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[Tukwila]

I switched offices once and the dust sent a co-worker home and bugged me for a week.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I just retired after a 10 year career in industrial health and safety as an indoor air quality tech. I would suggest that unless you are sensitive to dust then the fibres/dust created by brushing your hat will not be harmful to your health. If you watch a custom hatter as they sand a felt body I have yet to see one don a mask. Both the volume and the exposure time are at the very low end of the hazardous exposure continuum that they do not present a danger unless as I stated you have a sensitivity or allergy to dust.

My hatter does.

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[hatsRme]

My hatter does.

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He's in the wrong business.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

My hatter does.

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I have no doubt that it would be better if there weren’t particles, fibers, and particulates in the air we breath. I think it’s all about the level of risk you’re willing to accept and the amount of exposure you’re likely to have. If I was brushing and pouncing hats everyday I might wear a respirator too. As for the risk management, I interact with a lot told tourist regularly and many of the Asian visitors wear masks for illness prevention; I’m willing to accept more risk than they are for the convenience and comfort of not wearing a mask. Now if they start felting asbestos....




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[Zombie_61]

...As for the risk management, I interact with a lot told tourist regularly and many of the Asian visitors wear masks for illness prevention; I’m willing to accept more risk than they are for the convenience and comfort of not wearing a mask...

I've seen this in a number of Asian communities--masks for respiratory protection; temporary sleeves, gloves, sunglasses, and wide-brimmed hats for protection against the sun; and so on. I can understand taking some precautions, but it often seems excessive to me.

 

[Tukwila]

I wonder if pre war vintage felt has residual mercury in it... or if that was cleared out in processing.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Greetings All:
A story:
My 21 yr old daughter had a baby 7/17.
Shortly after birth proud Grandpops was brushing a hat while visiting. Not a particularly dirty hat, just a hat.
She told me to stop brushing the hat around her baby! The light was such that the “dust” was apparent.
Kinda says it all right there.
Smart Momma.
B

 

[glider]

So, spring is coming and time to put the felt hats up for the summer. Wait a minute, does everyone put there felt up and bring the straw out ? I have a few panamas but I like the felts better. Can I get by with wearing some felt thru the summer ?

 

[deadlyhandsome]

So, spring is coming and time to put the felt hats up for the summer. Wait a minute, does everyone put there felt up and bring the straw out ? I have a few panamas but I like the felts better. Can I get by with wearing some felt thru the summer ?

Heck yeah! I’m learning to appreciate “straw” hats more, and sometimes even the thought of felt makes me sweat, but I’m a felt guy too. For me, it’s only the temperature and not the calendar that drives me out of felt.


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[Zombie_61]

So, spring is coming and time to put the felt hats up for the summer. Wait a minute, does everyone put there felt up and bring the straw out ? I have a few panamas but I like the felts better. Can I get by with wearing some felt thru the summer ?

I'm with Brent/deadlyhandsome. I don't care what the experts and/or the calendars say; if I want to wear felt I wear felt, and if I want to wear straw I wear straw. The weather/temperature/humidity usually factors into my decision somewhat, but I wear what I want to wear regardless.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

So, spring is coming and time to put the felt hats up for the summer. Wait a minute, does everyone put there felt up and bring the straw out ? I have a few panamas but I like the felts better. Can I get by with wearing some felt thru the summer ?

You can if you live in Mexico City [emoji2]

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[deadlyhandsome]

You can if you live in Mexico City [emoji2]

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I’m taking that as an invitation: Spring Break at Max’s place!


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[drmaxtejeda]

I’m taking that as an invitation: Spring Break at Max’s place!


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You are welcome any time, Brent!

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[glider]

OK, so summer is when you can wear some straw with your felt, got it, cool .

 

[Tukwila]

I was wearing straw in January as the temp in Ecuador was steamy hot. Then back to felt except for a couple days earlier this month... back to straw this week for a trip to Florida. .. Then felt on 4/1 for a job interview in Salem.

 

[belfastboy]

I'm with Brent/deadlyhandsome. I don't care what the experts and/or the calendars say; if I want to wear felt I wear felt, and if I want to wear straw I wear straw. The weather/temperature/humidity usually factors into my decision somewhat, but I wear what I want to wear regardless.

I do let the weather dictate to at least some degree. Living up here in the northwest it is a 10 month a year (at least) felt hat climate and the risk of rain keeps my panamas on the shelf for all but the 6 weeks of summer here. I have a couple of light weight felts that are wearable into the summer months on all but the hottest of days. One of the compensations for living in a moderate rain belt climate.

 

[belfastboy]

I switched offices once and the dust sent a co-worker home and bugged me for a week.

The best remedy for a dusty office is to clean your work area and don't rely on cleaning staff. A swifter works wonders. In all ventilated office buildings the air is filtered and is invariably less dust laden than the outdoor air. Even if the filters are plugged (the effect of plugged filters is better filtration but more expensive energy costs as it takes more energy to push the air thru the dirty filter). We swim in a pool of dust laden air and it lands on all horizontal surfaces and collects. There it rests until disturbed by air flow or human activity. The ventilation systems are often blamed but rarely the cause except that they provide the air flow that disturbs the resting dust on the horizontal surfaces. Fabric chairs are another big culprit. Carpets are the other great repositories of dust but it takes effort to dislodge the collected dust from the carpet fibres. Indoor air quality is blamed unfairly for so many symptoms. Often the symptoms are caused by the simple change in humidity. Indoor air is always drier than outdoor and we react to that....some more sensitive than others and the symptoms are horribilized. Dry eyes, stuffiness, scratchy throat are symptoms of drier indoor air....not harmful just annoying.

 

[scottyrocks]

The only time/reason I wear straw is when it's just TDH (too damn hot) for felt. When I am outdoors all day during the summer, there are times that a felt hat just won't cut it, so I put on a straw or a heavily vented cloth western.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Anyone familiar with the Stetson Danbury?

I’m curious about the crown height and any impressions owners have. Thanks.




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[Rmccamey]

Any ideas on the going rate to replace a thin ribbon with a 1.5 inch grosgrain?