Every woodworker needs to wear a personalrespirator at some point during the woodworking process. I use mineprimarily when I am sanding or using my router. My dust collectionsystem does a good job of catching most of the dust, but it's notperfect. I use one of the best personal respirator in the markettoday, a
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Saw dust is one of the hidden dangers ofwoodworking. Prolonged exposure can cause a number of illnesses.The dust created by cutting some exotic species can even causeimmediate harm. Today it is widely accepted that commercialwoodworkers should wear a respirator around dust producingmachines.
In a residential environment where dust collection systems areoften not present or inefficient, this rule is of criticalimportance. In this environment it is unrealistic to assume thedust is going to be trapped at the source. A shop vac, forinsta
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