Dust Control

[scotti158]

Hi everyone,
   I have a 20" box fan with a furnace filter attached to it to control dust at my scrollsaw. Seems to work better than wearing a dust mask, but I still end up coughing a lot if I use the saw for longer than a half hour. I had my dust collector hook to it at one time but got tired of the roar. So I ended up buying a respirator for dust. The price was right, is comfortable, and works MUCH better than a cheap dust mask and more importantly, no more hacking up a lung after sawing for awhile. Here's the link if anyone is interested: http://www.pksafety.com/asledu.html

[IBMer]

I use something similar when spraying Lacquer in my shop.   My shop is very small and doesn't have much ventilation.  Unfortunately, it's not practical to spray lacquer outdoors on cool damp days.

J.

[grampa sawdust]

That is important to protect those lungs and some wood species are toxic. I had a nice shopvac set up with  hoses to the saw but like you said the roar and wear ear protection all the time with mask was a pain. Not to mention the " I can't even hear my shows with that thing running. I have a mask and use the fan deal and have a jet air filter which is not too noisey works pretty good.

[IBMer]

My big problem is remembering to put a mask on.   I don't leave them in the shop or they will get covered in dust, and once I'm out there, I'm too Lazy to go back in to find one.   

[Rapid Roger]

My big problem is remembering to put a mask on.   I don't leave them in the shop or they will get covered in dust, and once I'm out there, I'm too Lazy to go back in to find one.   

Get your self a large "Ziploc" freezer bag and store them in it. Yea, the bag gets dusty but it keeps the mask's clean and ready to go. You can even put some sort of clip on the wall or a cabinet at eye level and clip the bag to it for ease of seeing and use so you don't forget.

Rog

[tvman44]

I also keep my dust mask in a large ZipLock bag to keep dust off when not using it.

[Jim Finn]

I keep my dust mask in a plastic pail that once held ice cream.

[Marcellarius]

Use a cheap disposal dust mask when spraying or sanding.
don't like that thing on my face.....

I recently bought a bendable air blower tube  from FD Mike for my Hegner.



now the dust blows away from me instead of to me.
This makes a whole lot of difference !!