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I wear it and almost forget its on, I read the reviews about fit, and had some concerns,(7-5/8" hat) but have not had a problem, bought it 10/7/07 for hobby woodworking, and am still waiting to change the filter. (bought filters at time of purchase) I have the bigger model too, for painting, staining, its also great,(Safety-95090-Quicklatch) these 95090 Quicklatch filters, take the actual smell out of the air.
This mask is very comfortable for long wear. Its designed so that the bottom rests just below your lip. Testing the seal on this yields excellent results. Filters are easy to replace.
This respirator is comfortable enough that its not a bother to wear ever for long hours in the shop. Filters are inexpensive and simple to replace, straps are easy to adjust and seal over mouth and nose is tight. Highly recommended.
I tried these & they pushed my prescription glasses up on my nose till I could only see through the bifocals. I ended up getting the 3M 8511 Particulate Sanding Respirator N95. Not recommended for prescription glasses.
I saw this AO Saftey 95190 mask and bought it up. I don't plan on following in his footsteps. I have bad allergies AND if you tend to read up on the materials your using and demo-ing, you'll find that everything should have a MR. You can keep it a bit looser cause your only using it for sanding clean untreated, unstained, unpainted wood, RIGHT.
My grandfather died from asbestos. I wear a ton of dust masks around the job site. It is nothing more than the middle man between the paper mask and the full blown respirator. Know what its used for, and in what conditions. I've got a dust mask or respirator for everything.
You can breath easier in it than you can, say, the AO lead mold organic vapor respirator, and the large upfront intake and duel side outflow valves have a lot to do with it. be safe. YUK skull and crossbones sticker on it. Do not expect this mask to separate the real bad guys from your lungs. The 3M dust masks with the little valve are great, but they don't really protect you against anything smaller than splinter sized particles (if you read the back label).
But you can wear them all day and not come home feeling like you've inhaled an entire 2'x6' x 8' of treated lumber and you can blow your nose and NOT be horrified by the brown and chunky mess in your hanky. And your not going to want to go three hours in this thing either. Here's to our good and long health
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