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In the past the owner of Hartville was very active on that forum, he hasn't been for several years. I had thought they didn't offer it anymore?

Mentioning that other forum if you buy anything from Holbren precision cutting tools will get you a 15% discount though.

I must have an odd shaped face, i picked a rz up and found i did not care for it, it doesn t fit my nasal area well, lol, its maybe big or odd shaped, so my wife took it on, seems to fit her well.
i guess i ll stick with the med masks ugh
rj in az

- Knockonit

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I also got one, just for light use, and the nose mangler they have set into it, just doesn't work on my nose either. Now I use it for mowing the grass, it seems to keep me from getting stuffed up from allergies after mowing. As a dust mask it didn't pass the racoon test. Wear a mask into a very dusty place. Leave, and take the mask off, look into a mirror, and if you have an outline of dust on your face under where the mask was, or if you blow your nose, and the stuff you want out, comes out of your nose, it failed.

I think most people would be better served using a 3M 8661PC1 Check the pictures on the left side. Note the size of the metal nose clamp. Plenty big enough, to fit any nose, small or large.

The most important factoid with using any of these type face mask "respirators" (If it has 2 straps, instead of 1, it's a "respirator") is that if the mask is wetted, and if you wear it continually it will be, usually within 30 minutes, you need to swap to a dry mask, or a dry inner filter. Once wetted they allow pass through of the stuff you are trying to keep out.

For longer term tasks, and or for total protection a true respirator with filters, or cartridges matching the work being done are needed. If you have any known issues, COPD, Asthma, or just poor respiratory health, it is advisable to just use a full respirator. I say full meaning full face, because the same stuff we want out of our lungs, will get into our eyes. Full face respirators will protect both. The 3M 6800's are very good, because of the many filters, and cartridges available for them, and the fact they are almost bomb proof, are idiot proof, and they wear pretty well.