The most common topic request for Safety Week was dust and respirators. So here’s a quick review of the dust and fumes that can make our lives miserable in the shop, and why we need respirators for pro-active protection. And below you will find a links to the exact respirator setup I like to use: the 3m 7500 Series.
Some convenient links if you are looking to purchase this respirator system: Small, Medium, Large. And don’t forget the organic vapor cartridges%, the upgraded pink filters% and the special adapter%.
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9 comments so far
Bill Akins
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posted 200 days ago
A usual, your videos are great. I finally picked up a respirator several months ago and don’t want the paper cups anymore. Thanks for all the great safety tips.
-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.
a1Jim
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posted 200 days ago
I wear mind in the shower just in case
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
thewoodwhisperer
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posted 200 days ago
lol, you just can’t be too safe… :)
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Craig55
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posted 200 days ago
Very good video. Most of us don’t always use respirators in the shop, and it helps to have someone like the woodwhisper remind us.
Sivers
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posted 199 days ago
Excellent advice.The N95 masks just aren’t very comfortable, the respirator is the way to go. I have the same respirator but use a P100 cartridge. It is the next step up from the pink ones but then again I work in the 3M plant that makes them. Definetly a quality product! Excellent Review!
Woodwrecker
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posted 198 days ago
I’m a paper mask monkey no more.
In honor of safety week I’m goin out tomorrow and getting a mask like you Marc.
Might make my cuts straighter & joints tighter too. God knows I need all the help I can get…..lol
Thanks for the video.
-- Eric
HokieMojo
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posted 197 days ago
I’m going to order this. I’d been looking for a while and these seem to have readily available replacements. It will be my only dust collection until I get my garage wire with additional capacity. I keep popping a breaker when I run my DC with a table saw. Thanks for taking the time to explain all this.
kosta
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posted 196 days ago
Saftey week this year was really good
-- kosta brownsville brooklyn my home
TopamaxSurvivor
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posted 196 days ago
Great job Marc, no wonder we’re voting for you :-))
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