Originally Posted by
aaron olson
Thanks for the links. I own a 3m 6502 with the daughter loving pink filters currently. It is comfortable for the most part but hours on end it gets old.
So what I am struggling a bit with is, if i were to decide to upgrade to a new clearvue for example I would still be wearing the mask. So it seems the main reason i would do this is if i would like to capture more of the dust at the source so I am not cleaning as much. In addition it would be to a common location so only emptying a single bin. I understand to each there own but am i missing something here where I should give more weight towards an upgrade?
Whoever told you that is simply wrong. Go to the Australian Woodworking Forums and get some factual information backed up by good reasoning and data. It is without doubt the best place to do some research and sort the chaff from the hay. The statement above for instance concerning CMS hoods is wrong, given good design and a capable dust extractor there is a very high collection rate. At the moment there is a very interesting discussion on dust concentrations and sampling using an Ebay product and its pluses and minuses and the life of different particle sizes in the air. You could spend a week there reading all the useful stuff.
Chris
Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening