Best mask to use when wood working

[Jzarty]

Hello.  I bought this mask when doing small pieces of wood work indoors.  I know should be outside but I felt if i got a good enough mask i be protected but i find this is not keeping out the sawdust.  I can still breath some of it in and some of it is even collecting inside the mask itself!!  Any recommendations.

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[GarethM]

That's probably more to do with fitment, best to be clean shaven too.

 

But bear in mind it's going to get blocked very very quickly unless you're also using dust extraction in a matter of minutes.

[richyrich]

JSP one that you can get at Screwfix and prob Toolstation 

[Ian Leach]

I'd go trend stealth or the air shield personally

[gobbypunk]

Yeah Trend Airshield Pro or 3M Versa flow

[carver83]

As above, definitely go for one of the caps, I've got the JSP powercap , expensive for what it is, but probably spent at least that amount on all sorts of mask/goggle/glasses combinations over the years 

[sime42]

Another vote for Trend Airshield Pro. Absolutely nothing gets into mine. Plus you've got eye/face/head protection all bundled in, and it never fogs up. Only downside is that is a slightly noisy, but that's nothing major.

[roys]

On 20/10/2023 at 20:45, sime42 said:

Another vote for Trend Airshield Pro. Absolutely nothing gets into mine. Plus you've got eye/face/head protection all bundled in, and it never fogs up. Only downside is that is a slightly noisy, but that's nothing major.

Is it heavy on your neck if you are lent over sanding for a couple of hours?

[gobbypunk]

You get used to wearing the Airshield I wear mine most days for hrs and hrs but dont get the ear defenders that go with them they just amplify the fan noise a lot

[sime42]

On 21/10/2023 at 21:34, roys said:

Is it heavy on your neck if you are lent over sanding for a couple of hours?

 

It's not unduly heavy, I've never felt it on my neck. The one problem I have found though is that most of the weight is at the front. So it has a tendency to slip forward and down at the front of you're leaning over for a prolonged time. I was wearing it whilst working in the loft, replacing all the rubbish old glass fiber insulation, and I kept having to push the face shield away from my nose. I was kneeling down, looking down most of the time.