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   dgreen | Mar 23, 2009 07:28am | #1

   Look into the Survivair line of respirators. I have found them to have the best seal an to work best with glasses.

   My glasses are the first thing I put on in the morning and the last thing I take off at night. 20/400 vision.

    

    

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   Jamie_Buxton | Mar 23, 2009 07:31am | #2

   I wear safety glasses with a respirator.   I have OHSA-approved glasses I got from an optician.  Then I shopped around until I found a respirator which didn't interfere with the glasses.   There are lots of different shapes of respirator, so I eventually found one to work.  The one I wear is the series 6000 from 3M.   3M offers three different sizes, to make it easier to find one which fits your face.  

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   ChristophW | Mar 23, 2009 05:12pm | #3

   Hello Denis, hello Jamie,

   It seems like both of you fitted the respirator to the glasses and not vice versa. I guess I'll have to see (literally ;-) because I already spent a decent amount (for a hobbyist) on that respirator and replacement cartridges.

   Thanks a lot,

   Christoph

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   Jamie_Buxton | Mar 23, 2009 06:30pm | #4

   IIRC, the glasses cost $90, and the respirator cost $15.  (The glasses are not the lumberyard variety that have plastic lenses.  These have glass lenses.  They don't attract sawdust from static electricity, and they're much more resistant to scratching than plastic.)

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   Tinkerer3 | Mar 25, 2009 07:29am | #5

   I take it that you don't have 20-400 eye sight.  If you had that correction you would find that glass glasses would be very heavy.  I had 20-200 years ago before they had plastic lenses and I always had a sore nose from carrying those things around.

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   oldusty | Mar 26, 2009 05:11pm | #6

     Jamie , All ,

            I needed a new respirator and I do wear glasses when I spray and bought the 3M 6001 unit and I guess I forgot how good A GOOD RESPIRATOR IS .

    The fit is great with glasses and they do not fog up , nor can they fall off .

         Thanks Jamie for the referral of the 3M

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