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"Chris Gibson"

13/08/2003 9:02 AM

question about 3m respirator

h'lo...

my neighbor gave me a 3m 6800 full face respirator the other day, belonged
to her hubby before he died. I don't know much about these things... I'm
wondering if somebody can suggest the proper combination of
cartridges/filters for this thing.

in order of usage

Soldering (stained glass/leaded glass) - mild chemicals, lead
dust/particulate
woodworking - sawdust
wood finishing - varnishes etc

the borg have smaller more specific purpose respirators, for about $50 CDN,
but I'd need 2 different ones to cover all bases.

any thoughts?


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McQualude

in reply to "Chris Gibson" on 13/08/2003 9:02 AM

14/08/2003 6:52 AM

Oughtsix spaketh...

> Personally I find wearing a dust mask, eye protection and hearing
> protection uncomfortable while woodworking. I just ordered a 3M full
> face mask to give it a try.

Yeah, I finally broke down and started wearing a mask just about all the
time in the shop. Coughing and hacking half the night was more
uncomfortable than the mask. The coughing cleared up immediately.

As a kid, I had to shovel coal for the winter. I would cough and hack up
black coal dust for a week.
--
McQualude

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Bob Bowles

in reply to "Chris Gibson" on 13/08/2003 9:02 AM

13/08/2003 11:32 AM

Shelf price of lungs?

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:02:52 -0400, "Chris Gibson" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>the borg have smaller more specific purpose respirators, for about $50 CDN,
>but I'd need 2 different ones to cover all bases.
>
>any thoughts?
>


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