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US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - anonymouse1 - 02-11-2021
Saw this in NY Times article. Why not buy American? (of you’re in the US)
https://shop.demetech.us/collections/n95-respirator-masks/products/n95-respirator-masks-fold-style
Re: US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - RgrF - 02-11-2021
anonymouse1 wrote:
Saw this in NY Times article. Why not buy American? (of you’re in the US)
https://shop.demetech.us/collections/n95-respirator-masks/products/n95-respirator-masks-fold-style
Not suggesting these are in that category - just double check any N95 before you use. This from the Associated Press:
Federal authorities are investigating a massive counterfeit N95 mask operation in which fake 3M masks were sold in at least five states to hospitals, medical facilities and government agencies. The foreign-made knockoffs are becoming increasingly difficult to spot and could put health care workers at grave risk for the coronavirus.
Re: US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - mrbigstuff - 02-11-2021
Just bought some regular surgical masks that are made in usa and they definitely smell better. Which is to say, they don't smell at all.
Re: US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - jonny - 02-11-2021
My understanding was that part of the benefit of the N95 mask was the fit. These look just like rebranded KN95’s.
Re: US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - AllGold - 02-11-2021
KN95s have earloops. Real N95s have a pair of bands that go around the back of your head. So at least that part is correct.
Re: US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - RAMd®d - 02-11-2021
$75/20 or $3.75 seems a little pricey.
I guess that's the COVID tax.
Re: US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - Mr645 - 02-11-2021
A friend of mine sells PPE supplies. He sells a lot of regular blue masks, 50 box. Made in China is $8 per box and made in USA is $10.50 per box. He sells China made masks 100:1 over the USA made ones.
Re: US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - ztirffritz - 02-11-2021
I’ve been buying from Filti.com
They were making long life reusable furnace filters as a subscription model. They’d just brought up their full-scale production equipment when the pandemic hit. Instead of shutting down they doubled down and became a mask manufacturer in less than 2 months. Pretty epic tale.
https://filti.com/products/
Re: US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - rgG - 02-11-2021
ztirffritz wrote:
I’ve been buying from Filti.com
They were making long life reusable furnace filters as a subscription model. They’d just brought up their full-scale production equipment when the pandemic hit. Instead of shutting down they doubled down and became a mask manufacturer in less than 2 months. Pretty epic tale.
https://filti.com/products/
Which one do you get the pleated one or the NF95?
Re: US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - ztirffritz - 02-11-2021
rgG wrote:
[quote=ztirffritz]
I’ve been buying from Filti.com
They were making long life reusable furnace filters as a subscription model. They’d just brought up their full-scale production equipment when the pandemic hit. Instead of shutting down they doubled down and became a mask manufacturer in less than 2 months. Pretty epic tale.
https://filti.com/products/
Which one do you get the pleated one or the NF95?
I actually purchase filter media from them for the masks that I'm printing. I purchased some of their NF95 masks too though. They're pretty nice. Expensive though. I found out about them from this podcast:
https://www.nodumbquestions.fm/listen/2020/4/27/083-covid19-call-in-episode