Coughing Spell

poolcuemaster

poolcuemaster

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Hey guys I woke up about 5 o clock this morning coughing my head off and the first thing I thought was the wood dust from that 90 year old brunswick I converted yesterday was the cause. I don't have the sniffles or a sore throat so tell me if this happens alot, I was outside in some wind while cutting and sanding.Next question is will a pullover cloth mask help any?---Coughing Leonard
 
Yes

It does happen alot with some woods and other materials, and can wake you up in the middle of sleep. Good ventilation and filtration can save a life. Yesterday I was converting a old valley into a jump cue. I turned out some phenolic and other parts to use on It. Last night My chest started tightening up and cramping. Today I coughed some up, and not as tight, but still having a hard time breathing, and I did'nt sleep well at all (kept waking up all night long). This is pretty normal for me and definatly related, altough I will say It's not the only thing that adds to It. I have to deal with the pollen here too. It's thick like snow on the cars and ground here right now. Also smokers should expect the worst, as it only adds to the problems. Best thing to do is try to keep the airborn particles down with good filtration, and wear a mask. I only ocasionally have skin allergies from cuework, but some people are very subceptable to them.

Greg
 
poolcuemaster said:
Hey guys I woke up about 5 o clock this morning coughing my head off and the first thing I thought was the wood dust from that 90 year old brunswick I converted yesterday was the cause. I don't have the sniffles or a sore throat so tell me if this happens alot, I was outside in some wind while cutting and sanding.Next question is will a pullover cloth mask help any?---Coughing Leonard
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same thing happened to me a couple days ago
i was turning cue with router and also jabbering away with someone on the phone instead of keeping my dust mask on
guess i got a snootful without realizing it
 
I think anybody who's been around cue making or any other wood working has had the same thing. Scares the crap out of you, I'm sure the long term effects aren't great either. Maple slays me, I thought it was the car coat, but it's the maple. Only thing that gives me immediate relief is (Claritan-D)sp, the stuff you have to pick up from the pharmacist, so you can't go make drugs with it. Since going to a real respirator, not a dust mask the only time it gets to me is like happened to Brent, I get doing something and forget to put the respirator on. Buy a good respirator,
your lungs are worth it.
 
cutter said:
I think anybody who's been around cue making or any other wood working has had the same thing. Scares the crap out of you, I'm sure the long term effects aren't great either. Maple slays me, I thought it was the car coat, but it's the maple. Only thing that gives me immediate relief is (Claritan-D)sp, the stuff you have to pick up from the pharmacist, so you can't go make drugs with it. Since going to a real respirator, not a dust mask the only time it gets to me is like happened to Brent, I get doing something and forget to put the respirator on. Buy a good respirator,
your lungs are worth it.
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Steve, u might as well let us know what u use.
Dual mask 3m for car finishers? :)
 
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I use a dual cartridge canister type mask for vapors, but not when turning wood. I should be using something better for that, but I just use the dust masks with the flappers, and I don't even wear those as much as I should. Just about all of them suficate me to the point that I can't stand to wear them for long periods of time. Ofcoarse I pay for it, end up suficating for longer periods of time anyhow, and I'm sure the long term effects are bad.:(
 
I was slicing some chechen burls for inlay with my miter saw a while back and my eyes sort of got a reaction from it. They were a little swollen and irritated for a couple of days. It took it happening a second time for me to figure out what the cause was. I have a great dust collector, but it wasn't hooked up to the miter saw yet. The reaction prompted me to build a semi enclosed miter station to hook up to the DC.

Kelly
 
I have a dust hood at the back of my lathe with a 40 x 20 inch intake area...no dust escapes past the hood and I have no dust problems whatsoever...I went overkill as I work in the basement and can't let dust get away....
 
I bought 9 respirators off ebay for $65 delivered. They are all the same 3m brand the painters use at my bodyshop. When the filters clog up some I toss it and grab another. If you look online you can find surplus respirators fairly cheap. Chris.
 
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