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resperator and face shield

Tom, it may offer protection for wood SANDING, but it will offer little to no protection in turning. If a piece of wood or bark comes free while it's spinning on the lathe, it could be a missile heading right for your face or head. I wouldn't want to wear anything like that and take a hit to the face or head.
 
tom daniels said:
Would some thing like this be any good for wood turning?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-used-3M-7...160?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0e9cf980
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No, the face shield on that respirator is for fumes and chemical splash protection and not for impact protection. Don't count on any face shield being able to provide adequate protection against impacts by large high speed pieces of wood. There are several categories under ANSI Z87.1, but they all are for eye protection against fumes, splashes, dust, or small objects.

Other safety precautions such as checking the integrity of the wood, the holding method, lathe speed, tool rest position, correct tool, body position and cutting technique need to be part of your first line of protection.

If launching pieces off the lathe is something that you do occasionally, it is worthwhile to consider wearing head gear in addition to figuring out why this is happening.
 
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Bill Boehme said:
No, the face shield on that respirator is for fumes and chemical splash protection and not for impact protection. Don't count on any face shield being able to provide adequate protection against impacts by large high speed pieces of wood. There are several categories under ANSI Z87.1, but they all are for eye protection against fumes, splashes, dust, or small objects.

Other safety precautions such as checking the integrity of the wood, the holding method, lathe speed, tool rest position, correct tool, body position and cutting technique need to be part of your first line of protection.

If launching pieces off the lathe is something that you do occasionally, it is worthwhile to consider wearing head gear in addition to figuring out why this is happening.
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Nice thing is, it appears that a face shield should fit around/over that mask. Hurry up only couple of hours left as of this posting.
 
A face shield would not fit over that mask once the filters are installed. They stick out to the sides/front quite prominently.
 
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