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Sources

Woodshop Specs:

• Wizard:

ece.com 3826

Dust Bee Gone:

• Pajo, Inc.:

www.dustbeegone.com 388-563-6355

• Woodcraft, inc.: www.woodcraft.com

800-225-1153

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Safety glasses and dust masks may not revolutionize your woodworking, but they can make your time in the shop a lot more comfortable. And in the case of the Woodshop Specs safety glasses and the Dust Bee Gone dust mask shown at right, this couldn't be more true.

WOODSHOP SPECS

One of the biggest problems with safety glasses is trying to do work "up close and personal"—like layout work, or marking and measuring. And if you need reading glasses (like I do), you're out of luck or have to switch back and forth — a pain, and sometimes a safety hazard, when you're working with power tools.

So you can bet I paid close attention when I ran across Woodshop Specs by Wizard. They're safety glasses with bifocals built in. This makes it easy to do detailed work without having to remove my safety glasses, as demonstrated in the photo below.

Cost & Availability - like other safety glasses, Woodshop Specs come as "one size fits all." But the nice thing

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Woodshop Specs & Dust Bee Gone

Built-in Bifocals. Woodshop Specs are full-featured safety glasses with integrated side shields. And the built-in dual curvature mono-lens (bifocals) provide perfect close-up vision without the need for separate reading glasses.

is you can adjust both the length and angle of the temples for a perfect fit. The only thing you'll need to specify is what strength you need (+1.0 to +3.0 diopter in 0.5 increments).

The Specs are reasonably priced at $19.95. So there's no reason not to buy a pair. To locate a source near you, see the box in the margin.

DUST BEE SOME

Another product that caught my "eye" is a dust mask called Dust Bee Gone. There are a couple big reasons that I really like this mask.

First, unlike a paper mask, the Dust Bee Gone is made from a woven polyester and has adjustable cloth straps. So it's extremely comfortable. As a matter of fact, I'm more likely to wear it into the house than to "forget" to wear it in the shop.

Another benefit is that my safety glasses don't fog up any more. With my old mask, my glasses fogged up so

much it became a hassle to wear the dust mask. But the Dust Bee Gone is guaranteed not to fog your glasses.

The Dust Bee Gone is classified as a nuisance dust mask. So it won't filter out the really fine dust particles. (According to the manufacturer, it will filter particles down to three microns). But combined with an overall dust collection system, it's a great improvement.

Cost & Availability - The Dust Bee Gone mask is available in four sizes — youth, medium, large, and extra-large (they're based on neck size). So you're sure to find one that fits just right. If there's a "downside" at all to the Dust Bee Gone, it's the fact that each mask costs about $35.

Expensive? Not really, considering this mask should last many years (it can be hand washed). You'd be tain to spend more over that ss time frame on disposable paper masks. For sources, see margin.^

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