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Let's imagine you've just used a router for a couple of minutes and there will be particles floating in the air. If you don't have to wear the mask all the time, when is it safe to remove it?
@@fredmercury1314 Fine particles will remain floating in the air at least 30 minutes, perhaps an hour. If you have an air cleaner in your shop, this will speed it up.
I am a man in my early 70's and have lung scarring from asbestos, as 50 years ago asbestos was in everything especially car brake shoes and clutches and I worked in garages, using air lines to blow out asbestos dust from car parts. You only get one set of lungs so take care of them. Wearing a suitable mask is less painful than wheezing, coughing and being short of breath as you get older.
" You only get one set of lungs so take care of them." Very true. I was lucky enough to get another pair and although they're lifesaving transplants replace one set of problems with another set.
@@rjlchristie Sorry to hear your original lungs did not last. I take my hat of to you, as I do not think I could take the anti rejection drugs every day.
When I was shopping for workshop respiratory protection, my wife had some concerns about the cost of effective dust collection and protection. My answer to that is that "it's cheaper than a lung transplant." No more cost questions.
@@GraemePayne1967Marine Very true in dollar terms in USA, but my transplant and ongoing monitoring was on the house, courtesy of New Zealand's fantastic public health system. You get what you vote for.
@@rjlchristie So true ... but here the political situation is not favorable for the advanced health care that many other countries have. All I have is my one vote at each election. Born in England and spent some time in Canada, so I do have some idea how it _should_ work.
HEY BUDDY, I'VE WATCHED A TON OF YOUR VIDEOS AND LOVED ALL OF THEM!! I JUST HOPE YOUR PARKINSONS NEVER AFFECTS YOUR QUALITY OF VIDEOS! TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BUDDY.
I used to think that too. Then I learned more about the subject. For example 4:52 will teach you about electrostatic charges. And 4:31 will teach you about virus clusters. This does not, however account for how the general public wears their masks, which is rarely in the proper way. That's all I have to say on the matter since this video is really about dust, not about viruses. :)
Another excellent video, James. Once again you cut to the heart of the matter and explain things simply and clearly - thanks again! But I think you mean “effective” not “efficient.” Often confused.
During the 80s and 90s I was the Production and design Mgr for a one of the largest sauna factories in the US. Most of the sauna were made from cedar and redwood., which is impervious to rot and moisture. When I retired we were cutting 52,000 board feet a month. When I was interviewed I made one of my conditions for taking the job that they install a dust collection system for the entire shop area. They agreed and we had a dual cyclone system installed. Until it was finished we supplied all workers with 3m replaceable filter masks that could stop everything down to 5 microns. Not surprisingly the production of the factory almost doubled after the installation was completed. The morale picked up as the workers realized the management cared about them, they also had more energy!
l would like to add that wood dust is best captured at the source. a proper chip extractor with a properly maintained fine particle filter in combination AND a good face mask are essential. it takes a while for dust to settle, vacuming surfaces and floors (not sweeping) is also necessary. wood dust is not a respritory problem but also a fire risk.
I certainly recommend a good dust collection system. However, our machines are simply not well designed for fine dust collection. Much of the finest dust still escapes.
@10:38, I love my Trend Stealth. One week of hacking up my lungs from the fine dust particle was enough for me to never want to that again. Plus, you have the added benefit of looking like Bain. :)
I'm going to share this video along with your other one to those that say masks don't work. because they DO work as long you are using the right mask for the right application.
Man I'm in the middle of a lung infection caused by the inhalation of sawdust at work, we had sanders and saws going all day, and then blew off the worksite with a blower at the end of the day. If I knew had bad that dust could be for my lungs, I would've had my painting respirator on first thing in the morning. Stay safe everyone, no matter how much and what you get paid to do, you can't do jack with that cash if you bite the bullet.
I am 69 yrs old, have been woodworking all my life, and although not everyday except when I owned a cabinet shop in the 80s and now that I am retired, I have rarely ever worn a mask…for anything. That’s not to say that mask wearing is silly or unnecessary, that’s just to say that I have never had any ill affects from that. However, now I do wear one when I am doing lots of sanding…and have considered getting one for finishing work.
