# Respirator / Headaches / Airflow?

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/respirator-headaches-airflow/2120>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [September 28, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/respirator-headaches-airflow/2120 "2014-09-28T16:03:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![BillBohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@BillBohn](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/BillBohn)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/respirator-headaches-airflow/2120/1 "2014-09-28T16:03:19Z")

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Hello all - I am finally printing more and more since getting my Form1+ upgrade and cleaning everything to get some consistent results but I always seem to get headaches and numbness around either the IPA, Resin or both. I am not sure which is really doing it to me.

I wear respirators and that helps a lot but I still seem to get a small effect afterwards… without the respirator, even if I walk into the room a day later, I will get effects pretty quickly.

Currently I have the printer and the washtank area near a window that is pulling air out with a window fan and also I have a midsize fan blowing across the area towards the window to try to move everything out.

I see people just leaving it in their spare rooms with no ventilation and I have no clue how they aren’t affected by it.

Anyone else have issues?

thanks - Bill

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**Author:** ![Frank\_Guthrie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/frank_guthrie/32/713_2.png) [@Frank\_Guthrie](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Frank_Guthrie)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/respirator-headaches-airflow/2120/2 "2014-09-28T16:12:42Z")

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Careful Bill, you may be allergic to Resin! My girlfriend is, so I got her a specific **[paint Respirator by 3M](http://www.amazon.com/3M-Paint-Project-Respirator-Medium/dp/B00004Z4EB/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1411920253&sr=8-2&keywords=3m%20respirator)**. I’m sure you know this, but there are specific respirators for paint that have the right filter. You are looking for **Organic Vapors** ([**3M 6001**](http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=2178).). Check that the filters include resins, since the majority don’t.

It worked-out for her and now she can stay in my studio while I print… using my computer… eating my food… now I’m the one with the headaches!

Frank J. Guthrie  
[frank@710films.com](mailto:frank@710films.com)  
[www.710films.com](http://www.710films.com)

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**Author:** ![ElliottCable](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/elliottcable/32/18108_2.png) [@ElliottCable](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/ElliottCable)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/respirator-headaches-airflow/2120/3 "2014-10-16T07:27:59Z")

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For reference, here’s a useful chart showing which respirator-filters are appropriate for this purpose:

> **[3m-respirator-cartridge-and-filter-selection-poster.pdf](https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/40744O/3m-respirator-cartridge-and-filter-selection-poster.pdf)**
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