I use a dust mask when I use most woodworking machinery. It is a simple rubber band held mask with a exhaling valve. It does a pretty good job, but lately I find it is not enough. Dust irritates my eyes, even with a full face shield when I turn or sand on my lathe. I am interested in a mask that also has eye protection. It must accommodate my eye glasses. 

 

I don't want to invest in one only to find that it is hard to use or uncomfortable. I have been thinking of one that has a  hose that goes to a filter on my belt behind me.

 

 What do you use and what do you think of ones you have seen that others use?

I use goggles and 3M's paper masks. Two elastic bands and a formable nose piece does a good job for me.

I have an "auto body" type 3M respirator but I must admit, I most often forget to use it. It does nothing for the eyes.

Ron,

 

I feel your pain in this. Trying to find a decent mask that works and still be able to wear glasses is difficult. I tried a number of masks that were paper or other types of materials as well as canister filters. The canister filter ones worked the best to keep out the dust from the lungs and had a good seal on the face as the paper/material masks would get gaps and dust would still get in. The paper/material masks worked best with glasses as they are low profile in the nose area so they did not interfere with glasses. The canister masks with rubber face material make things difficult with glasses as they cause your glasses to have to sit up higher on your face which lets more dust get into your eyes and really mess up life when you wear bi-focals. For me using the canister masks it causes me troubles in my breathing as I am an asthmatic. Having to use more force to inhale and exhale wears me out in the canister masks but they keep the dust out of my lungs which is good. 

I tried out a positive airflow mask that works pretty well. It is like a canister type mask without the canisters and is battery powered (a couple of AA batteries in a separate pack that clips on your belt or in a pocket that is plugged into the mask)with a 2 speed fan that blows filtered air into the mask. This works great for my asthma issues. It is from Rockler Woodworking and runs about $70-$80. The drawback to it is that the rubber face mask is high so my glasses are pushed up making it difficult to see through my regular glasses especially having to use bi-focals. I have a pair of larger non-prescription safety glasses with built in bi-focals that I wear which make it a bit easier. iBelow is a link to Amazon where I bought the Rockler mask as it was cheaper there. Other than the lifting up of my glasses due to the size of the nose piece on the mask, I really like this mask. No breathing problems at all.

http://www.amazon.com/Rockler-TASA-201-Power-Air-Respirator/dp/B001DT1308/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1413987215&sr=8-2&keywords=rockler+dust+mask

 

Thanks for the info. We share similar problems and I am researching solutions. You had some great info

I have also heard from a number of folks over the past couple years that use the Trend Air Pro fully enclosed mask/respirator who wear glasses that really love it. It is very pricey between $350-$400 but does a good job. I have also seen a lot of negative reviews of it as being not only expensive but also not very durable in its design and many received it broken in shippment as well as breaking easily. Just food for thought.

3M dust mask.  I have been planning on thinking about getting around to considering some notions  that might lead to taking somewhat seriously an idea I have about a DC system

I use the canister mask for some operations in the shop. I have ever tool connected to either the DC or a Shop Vac. Even with all that it doesn't eliminate all the dust in my shop. The overhead arm on the table saw has been a huge help. It does catch a lot of the dust and it also keep what it doesn't catch from just flying up into the air. It even keeps little pieces from flying up and hitting you in the face.

 

I have the same problem Allen described by the canister type pushing up your glasses, but for what I do, when I am changing out the bags on the DC that is what I wear.