I am very new to woodworking, just completing my first bookcase for my daughter and expanding my tool collection by one miter saw in doing so. while there are many things I need to acquire if I continue this path, your confidence and explanation brought by your experience as a woodworker and teacher has me putting one of those stealth masks and a pair of goggles in the cart and purchased it just minutes ago to better protect myself over the coming years. my lungs thank you in advance and so do I and my family as well.
Thanks for the recomendation of the Trend Stealth masks. I got some Trend Stealth Lite Pro from Amazon and love them. I have a short beard and this kind of mask seems to seal OK.
My problem with masks is twofold. I have a beard and I wear eyeglasses. I ordered a 3M respirator with lightweight filter cartridges. When it arrived I put it on and adjusted the headgear as instructed. Then I tried to put my glasses on. That failed in every way. It doesn't allow the temples to sit on my ears, and the bottom of my lenses hit the mask before the nose bridge gets into place. I know this is whiney, but I'd sure love to find a solution. Until then, N95s will have to do. Thanks for your input, and for explaining filtration.
Unfortunately, beards render mask seals ineffective. The best solution is a positive-pressure shield like this one: amzn.to/3GR0iSY Expensive, but that's the price you pay for looking so manly, I suppose :)
Great video. Some comments as a practicing OBGYN: A surgical mask (masks used in surgery) are actually NOT sterile. The surgeon puts the mask on before scrubbing (washing hands). The only sterile area of the surgeon is from the finger tips to just before the elbow and the torso from around the nipple line to around the waist. Everything else (including the face mask) is not sterile. But your explanation of its purpose (to protect patient’s insides from the surgeon’s exhalation) is correct. Also your comment about how hot and uncomfortable the no exhalation valve (medical grade) N95 mask was, only reinforces how much more difficult healthcare provider’s jobs are now, imagine wearing one of those for hours on end, while wrapped in a plastic gown! Wearing the half-face shied is liking nothing for me now.
@@StumpyNubs they just come 50 to the box, and sit on shelves outside of the operating rooms, not sterile, just clean/new. Sterile is its own definition in medicine. Gloves, gowns, instruments are sterile but not masks, caps, foot covers etc.
Just a public reminder that not all chemicals that an Organic Vapor rated cartridge CAN filter should be used with one: Isocyanates(polyurethane) are impossible to smell, so there is no way to tell if the cartridge is no longer protecting you. The easiest one to tell is Styrene monomer(in polyester resins, bondo), because it is perceptible at somewhere like 1 ppm, however it permeates and degrades almost everything so heavy usage will make you go through cartridges fast.
Unfortunately, beards render mask seals ineffective. The best solution is a positive-pressure shield like this one: amzn.to/3GR0iSY Expensive, but that's the price you pay for looking so manly, I suppose :)
Watched two of your videos (2019? and 2022) about face mask and dust protection. Liked the Trend Stealth original but it no longer seems to be available on the Amazon link or on the Trend store website. Any suggestions? Another source for purchasing or perhaps your #2 choice? Love your video's! Thanks in advance.
One topic of concern Stumpy didn't cover is how facial hair affect the effectiveness of a mask as well. Those with facial hair where the mask seals against your face will have particles passing through without filtration.
I just got a Trend Air/Pro face shield. I find it more comfortable and easier to breathe with it then the respirator type. Was surprised you didn’t over this one. Wants your take on it, I believe you have this one as well from a previous video.
I love the thing! It is very pleasant to breath with it, and on a hot day the cool air across your face is refreshing. My only complaint is the bulk on your head. But you get used to it in time. I use mine for turning and power carving.
I can speak a bit about experience..Not so much dust, but painting finishes. For years I was a spray painter in an industrial setting. They gave me what at the time was considered a pretty decent mask...3M and all that, but one day I woke up and everything from my elbows down and my knees down was numb.. I could barely get out of bed and I quit that day and never looked back. Fast forward a few years and suddenly I was 30 years older (ok..more than a few) and had to get a stent put in an artery in my ticker. A couple years later another then another and yet one more. I should mention that I was a smoker for 50 years.. FIFTY STINKIN YEARS of that foolishness before i finally gave them up too. I'm still doing fairly OK except my legs are shot and the nerve damage is irreversible and I don't expect that I'll be getting one bit better. The long and skinny is you really need to look after your health because there is nobody else that can do it for you. You can put it off and take your chances, but it will catch up with you be it respiratory issue from dust, paint fumes or smoking . Now, it's no secret that you're not going to live forever, but there's not really a valid excuse to say, "I'm going to die anyway so why bother?" That death might just take a lot longer than you think.. My message to you is to GET OLD or die! You don't have any other option available and being old and all screwed up makes getting old just that much more difficult. Look after yourselves kids.
