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face mask trouble

updated mon 15 aug 05

 

Gene & Dolita Dohrman on sat 13 aug 05


I don't know if anyone else has this same experience but I have a =
problem fitting my mask so that no air escapes from the edges, which =
means I am also pulling bad air in. I had it on so tight the other day =
that I felt I was getting "mask squeeze"...for you people who scuba =
dive, you know exactly what I mean. I have to pull it so tight it is =
almost painful. I have a very narrow face and a big nose...you know, =
the kind of face the scientists used to determine the standard for =
beauty. Seriously now...is there a mask out there that would better fit =
my face?=20
Dolita in Kentucky...where I AM MELTING! Fired my kiln the other day =
and it was 114 degrees in my studio. Luckily, I could see the =
temperature from the door way!

Riggs on sun 14 aug 05


I know exactly what you mean. I ended up having to switch to a full
face mask/respirator so that the seal is around the outside of my face
instead of the nose/cheek area. Even with this mask, I have had to add
my own reinforcement around the edges (just stuck in some paper towel to
push out the rubber seal around my face) to get the sides to totally
seal. But it works like a dream and I don't feel like I am splitting my
face apart when I wear it. In fact, it's so comfortable I forget I have
it on at times.

The mask I purchased I got online from Gempler (best deal I could find
at the time ).

3M 6800 Full Face Mask--Size Medium (small is for small--VERY small children--I tried it first)

Hope this information helps.
Linda


Gene & Dolita Dohrman wrote:

>I don't know if anyone else has this same experience but I have a problem fitting my mask so that no air escapes from the edges, which means I am also pulling bad air in. I had it on so tight the other day that I felt I was getting "mask squeeze"...for you people who scuba dive, you know exactly what I mean. I have to pull it so tight it is almost painful. I have a very narrow face and a big nose...you know, the kind of face the scientists used to determine the standard for beauty. Seriously now...is there a mask out there that would better fit my face?
>Dolita in Kentucky...where I AM MELTING! Fired my kiln the other day and it was 114 degrees in my studio. Luckily, I could see the temperature from the door way!
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