Where to find dust mask?

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I thought of that.

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The guys at work say Ray sells them for $25 each. I figure Ray is making money, and so I figure I might be able to buy them for less.

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Ray has taken some time off to go to San Diego for a few weeks.

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I don't have Ray's phone number in San Diego.

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I have Google, and I read this newsgroup.

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I thought someone here might be able to help me so I don't have to wait for Ray to get back.

Thanks.

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I used to use one that resembled what you described. It was a product marketed by Wilson (same people that marketed the old tempered glass safety glasses).. I used it for years until the filter restraint broke off one end, at which time I bought a different type, one that uses cartridges and are capable of filtering some pretty nasty chemical stuff along with just plain old dust. I think you'll have better luck looking if you'll check for "respirators" instead of dust masks. A quality item isn't going to be cheap, I seem to recall paying more than $25 for one, but it's been lots of years ago and I now don't have a clue. (Funny, some folks think I don't have a clue, matters not what I'm talking about! )

Harold

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Hum...I suspect that this won't help much, as they are likely to say "From the parts/Tool room". It would be a better idea to ask either the parts/toolroom supervisor, or the purchasing agent. There seems to be a "half mask" type respirator of the sort you are talking about on THIS page:

Something similar is sold by my local Car Quest auto parts for around $20 for painting. These units are considered disposable after a certain time of use. They might also have it for dusts, or filters for same.

RJ

Thanks. Have a CarQuest close, and will look.

What I am looking for looks just like a neoprene ski mask. It just has a cloth filter in it, and two small white exhaust ports. I drive fork lift, so just need it for the dust, and not any really nasty chemicals.

Will continue searching, and go to Car Quest. Will let everyone know when I do find one. Or Ray gets back from San Diego, whichever comes first.

Steve

You should be prepared to try more than one mask to get the right fit. I had mine fitted by our Safety guy at my last job. Only the North mask fit my face properly. Other brands fit other faces. Find a brand you like and stick with it as long as they keep the same mask shape.

I have a U.S. Safety mask that uses two canister filters with dust filter caps on them. I got the silicone rubber model as neoprene seems to bother me. Also, I have asthma and react unfavourably to mold, grass cutting, some solvents and ozone from my plama cutter and TIG welder.

I have found it impossible to even smell any of the above when wearing it. It is the easiest breathing mask I ever tried and that matters with compromised breathing. The dust filters are cheap but last well. The filters are more expensive but I keep my mask bagged in two poly bags when not in use. This keeps it from gradually picking up stray vapours in the shop. At least it appears to since I haven't replaced the canister filters in a couple of years. How do I know they are still good? If I remove the mask to scratch my nose, I can smell what the filters were absorbing. When I put the mask back on the smell is gone.

I cut away part of my welding helmet so I can wear it with the mask.

Ted

here might be able to help me ...

Surely Ray doesn't remove the brand name when he sells them? They might even have a model number on them. I would take a look at one of them. Bob

Sounds like the Dustfoe. Try Googling on that, or have a look at Highland Hardware's catalog description of it.