How long is the wait if I order one?
We build in monthly windows rather than holding stock. Orders placed before a window closes are built and shipped together — about 30 days to build after the window closes, then about 7–8 days in transit. Current dates are on the Shipping page.
We do not keep a warehouse of these, and it is worth saying why before you order.
There is one direct order window a month. Everything bought before the close date is built together and shipped straight to the customer. Building takes about 30 days after the window closes and transit about 7–8 days, so roughly 5–6 weeks from the close date to your door. The current close date and delivery estimate are always on the Shipping & preorders page.
That is slower than buying a competitor's unit on Amazon tomorrow, and if you need protection this week you should buy something else this week — breathing dust for a month while you wait for the better respirator is a bad trade.
What the model buys you is the price. The first 30 units of each batch are $499 instead of $589, and the consumables stay cheap because we are not funding shelf space. If your dust is a next-month problem rather than a today problem, that is the trade on offer.
Related questions
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A powered air-purifying respirator for woodworkers. $499 for the first 30 units of each batch, including a spare filter kit.
See the current batch