pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on mon 31 jan 05
Hi Fred,
Ohhhh...this cracked me up.
Is it that great minds DO in fact 'think alike'?
My first thought ( otherwise intending to stay out of this)
had been to think "Hell, just slather some Axel grease or
'crisco' on there..." and a chuckle...
Vasolene is in fact what had been the usual resort, as far
as I know, for fitting Respirators to bearded faces.
Too, unless it is 'gasses' one is wishing to exclude, I
would think the
beard itself, when compressed behind the lower area of the
rubber fit of the mask, especially if it is of the two-strap
kind, will become itself, a decent enough 'filter'.
Anyway, if one DOES wear a Respirator, we should remember -
the
condensed moisture from one's breath 'in' the respirator,
needs not only to dry out between uses, but, to be cleaned
and even disinfected once in a while, lest bacterias or
molds propigate IN the Respirator, which then of course, is
not a happy situation at all...
Like with most things, the several Respirators I have are
pre-war, comfortable, light and good looking...
And, have been my resort once in a great while when I have
felt sensitive about empty out the big shop-vacuum collector
or 'rug-beating' of the (turned inside out for the gesture)
filter bag it uses...
Phil
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Fredrick Paget"
> A sort of similar problem arises with divers who have a
mustache and
> need to seal the diving mask to their face. As I have not
had a beard
> or mustache since I was 25 I can only quote hearsay. I
have heard
> that a thick coat of Vaseline can be used in the mustache
to get a
> seal. Messy but if it works ? With a beard out in the air
something
> thicker and less prone to melt would be needed. Try
lanolin or axle
> grease.
> Fred
>
> --
> From Fred Paget, Marin County, California, USA
> fredrick@well.com
> Charter Member Potters Council
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