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dweller

(23,613 posts)
5. a couple of cases of those
Sun Mar 29, 2020, 11:05 AM
Mar 2020

and i could construct an isolation chamber
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i also read vacuum bags would work, cut out 2 holes for eyes
voila, mystery comedian style
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I was thinking of using my HEPA vacuum bags Merlot Mar 2020 #1
Ha! Great minds think alike happybird Mar 2020 #4
We were talking about fancy vacuum cleaner bags with HEPA filters at work the other day happybird Mar 2020 #2
Make the masks with a pocket for a filter insert Merlot Mar 2020 #8
Sanitary napkins. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #3
Too thick to breath through. In_The_Wind Mar 2020 #7
a couple of cases of those dweller Mar 2020 #5
Should work theoretically - the problem is facial fit (esp. for healthcare workers dalton99a Mar 2020 #6
For people just going out into the world - grocery shopping, etc Merlot Mar 2020 #9
Two layers of MPR 2800 would be better than an N95 filter, inserted in a cloth mask outer layer. TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #12
I researched this a week ago, shared my idea on FB and WePurrsevere Mar 2020 #10
Not if they contain fiberglass Jersey Devil Mar 2020 #11
If they are enclosed in a fine cloth material it wouldn't. TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #13
If they contain fiberglass ornotna Mar 2020 #14
They are contained in a filter Jersey Devil Mar 2020 #15
pleated filters don't normally contain fiberglass ornotna Mar 2020 #17
Filtrete filers are not made of fiberglass, they are polypropylene and polyolefin plastic. TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #18
Here's a DIY face mask pattern and instructions that includes an optional pocket for a filter, CrispyQ Mar 2020 #16
No. Not proven fit for purpose. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #19
When people are making cloth masks, thinking that's good enough, we're beyond that phase. TheBlackAdder Mar 2020 #20
The gist of my post was..... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #21
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