Thread: My Better mask

Hi Penno,
Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but in all my years of using a Bandsaw, I have never worn anything other than my Multifocal, Everyday Glasses with Plastic Safety Lenses.

Originally Posted by Penno

Wearing safety glasses and bifocals whilst using using my bandsaw is tricky due to the fogging issue and other sanding tools
I may have fixed the problem i found a mask down to 5 microns and does not fog my glasses and impare up my vision
The other day i bought a Cybowing motorcycle mask and the results are outstanding
Anybody use this product

Penno

Could we have more info of this mask (preferably with pictures) as I have this problem also.!

Originally Posted by Penno

Wearing safety glasses and bifocals whilst using using my bandsaw is tricky due to the fogging issue and other sanding tools
I may have fixed the problem i found a mask down to 5 microns and does not fog my glasses and impare up my vision
The other day i bought a Cybowing motorcycle mask and the results are outstanding

I can't see how a 5 micron mask could be called "outstanding". It's the particles smaller than 5 micron that are the ones that are supposed to do the most damage and they are so small they cannot be seen or felt. I see on an Aussie website that some Cybow masks do filter down to 0.3 micron which would be better, but they do not say how efficient they are at 0.3 microns. A safe filter should be 99.9% or better at at 0.3 microns to be effective in a workshop type environment.

One thing many users of masks in workshops do not realize us that unless the air is filtered or removed from the shed during and after the dust making activity the mask wearer has to keep the mask on for many hours after the dust making activity. If they take their mask off before this they will be breathing the fine dust that cannot be seen.

In general masks a better than nothing but masks are a poor solution to ww dust dust problem. A cheap DC that vents to the outside of the shed and is run for 20-30 minutes after any dust making is still one of the most effective and cheapest solution to invisible fine dust.

Wizard Products Australia have the mask on their website
May be it is not outstanding, in my opinion it works for me,at least my glasses dont fog up and i can see what i am cutting
Penno

Learning how to correctly fit a good quality disposable paper mask may help.

Its a matter if shaping the nose piece and adjusting the straps till the tension is in the right place.

OH and of course not buying the realy cheap ones.

If you have a dust problem with a band saw ( which is a relativly low dust machine) where is your dust extraction.

cheers