
Originally Posted by
old goat
Muffs provide better hearing protection than buds. I have no problem wearing muffs and safety glasses. You get used to it. I should wear dust protection but that's a bridge too far for me. I notice a lot of younger woodworkers do use dust protection; good on them. Besides hearing protection I've found that wearing the muffs with loud machinery is caming and lets me focus better on the work. I teach woodworking and I especially encourage people who are intimidated by the machines to use muffs.
As far as muffs that let you hear voices, people go into the shop because they want to be left alone. So no. And I hear voices all the time anyway.
I get all of that. When I'm working on a project, I'm not going to wear muffs + glasses for 5 hours straight, but I could wear the earpods + glasses and be fine. The annoyance of muffs leads to taking them off and putting them back on again, and then a person is faced with the 'it's just one cut, I'll be fine' which is asking for trouble.
As far as hearing other people, I'd rather hear them calling for me at a distance, then have them creep up on me and startle me mid-cut. I've also shouted down family members that have tried to get my attention mid cut, so maybe locking the door is the only answer.
I do mask up when sanding, or doing a whole shitload of rips. I have the full face for spraying finish and paint as well because that shit will kill you for sure. But beyond that, no mask. I do have a hanging air filter unit as well as a shop vac + dust deputy and it does a fair job of keeping dust under control for everything else.
Wait, how can we trust this guy^^^ He's clearly not DJSapp
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