trap. Solder some wire connections to the mouse trap so that when it goes off a connection is made. Then tie the trap open with a good string and screw it inside the lid of the dust contained. It really works.

Keep a good fire extinguisher handy too.

Jim
 
fitzo said:
Thank you for checking, Jim. Like I said, they didn't charge me so I can be patient.

Sorry if you read that as me telling you about the chemical hazard. I'm sure you're quite well versed on respiratory safety. I was mentioning it simply as a reminder to those who would use one to remember it blocks off the sniffer, which is one of our built-in safety tools.
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Mike

I found out yesterday that Hartville Tool is out of the face shields. They have Resp-O-Rators in stock. I think they sold many more with this special than they expected. It is a great deal.
 
Thank you, Jim. Ironic bundling it with a teaser and then running out of the teaser. It is a good deal even without the shield; I'll call them after the holiday.
 
I'm really liking my 3-m mask.I have one dual cartridge, standard one. And one full face model. Not only are they very comfortable, but you can get pree filters for them very inexpensively. This makes the main filters last a very long time. A real boon when hogging steel!
 
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