3M 8511 Particulate Sanding Respirator N95 with Valve, 10-Pack
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of 3M 8511 Particulate Sanding Respirator N95 with Valve, 10-Pack
Customer Review: Fan-freaking-tastic
Summary: 5 Stars
Like many a cheap turkey, I used the ulta-cheap dust masks when chopping leaves, sanding, or what have you. They sort of worked, caused my glasses to fog in 2.4 seconds, and afterwards I'd hack up dust and gunk a bit. After one particularly vile session of hacking and coughing, I thought that perhaps my lungs might be worth spending another $1.10 per mask.
Wow. The difference between these and the charlie-cheapos is huge. I wore one of these while leaves with the leaf blower until my clothes were brown with dust. It was about 3 hours of work, and as I say by the end I was just brown and covered with dust. Normally I'd spend the rest of the day wheezing and hacking and spitting, but with this mask I didn't cough once. Not once. No wheezing, no hacking, no nothing.
The valve makes it much easier to breathe and greatly reduces the fogging of your glasses. I have a massive head (98 percentile my son's pediatrician told me after realizing that perhaps there's a genetic component to my kid's big melon) and I didn't feel the straps are too tight. They are snug, but you need that for a good seal around your mouth and nose.
This is a great product. Buy it. Your lungs and sinuses will thank you.
Customer Review: Excellent protection and comfort for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
At under $2 each, these are excellent masks for the price. I use them when doing work in my rock yard, such as blowing, vacuuming, and sifting dirt out of the rocks. Without breathing protection, dirt gets into my nose and lungs. I've used masks that don't have a breather valve before, but they get very hot and fog up my safety glasses. These stay surprisingly cool and don't fog up my glasses. I get several uses out of them, which equates to a few hours of work.
I have a slimmer head, and the straps have never felt tight to me. The first couple that I used were very comfortable. The third was a bit tight around one of the eyes, but I'm not sure why - perhaps I shaped the adjustable nose piece incorrectly. I mention it because other reviews have mentioned these being tight, which I experienced on one mask, but the others have worked out great.
The Home Depot near me sells these, which is where I originally bought some to try. If possible, you might want to buy a smaller pack locally like I did to check the fit for yourself before buying a bulk pack like this.
Customer Review: Best particle respirator for your money
Summary: 5 Stars
During construction demolition it's important to protect your lungs from inhaling dust. I do a lot of demo and found the 3M 8511 Particle Sanding Respirator to be the best dust mask for the job. The straps remain firmly attached and the one way valve helps with exhalation and to keep glasses from fogging up. Once you pinch the metal nose clip you achieve a solid seal that keeps dust out. If you're working in extremely dusty conditions be sure to change masks once a day. Watch the Amazon site and pick up on deals of 3 or 4 10 packs of these masks. They are very affordable.
I've tried the Moldex - 2300 N95 Respirator and had about 20% of the straps snap off as I tried to pull it over my head for the first time. Don't waste your money with the Moldex respirators.
9-22-09 Just reordered another 30 masks that will make a total of 80. Still very satisfied and wouldn't order any other brand.
Customer Review: 3M #8511 dust mask
Summary: 3 Stars
I make a lot of dust in my woodworking shop and am careful to ALWAYS wear a dust mask. Once you develop a wood allergy, it never goes away so I am very careful to use this mask.
First, if you are going to wear a mask all the time, it has to be comfortable. The #8511 is soft and with the adjustable nose-fit feature, it conforms snugly to the contours of my face. The two elastic straps provide snug but not over-tight contact and, with a little care, I get a close enough fit so that my exhalations do not fog up my safety glasses. The masks are durable and I typically can wear one all day, every day for several weeks (as long as I don't sneeze while wearing it!).
The masks appear to effectively remove even fine sanding dust as the inside remains clean and I have developed no allergies after many years of usage.
Thanks for another fine product 3M!
ROD
Customer Review: Good PRoduct
Summary: 5 Stars
We have purchased several boxes of these for use in cleaning out an old house with questionable air quality. A biohazard company told us that this are the masks to use for the type of conditions we would be working in (they had been to the house so knew the air quality). We opted to do the job ourselves and these are easy to adjust with the small aluminum band on the inside to keep it close to your face. The trick to keeping your glasses from fogging up is to squeeze the clip enough to keep outside air from entering above your cheeks. Having it loose defeats the purpose of the mask anyway. Breathing was not difficult wearing these; you don't feel like you are restricted in getting enough air through them although that might be an individual thing but we have had 6 different people use them and no one has had a problem with them.