Any advice for those of us with beards? Beards keep any mask (that I know of) from making a proper seal. Of course, I know shaving it off would be ideal but I don’t want to lose the beard.
Hi all. I just bought the power cap respirator. Read a whole lot of good reviews on it . Only concern after watching this video is the face seal. The Power cap seal is like a felt type of material. Not rubber like most mask. It fits well but not tight around the face. I guess the design is like that as filtered air is pump into the mask and any leaks would be outwards. So just like a opinion from those who knows better :) . Thanks.
A positive pressure respirator does not seal on your face because it is forcing air out, which keeps the dusty air from coming in. The only path in is through the filter.
I watched this video when it first appeared. I had to come back just to comment. I bought the trend stealth, based on Stumpy's comment that a mask that is comfortable and easy to put on and off will be used more. I will attest to the fact that is correct. I used to never bother with the mask if I was only going to be cutting for 5 minutes or so. Now I put it on for a single cut. I really like the hook attachment on the lower strap.
I learned the hard way about wearing a mask. I did some work with some black walnut several years ago and was hacking for a couple of days after that. Now, any sanding is done with my respirator.
is there a good for everything mask/filter. I'd prefer to have something I can put on and know i am covered whether it's cutting would, painting, burning and not have to worry if particles, voc, or volatiles will be filtered.
Thanks Stumpy, you may have prevented many of us amateur woodworkers from (perhaps minor) lung fibrosis. I made the mistake of not wearing a mask during many cuts of Maple, and for a week was coughing hard, especially during showers (humidity seems to trigger the lungs to try to get stuff out). That's when I became convinced I needed to use a mask except if working outside on a windy day. 🙏
great video. can you speak to the the lifespan of the activated charcoal cartridges on the respirator? I know when you buy them they have expiration dates printed on the packaging. I've been told that when using them and you can smell the odor of the finishing product you are using (ex. stain, polyurethane), its time to change the cartridges. Any truth to that?
What are your thoughts on the duration of dangerous dust in the air? I’m new to woodworking and work in my basement. It’s winter where I live, so windows and doors are shut. I have pets and kids who go into the basement. I may wear a mask when I’m working, but there’s obviously still dust lingering in the air. Is it dangerous to others? Should I lock the kids and animals out for a while?
Fine dust can remain in still air for at least 30-minutes. If your shop surfaces are dusty, your movement can stir it up and you might always be breathing it in.
Got pretty bad hay fever from messing about with a planer I bought. I dont wanna imagine what a wood workers lung looks like. I mean I expect a miners, mechcanic or heavy forging to have bad lungs but never occurred to me that wood dust could easily ruin our lungs
When you suggest people who believe differently than you (especially in a video that wasn't even about that subject) should suffocate themselves, you have a problem. Please get some help.
@@StumpyNubs That's the risk with satire. The point is if the media says it, the lemmings believe it, even if it would be as outrageous as using plastic wrap to keep out a 98% survivable virus.
@@wordsofhis1799 I get satire. What I don't get is bring politics into EVERYTHING. Give it a rest once in a while. life is so much more enjoyable when you don't play their game. :)
I have a JSP Powercap for woodturning. Love it. Love it. Love it. It fits over my beard. It’s only for particulate and projectile safety though. Not for fumes.
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Let's imagine you've just used a router for a couple of minutes and there will be particles floating in the air. If you don't have to wear the mask all the time, when is it safe to remove it?
@@fredmercury1314 Fine particles will remain floating in the air at least 30 minutes, perhaps an hour. If you have an air cleaner in your shop, this will speed it up.
Just purchased a stealth. Hopefully it works as well for me as you.
I am a man in my early 70's and have lung scarring from asbestos, as 50 years ago asbestos was in everything especially car brake shoes and clutches and I worked in garages, using air lines to blow out asbestos dust from car parts. You only get one set of lungs so take care of them. Wearing a suitable mask is less painful than wheezing, coughing and being short of breath as you get older.
" You only get one set of lungs so take care of them."
