Respirators and which board

[Ken Furminger]

So I have just bought an Apollo lathe and am in the process of shortening the bed and am hoping to have it fitted up for the christmas break .
I need to fit it onto my existing RSJ frame using a board or plank of some description MDF comes to mind but I have never used it and am wondering if I should bond a piece of ply and MDF together and how thick any suggestions ?
Also I have been resisting buying a respirator for years but I have been read the riot act so any opinion on which make to go for would be a help.
Ken

 

[Bodrighy]

Which Apollo did you get? there have been two floating around, both ginormous and looking like serious bits of kit

Pete

 

[Slim]

Whatever you do, don't buy the Trend Airshield, as they are ceasing production and spares will only be available for a year.

 

[Paul.J]

Slim wrote
Whatever you do, don't buy the Trend Airshield, as they are ceasing production and spares will only be available for a year.
And the new one will cost you £200 :evil:
Paul.J.

 

[Ken Furminger]

Yes Pete it's certainly a serious piece of kit, it was the one on Ebay not the extra long one, I am realy looking forward to trying it with a big bowl I have got the larger Vicmarc chuck on the way so lots of new toys to play with.
Thanks for the Airshield warning Simon I will bear that in mind but I would like to find something not to bulky or heavy whether that exists I don't know.
Thanks
Ken

 

[Hans]

Hi Ken,

a couple of years ago I bought a 3M / Racal dustmaster. Apart from the price I was quite happy with it. No weight on my head, hardly any noise, I think a superior design for a bearded woodturner wearing glasses.
motor unit & charger and Mask and don't forget the tube

When shortly after 3M discontinued production and no spare filters were to be had I was not pleased at all. Now that they are back on the market I made sure I got enough spare filters to last me a long time.

Hans

 

[dickm]

I don't know if they are still made or not (get different stories from different potential suppliers) but I've found the Wilson Turbovisor to be comfortable and effective. Record sold it for a while under their own name - mine is badged as Record.

With regard to the query about a baseboard, I guess the answer is the thicker and heavier the better.......