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I'm drowning in grinding dust...help!
Q. Hi, I have a small jewelry shop and do quite a bit of glass and metal grinding with various polishing wheel materials using a hand-held flex shaft but the dust is killing me. I cannot have a system that requires a compressor because of the noise factor but I can exhaust to the outside. Any suggestions?
Kieli Storm- Scituate, Massachusetts USA
2007
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JET DC-650BK Dust Collector A. Perhaps a high performance industrial vacuum cleaner may be adapted to your situation. Wood sanding and other hand tools incorporate such devices. Guillermo MarrufoMonterrey, NL, Mexico 2007 A. Rio Grande has a number of dust collection devices for this very problem. Neil BellRed Sky Plating  Albuquerque, New Mexico  2007
Paint Spray Hood/Sock A. The absolute cheapest, although still dirty way is something we use at our company, look for a wilson paint hood, that's right, paint hood, made out of cotton with a plastic viewing lens sewn into it. It not only keeps the dust out of your hair and eyes but you shouldn't have to get hot wearing a 3M mask either. They're about 10 bucks. Brandt Hinton- Elk River, Minnesota, USA 2007 |
Resp-O-Rator
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A. Kieli,
I am a woodturner and carver and had the same kind of a problem when sanding. I invented the Resp-O-Rator which is a mouthpiece respirator that works under a full face shield too. I wear glasses and could not see close up with a respirator strapped to my face. It blocks your vision. Should work.
- Graham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
2007
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