What are you guys using these for?
Last time I wore one of those yellow hoods it didn't seem really designed/comfortable/safe for "garage" work. Pretty sure sparks will burn through it instantly
I don't really do anything that makes sparks that also calls for a respirator. I stopped using glued abrasive wheels for the most part, and diamond ferrous cutting grinding wheels throw down a coarse dust that a KF-94 mask under my full face shield easily handles.
Sanding (and to only a slightly lesser degree, cutting) wood creates a dust that lingers in the air to the point that I'm not happy with negative pressure respirators, both in that you're always sucking in a little contamination every time you move, and there's also that sweaty mask face. I have a home made dust collect pulling from the bottom of my cabinet saw (I plan to add an overarm shop-vac connection one day), and a shop vac dedicated to my sliding compound miter saw, and in good weather when I can roll up the garage door and turn on the fan it's almost like I'm working outside. But in the winter I start to remember what it's like to work indoors.
Then there's my sandblaster. Its dust collector works to keep a negative pressure in the box, but I get a haze around the area while using it that concerns me. I don't blast with anything containing silica, but that sort of haze makes me pull out my P100, and wearing a P100 just plain *****.
There's applying pesticides. Everything I do can be made safe with an N95 (or less; I don't work with anything actually dangerous to mammals), but N95s come with sweaty mask face, and working outdoors in Long Island humidity you can cut with a knife...
And then there's smelly jobs. About a decade ago, I brought someone to the ER in a delirious code brown situation. The very kind ER nurse gave me a disposable surgical mask with a carbon lining that really helped (since it's an issue they deal with every day). I took that to heart and bought a few hundred a little after that, and used them working around the cat litter, cleaning drains, etc.
The eBay pictures make me think the included hood I just bought is made of tyvek and is disposable. But I don't see why I couldn't connect the hose to a better hood. Or make or modify something to my needs as they arise. I've got sewing machines, kevlar thread and plenty of leather. Anyway, I bought it for the blower, and as ******* pointed out, the affordable filter system.
Im embarrassed,you found one cheaper. I ll follow that lead and buy one for spare parts
With high volume surplus like this on eBay, you never know what the cheapest item will be, and I think I just got lucky (though I did spend some time searching). The market looks pretty saturated, so anyone looking to move product will try to undercut the next guy. I'll expect there's a lot of "smarter" guys holding back their listings until the lowest priced ones sell out, so it may be years before this inventory fades away.
