Respirator for fuming...

[AvenueBeads]

I'd like to get a respirator that would be good for fuming, playing with gold/silver/copper leaf, and of course enamels :) Who sells the N100's?

I use to have a site bookmarked where to get them but can't find it now.

~Joe~

[AvenueBeads]

I'm going to go to Home depot and see what they have as well.

What about this one?
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100074692

[NightCat]

I know Aura Lens (http://www.auralens.net/bs_dustmask.cfm) carries them. I need to get one also. I have a strong industrial fan sealed in a windows and a large open window on the other side of my shop and I still feel some discomfort in my lungs when I fume. I stand back from my torch so the fumes don't get drawn up to my face. I might be imagining the symptoms but I figure it is better to be safe than sorry.

~R

[tiggybubba]

so N100 is ok for fuming? Its the one I have but have been too chicken...

[AvenueBeads]

N100 or P100 is what I've read in other threads

~Joe~

[Hayley]

Yes - either works. N100 is sufficient, P100 also protects against something else that doesn't apply to our industry (can't remember what, but Mike Aurelius told me this) . . . so if the store has both, get the cheaper N100. I use the P100 from Home Depot coz that's all they got at the time.

I personally like the ones with cartridges, but the disposable one Mike/Auralens sells works just as well. It's personal preference (and fit).