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  • rekabis@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    Lots of bad fumes and dust.

    Can’t recall where I saw it, but I have run across a welding helmet that doubled as a respirator for exactly those conditions. Looked kinda like a full-face respirator only with a permanent clear plastic front and a welding mask that was in front of that and could be flipped up. Capable of working with beards, positive-pressure so no shroud needed over the nose and mouth that would otherwise muffle the voice.

    Now granted: stupidly expensive. But the filter was on the helmet, not on the back or the waist (no hoses to get in the way). And it had a normal power-tool battery slot with adapters for the common ones like Milwaukee or Bosch.

    • MintyFresh@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      The best set up I came across was a pump that mounted on your waist, it pumped in filtered air and kept a positive pressure under the mask. I snaked the tube up under my leathers between my shoulders. Wasn’t too cumbersome.

      I’ve seen the one you’re talking about. I thought it was too much weight to be carrying on my neck all day.

      But unless you’re prepared to go full hazmat you’re getting exposed to foul air.