Dave Finkelnburg on tue 11 may 04
Dear Vince,
Because of the turbulence around the body of the spray gun operator,
even if all dust is captured and sucked into the booth, the operator is
exposed to the possibility of breathing dust. And, the spray booth is a
mechanical device that may not always work perfectly. I think you would
agree that using a respirator as a backup to the exhaust function of the
spray booth is a reasonable precaution.
Regards,
Dave Finkelnburg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vince Pitelka"
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:55 PM
I am certainly an
> advocate of wearing dust masks whenever there is any question at all about
> dust in the environment, but if you use a spraybooth that requires you to
> also wear a dustmask, then you will be putting toxic dust into your
> environment every time you use your spraybooth, and any air currents will
> lift them into the air later on, when you are not wearing a dust mask,
> unless you wear one all the time.
John Britt on wed 12 may 04
We had a Laguna Spray Booth that was on a covered porch outside and we
always wear a dust mask.
Worked great though,
John Britt
Vince Pitelka on wed 12 may 04
> Because of the turbulence around the body of the spray gun operator,
> even if all dust is captured and sucked into the booth, the operator is
> exposed to the possibility of breathing dust. And, the spray booth is a
> mechanical device that may not always work perfectly. I think you would
> agree that using a respirator as a backup to the exhaust function of the
> spray booth is a reasonable precaution.
Dave -
Yes, absolutely, I agree 100%. The ideal combination is to test the
spraybooth to make sure that it does not release contaminants into the
studio, but then to wear a dust mask as an added precaution.
Best wishes -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
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