Very true. I was lucky enough to get another pair and although they're lifesaving transplants replace one set of problems with another set.
@@rjlchristie Sorry to hear your original lungs did not last. I take my hat of to you, as I do not think I could take the anti rejection drugs every day.
When I was shopping for workshop respiratory protection, my wife had some concerns about the cost of effective dust collection and protection. My answer to that is that "it's cheaper than a lung transplant." No more cost questions.
@@GraemePayne1967Marine Very true in dollar terms in USA, but my transplant and ongoing monitoring was on the house, courtesy of New Zealand's fantastic public health system. You get what you vote for.
@@rjlchristie So true ... but here the political situation is not favorable for the advanced health care that many other countries have. All I have is my one vote at each election. Born in England and spent some time in Canada, so I do have some idea how it _should_ work.
Absolutely required! Even common cedar is among the most toxic wood available.....especially when sanding.
Yes, especially with exotic hardwoods.
Just received a Powercap Active through the post. Game changer for woodwork.
Awesome. Thanks James. Great birthday
Thannnnnkkk you! It kills me when I see videos with people applying finish and wearing some sort of mask without a charcoal filter.
4:00 yeah, got one on. U got me !
Thanks for all the Great info!!!! 👍😎
Thanks James
HEY BUDDY, I'VE WATCHED A TON OF YOUR VIDEOS AND LOVED ALL OF THEM!! I JUST HOPE YOUR PARKINSONS NEVER AFFECTS YOUR QUALITY OF VIDEOS! TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BUDDY.
I don't have Parkinson's.
@@StumpyNubs WELL THATS GOOD. ITS JUST THAT MY BUDDY'S PARENTS HAVE THE SAME HAND SHAKES THAT YOU DO. SO HOPEFULLY ITS NOTHING..TAKE CARE BUDDY.
GOOD IDEA AND SAFE.
Bought the Trend. Thanks. Love it.
Very nicely explained
Thank you for this safety vid.
just excellent video, perfect explanation
Thanks
I got the Stealth for Christmas, and it's really nice. You end up looking like Bane from Batman, but it's super comfortable and really nice.
Great video Mr. Nubs! :-)
Great info; THANKS!
Just saw an ad for ForgedAir. A dust mask that's easier to breath through and be heard through, and has a detachable eye shield.
Well said
best woodworking channel on youtube.
The shop is one of the few places where a mask works
I used to think that too. Then I learned more about the subject. For example 4:52 will teach you about electrostatic charges. And 4:31 will teach you about virus clusters. This does not, however account for how the general public wears their masks, which is rarely in the proper way. That's all I have to say on the matter since this video is really about dust, not about viruses. :)
More great information
Another excellent video, James. Once again you cut to the heart of the matter and explain things simply and clearly - thanks again! But I think you mean “effective” not “efficient.” Often confused.
During the 80s and 90s I was the Production and design Mgr for a one of the largest sauna factories in the US. Most of the sauna were made from cedar and redwood., which is impervious to rot and moisture. When I retired we were cutting 52,000 board feet a month. When I was interviewed I made one of my conditions for taking the job that they install a dust collection system for the entire shop area. They agreed and we had a dual cyclone system installed. Until it was finished we supplied all workers with 3m replaceable filter masks that could stop everything down to 5 microns. Not surprisingly the production of the factory almost doubled after the installation was completed. The morale picked up as the workers realized the management cared about them, they also had more energy!
great video!
As a healthcare professional and an aspiring woodworker well done.
More excellent information.
l would like to add that wood dust is best captured at the source. a proper chip extractor with a properly maintained fine particle filter in combination AND a good face mask are essential. it takes a while for dust to settle, vacuming surfaces and floors (not sweeping) is also necessary. wood dust is not a respritory problem but also a fire risk.
I certainly recommend a good dust collection system. However, our machines are simply not well designed for fine dust collection. Much of the finest dust still escapes.
The title alone deserves a comment! Best title ever?
@10:38, I love my Trend Stealth. One week of hacking up my lungs from the fine dust particle was enough for me to never want to that again. Plus, you have the added benefit of looking like Bain. :)
Love what you do. Even though you have some physical challenges, your knowledge and clarity of expression are phenomenal. Thank you kind sir.
I assume you mean my shaky hands? You make it sound like I'm handicapped, LOL!
