Woodworker's Journal 2009-33-1, страница 78

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J Airshield Pro

Give your lungs a breather with Trend's battery-powered, air-circulating face shield. It's suitable for fine wood dust and withstanding low-energy impacts. Street price: $399. www.trend-usa.com • 270-872-4674

j^E^M Mini Gorilla

Oneida combines mobility with an industrial quality cyclone to create a powerful dust collector for the small shop. The unit draws 600 cfm and separates 99.9 percent of fine dust. $890. www.oneida-air.com • 800-732-4065

78 February 2009 Woodworker's Journal

machine and dowels to assemble carcass parts, drawer boxes and face frames, then bore the shelf-pin holes, too. Here's the portable solution to line boring and cabinet assembly with a much cheaper price tag.

hour NiMH battery should keep you breathing easy all day in the shop, whether you're routing MDF, sanding or working at the lathe. You can recharge the battery without removing it. The Airshield Pro is rated for low-energy impacts, and it can even be fitted with optional earmuffs. Plus, you'll feel like a shop samurai wearing one ...

Have you always wanted a true cyclonic dust collector that can fit easily in a small shop with a low ceiling? Well, Oneida's Mini Gorilla ($890) can answer that prayer. Its IV2HP Baldor motor draws 600 cfm of air through a 5" hose and empties heavy debris into a 17-gallon drum. The pleated filter will capture 99.9 percent of fine dust between .2 and 2 microns. Best of all, the whole unit is just 62" tall and rolls around on a tripod stand. So, move this baby where you need it, and get ready for some serious suction!_

Chris Marshall is field editor for Woodworker's Journal.

Better Faceshield, Smaller Cyclone

And finally, there are a couple of great improvements in the dust filtration and cleanup department. Trend has stepped up its fully protected air-circulating face shield with a new Airshield Pro model ($399). They've repositioned the motor from the forehead area to the top of the helmet to improve its balance and comfort. The internal fan motor moves between 5.6 and 7 cubic feet per minute (cfm) of fresh air through the helmet's interior, and twin filters make it more than twice as efficient as the earlier Airshield Mkl model at filtering out harmful dust. An eight-