I am currently sanding, staining and varnishing new doors for my house. My shop is completely filled with doors. I cannot make any dust, therefore I have not used your mask yet. My only comment at this time is I was quite surprised that the facemask was not moveable. I had no idea of this when I ordered it. I will be done with my doors in a few day and then I will give you respirator a workout.
The JSP Powercap is the best product I’ve found for woodturners. It’s more comfortable to wear than the Uvex face shield, so I wear it all the time while turning. I previously had the Trend Airshield, which was heavy and not well balanced, so I would only wear it while sanding. I also did not want the models with the waist belt and the air hose in the back, as I find that uncomfortable and prone to catching the hose on things in my crowded workshop. I’ve only had the Powercap for a couple of weeks, but so far it seems to be exactly what I need. Look forward to seeing you at our Rocky Mountain Woodturning Symposium in September ’25. Don Prorak, President, Front Range Woodturners, Denver.
Alexa Cupp went out of her way to give me the most fantastic service I’ve received in a very long time. She is truly a great assets to your wonderful company. You have one very happy customer and I will be a happy customer for a long time. I would love to see a letter of accommodation put in her file for the HR department to review. Thank you very much for renewing my optimism in small American business.
Seriously one of the best purchases I've made. I sport a fairly healthy beard and traditional dust masks weren't cutting it. The Powercap Active IP PaPR was a much needed and worth while investment in my safety.
Love my new mask. Strong flow of air, no fog-ups. Lightweight product that lets this COPD-ridden old man continue to turn on the lathe. Purchased charcoal filters to use when working with epoxy. Very Satisfied.
I sent an email the day we received the package. We are missing a pack of the filters. Also, when we go to put a pre-filter in the filter, the cap won’t stay shut.
It does what is stopped to. I have a good size head but it didn't feel secure while wearing it. Sold have a better mechanism to fit it. The rear band material is cheap and if you adjust it while on your head it catches your hair.
Also for the price a second battery should be included.
I do use it but if I saw it at the store and handled it, I wouldn't have bought it.
I've tried so many dust masks over the years. I've probably spent more on the many than on the price tag of the Powercap. It works great. Its everything that I've tried before is not. It's comfortable, not cumbersome. Its cool with the air circulation blowing over the front of my face. No more lines, rashes and near bruises on my face like from the formerly used strapped on respirators. And it filters very good. I didn't quite trust it at the very first use. Was this thing actually going to work? Or were my lungs going to lock up from the cedar dust I was i the thick of? Very quickly I could tell that it worked great. Its so easy to put on, take off and just wear around the shop while the dust settles. You can even talk to someone with it on, although its a bit muffled. I trust it now. It's definitely not the mask that you've got to strip off as soon as you make the last cut. Buy it! Its worth the price tag.
This is actually my second mask. My first one is starting to get worn and sometimes I have a second wood turner so decided to get an extra one.
I should have bought this the first time I heard of Peke. After repeated sinus/chest infections despite very good dust collection and air filtration, I finally decided to spend the money.
Compared to other makers, I find the Peke version to be lighter weight & comfortable. I can wear it for long stretches without neck pain. And now I’m not breathing in all that fine dust nor do I have to shave my facial hair to make a mask work!
The Peke Safety is comfortable and so easy to use. You don’t feel much added weight on your head with it.
The Powercap Active works well and it does a good job keeping wood dust from reaching my lungs. I had a minor problem with battery pack holder on my Powercap but Peke Safety took care of it without issue. All good.
This is what I posted 1/8 on AAW Forum - Last night I got to try out the Peke Safety Powercap that I was fortunate to afford. Very positive experience - not to heavy, actually less noise than I expected as I could still hear the music I had on in the background, the cool air felt great and vision was good. While not as simple to plunk on like my previous face shield, it was simpler the put on that using two hands I had little problems getting it in place. Found myself keeping it on while doing other tasks related to the turning a hand. The prefilter definitely showed evidence of its effective work. FYI - It works well with my current full face beard.
Ordered two packages of the pre-filters and just received one package today. Can you follow up on that for me?
So far they have worked great. I think they will really extend the life of the shield clarity.
The switch to turn the unit on is not the easiest to operate, I have problems getting the unit to turn on or off easily. The next concern is the pins used to hold the face shield in place, I hope they hold up and not break after the unit is out of warranty. For the price I’m a little concerned.