@@StumpyNubs looks like a challenge to me. Semantics aside, love what you do. Thank you
just ordered the original
I got the Trend mask after watching your video in '19. I wear it almost everyday. Thank you.
Great Teacher
This subject is so,so important. Dust is killing me. Thanks
I'm going to share this video along with your other one to those that say masks don't work. because they DO work as long you are using the right mask for the right application.
Man I'm in the middle of a lung infection caused by the inhalation of sawdust at work, we had sanders and saws going all day, and then blew off the worksite with a blower at the end of the day. If I knew had bad that dust could be for my lungs, I would've had my painting respirator on first thing in the morning.
Stay safe everyone, no matter how much and what you get paid to do, you can't do jack with that cash if you bite the bullet.
I am 69 yrs old, have been woodworking all my life, and although not everyday except when I owned a cabinet shop in the 80s and now that I am retired, I have rarely ever worn a mask…for anything. That’s not to say that mask wearing is silly or unnecessary, that’s just to say that I have never had any ill affects from that.
However, now I do wear one when I am doing lots of sanding…and have considered getting one for finishing work.
I hope you always feel that way.
@@StumpyNubs ya, me too. But I am buying a trend mask. What brand of voc respirator do you use?
@@williamfitzer4805 3M. There is a link to the exact one below the full tutorial on the subject (which is linked below this video)
This channel is really soothing for me. Thank you, Mr Nubs!
I wear a mask while working for my own comfort during work and after the work is done.
Bane approves the Trend Stealth respirator.
I am very new to woodworking, just completing my first bookcase for my daughter and expanding my tool collection by one miter saw in doing so. while there are many things I need to acquire if I continue this path, your confidence and explanation brought by your experience as a woodworker and teacher has me putting one of those stealth masks and a pair of goggles in the cart and purchased it just minutes ago to better protect myself over the coming years.
my lungs thank you in advance and so do I and my family as well.
Wonder how the trend works with your glasses?
I wear my glasses all the time, and as I said, the Trend mask fits me well.
Excellently put together video
Once again, sage advice from a knowledgeable source. Clear and concise education. Trend mask time!
Great Information. The fact that glasses fog up is elementary but eye opening. Thank You
As always amazing video 😁
Very good information. Thanks for sharing!
Great !! I have been using the Trend mask for several years and they are fantastic with the charcoal filters 5.5 out of 5
I didn't know Trend offered charcoal filters for it.
Yes there good too
Great discussion James, thanks for sharing it.
I have that black and red Trend mask. Love it.
Thanks for the recomendation of the Trend Stealth masks. I got some Trend Stealth Lite Pro from Amazon and love them. I have a short beard and this kind of mask seems to seal OK.
Excellent info as always! Thanks for posting!
Simple and straight forward video. Nice.
My problem with masks is twofold. I have a beard and I wear eyeglasses. I ordered a 3M respirator with lightweight filter cartridges. When it arrived I put it on and adjusted the headgear as instructed. Then I tried to put my glasses on. That failed in every way. It doesn't allow the temples to sit on my ears, and the bottom of my lenses hit the mask before the nose bridge gets into place. I know this is whiney, but I'd sure love to find a solution. Until then, N95s will have to do. Thanks for your input, and for explaining filtration.
Unfortunately, beards render mask seals ineffective. The best solution is a positive-pressure shield like this one: amzn.to/3GR0iSY Expensive, but that's the price you pay for looking so manly, I suppose :)
What about a full faced mask for eye protection? Thoughts?
Great video. Some comments as a practicing OBGYN: A surgical mask (masks used in surgery) are actually NOT sterile. The surgeon puts the mask on before scrubbing (washing hands). The only sterile area of the surgeon is from the finger tips to just before the elbow and the torso from around the nipple line to around the waist. Everything else (including the face mask) is not sterile. But your explanation of its purpose (to protect patient’s insides from the surgeon’s exhalation) is correct.
Also your comment about how hot and uncomfortable the no exhalation valve (medical grade) N95 mask was, only reinforces how much more difficult healthcare provider’s jobs are now, imagine wearing one of those for hours on end, while wrapped in a plastic gown! Wearing the half-face shied is liking nothing for me now.
It is sterile in the sealed package. That's all that means.
@@StumpyNubs they just come 50 to the box, and sit on shelves outside of the operating rooms, not sterile, just clean/new. Sterile is its own definition in medicine. Gloves, gowns, instruments are sterile but not masks, caps, foot covers etc.
Really good video, thanks a ton!
Just a public reminder that not all chemicals that an Organic Vapor rated cartridge CAN filter should be used with one: Isocyanates(polyurethane) are impossible to smell, so there is no way to tell if the cartridge is no longer protecting you. The easiest one to tell is Styrene monomer(in polyester resins, bondo), because it is perceptible at somewhere like 1 ppm, however it permeates and degrades almost everything so heavy usage will make you go through cartridges fast.
This and noise is why I LOVE hand tools!
Excellent explanation! Thank you for all the information!!
Duxterity LLC make the Resp-O-Rater. Great for use with beards.
Please review mask options for those of us with beards.
Unfortunately, beards render mask seals ineffective. The best solution is a positive-pressure shield like this one: amzn.to/3GR0iSY Expensive, but that's the price you pay for looking so manly, I suppose :)
@@StumpyNubs Pretty cheap for healthy lungs. :)
@@StumpyNubs 98% down to 0.6 micron. Sounds good. :)
Watched two of your videos (2019? and 2022) about face mask and dust protection. Liked the Trend Stealth original but it no longer seems to be available on the Amazon link or on the Trend store website. Any suggestions? Another source for purchasing or perhaps your #2 choice? Love your video's! Thanks in advance.
www.acmetools.com/trend-air-stealth-mask-small-medium-ustealth-sm/5027654062227.html
One topic of concern Stumpy didn't cover is how facial hair affect the effectiveness of a mask as well.
Those with facial hair where the mask seals against your face will have particles passing through without filtration.
Thanks! Great info. I bought a Trend mask.
How often do you change the filters? How does one know?
As the filters clog the airflow is restricted. If you feel like it's harder to breath, change the filters.
@@StumpyNubs Thx :)
I bought a Stealth mask about 6 months ago and it is great!!!
Love your work 👍
I just got a Trend Air/Pro face shield. I find it more comfortable and easier to breathe with it then the respirator type. Was surprised you didn’t over this one. Wants your take on it, I believe you have this one as well from a previous video.
I love the thing! It is very pleasant to breath with it, and on a hot day the cool air across your face is refreshing. My only complaint is the bulk on your head. But you get used to it in time. I use mine for turning and power carving.
@@StumpyNubs The last few days I been use it loading/unloading hay in a tractor trailer. Works great and glad I seen your video with it. Thanks.
I can speak a bit about experience..Not so much dust, but painting finishes. For years I was a spray painter in an industrial setting. They gave me what at the time was considered a pretty decent mask...3M and all that, but one day I woke up and everything from my elbows down and my knees down was numb.. I could barely get out of bed and I quit that day and never looked back. Fast forward a few years and suddenly I was 30 years older (ok..more than a few) and had to get a stent put in an artery in my ticker. A couple years later another then another and yet one more. I should mention that I was a smoker for 50 years.. FIFTY STINKIN YEARS of that foolishness before i finally gave them up too. I'm still doing fairly OK except my legs are shot and the nerve damage is irreversible and I don't expect that I'll be getting one bit better.
The long and skinny is you really need to look after your health because there is nobody else that can do it for you. You can put it off and take your chances, but it will catch up with you be it respiratory issue from dust, paint fumes or smoking . Now, it's no secret that you're not going to live forever, but there's not really a valid excuse to say, "I'm going to die anyway so why bother?"
That death might just take a lot longer than you think.. My message to you is to GET OLD or die! You don't have any other option available and being old and all screwed up makes getting old just that much more difficult. Look after yourselves kids.
How often should filters be changed? I'm just a hobbyist, doing projects on weekends.
As a dust filter clogs is simply makes it harder for air to get through. If you find it a bit more difficult to breath, change the filter.
Any advice for those of us with beards? Beards keep any mask (that I know of) from making a proper seal.
Of course, I know shaving it off would be ideal but I don’t want to lose the beard.
My first thought was that I see Dwight Schrute on that photo of you wearing a mask. 😄 Nice work btw.
Thanks James, appreciate your affinity to a safe workshop.
Hi all. I just bought the power cap respirator. Read a whole lot of good reviews on it . Only concern after watching this video is the face seal. The Power cap seal is like a felt type of material. Not rubber like most mask. It fits well but not tight around the face. I guess the design is like that as filtered air is pump into the mask and any leaks would be outwards. So just like a opinion from those who knows better :) . Thanks.
A positive pressure respirator does not seal on your face because it is forcing air out, which keeps the dusty air from coming in. The only path in is through the filter.
Can you wear glasses with the Trend Stealth mask? Some reviews on amazon said you can’t. Thanks for great info.
I do.
I watched this video when it first appeared. I had to come back just to comment. I bought the trend stealth, based on Stumpy's comment that a mask that is comfortable and easy to put on and off will be used more. I will attest to the fact that is correct. I used to never bother with the mask if I was only going to be cutting for 5 minutes or so. Now I put it on for a single cut. I really like the hook attachment on the lower strap.
I learned the hard way about wearing a mask. I did some work with some black walnut several years ago and was hacking for a couple of days after that. Now, any sanding is done with my respirator.
How do you know when to change the filters? If you wait to long, does it filter less, or does it just become harder to breathe?
When it harder to breath.
Anyone else kinda wanna party w stumpy nubs?
He does come across as personable and someone I'd enjoy a few beers with.
is there a good for everything mask/filter. I'd prefer to have something I can put on and know i am covered whether it's cutting would, painting, burning and not have to worry if particles, voc, or volatiles will be filtered.
Thanks Stumpy, you may have prevented many of us amateur woodworkers from (perhaps minor) lung fibrosis. I made the mistake of not wearing a mask during many cuts of Maple, and for a week was coughing hard, especially during showers (humidity seems to trigger the lungs to try to get stuff out). That's when I became convinced I needed to use a mask except if working outside on a windy day. 🙏
How long do you use the filters on the stealth before replacing them?
That entirely depends on how dusty the environment is. Nobody can answer that question for you.
I'm a Woodworker not a doctor Jim! Love it! You are awesome sir!
great video. can you speak to the the lifespan of the activated charcoal cartridges on the respirator? I know when you buy them they have expiration dates printed on the packaging. I've been told that when using them and you can smell the odor of the finishing product you are using (ex. stain, polyurethane), its time to change the cartridges. Any truth to that?
Nice. I use the Eclipse mask for the regular wood dust and it’s very comfy
And the same 3M one for finishing
What are your thoughts on the duration of dangerous dust in the air? I’m new to woodworking and work in my basement. It’s winter where I live, so windows and doors are shut. I have pets and kids who go into the basement. I may wear a mask when I’m working, but there’s obviously still dust lingering in the air. Is it dangerous to others? Should I lock the kids and animals out for a while?
Fine dust can remain in still air for at least 30-minutes. If your shop surfaces are dusty, your movement can stir it up and you might always be breathing it in.
@@StumpyNubs Thanks
Your information on masks is a breath of fresh air.
How often do you have to change filters and what do you mean by finishing room
Got pretty bad hay fever from messing about with a planer I bought. I dont wanna imagine what a wood workers lung looks like. I mean I expect a miners, mechcanic or heavy forging to have bad lungs but never occurred to me that wood dust could easily ruin our lungs
Hey Stumpy, what's your take in the RZ masks?
As far as the "other" mask use:
N95 is better.
Saran Wrap is best!
When you suggest people who believe differently than you (especially in a video that wasn't even about that subject) should suffocate themselves, you have a problem. Please get some help.
@@StumpyNubs That's the risk with satire.
The point is if the media says it, the lemmings believe it, even if it would be as outrageous as using plastic wrap to keep out a 98% survivable virus.
@@wordsofhis1799 I get satire. What I don't get is bring politics into EVERYTHING. Give it a rest once in a while. life is so much more enjoyable when you don't play their game. :)
Any recommendations for the many bearded woodworkers like myself?
I have a JSP Powercap for woodturning. Love it. Love it. Love it. It fits over my beard. It’s only for particulate and projectile safety though. Not for fumes.
So there are two of the trend stealth masks. One red and black, one green and black. The green/black one is a few bucks more. What’s the difference?
Do they both say Trend on them? Sometimes Trend licenses their products to other companies.
@@StumpyNubs that is the difference. The black/green one says stealth on the straps, while the black/red one says Trend.
Thanks
I died from a dust booger and had to be resuscitated. I wish I had watched this Stumpy Nub