Home Made Fume Extractor???

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Anyone ever try to make one???
Reply:I have heard successful ones including flexible duct and a bathroom fan at both ends. One venting to the exterior and one at the source pulling the fumes in. If you give it a shot I'm very interested.
Reply:I made an exhaust evacuation system using a Jenair down draft blower from a cook top. Those things really suck. It should work great for fumes.
Reply:Yeah, Here is the thread on one that I bookmarked.http://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...Fume+ExtractorHere's the YouTube video from that thread on the one he made.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=bGKdRIQ5IjEI'm going to buy a fan this weekend and give it a try. . . I found this one on Lowe's website for $14.67. . .But,  I may look around and spend more money for one made for more sq. ft.http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?...llow&cId=PDIO1I'm going to fix mine so I can move it around, and lower it down closer to where I'm welding. . . I'd like to find one of those fans like they have in the kitchen at restaurants, But find a used one!I have to put a new roof on my welding shop when/IF the weather ever breaks. . . I put a new metal roof on my shop last summer, and I'm having problems with the metal sweating on cold days. . . When I put the new roof on, I'm going to install some fans to use while welding, so I don't have to open the doors in the winter when its cold.Hobart Handler 190Hobart Spool-Gun 100Lincoln 225 ACMiller & Pipeliner HoodDewalt 14" Chopsaw, GrindersHarris O/AVictor TorchCustom Built O/A CartCustom Welding CartHeavy Duty 16 Speed Floor Drill PressPipe-BenderDrill Doctor
Reply:I also posted a reply to a similar thread to this in the safety forum; here's my version of a fume extractor. Many moons ago I was a renovation contractor and at the end of the job a painter left behind his exhaust fan behind. When I told him about it he told me to keep it, the motor was dead. I got the motor rebuilt and sat it on my shelf until last year when I decided that I'd had enough of the smoke in the garage and I wanted to weld in the house over the cold winter as well. I decided that it was time to put this fan to good use, so that I could move it around as necessary and use it indoors as well. One day on CL, buddy was selling articulating arms for $65, he told me that he had renovated a research facility and he pulled 7 of these out of the bin. When I handed him the cash, he insisted that he would only take $45...I'm still smiling. So here's the result, the way the unit is set up is that it is used as a through unit, meaning that it'll take the smoke from here and move it there. I also picked up a room Hepa dust filter unit at a garage sale for $20 that I'm making a hood for the unit to pass all that crap through, hopefully it'll work so that I can keep from blowing the smoke (and heat) outside in the winter. Maybe I should attach the arm directly to it(!!)  Here's a photo of the unit that I made, thank you bed frame and scrap. Last thing left to do is put a wood or steel top so that I can clutter it up. Love all the ideas and discussion here about these things, glad to see that people realize the importance of  life-long health... Cheers!!    Attached ImagesWhen a welder tells you to "stick it", what do they really mean?"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
Reply:that is awesome. Its nice when these sort of projects come together at that pricepoint.You can always wash your hands.
Reply:Originally Posted by bearstonI also posted a reply to a similar thread to this in the safety forum; here's my version of a fume extractor. Many moons ago I was a renovation contractor and at the end of the job a painter left behind his exhaust fan behind. When I told him about it he told me to keep it, the motor was dead. I got the motor rebuilt and sat it on my shelf until last year when I decided that I'd had enough of the smoke in the garage and I wanted to weld in the house over the cold winter as well. I decided that it was time to put this fan to good use, so that I could move it around as necessary and use it indoors as well. One day on CL, buddy was selling articulating arms for $65, he told me that he had renovated a research facility and he pulled 7 of these out of the bin. When I handed him the cash, he insisted that he would only take $45...I'm still smiling. So here's the result, the way the unit is set up is that it is used as a through unit, meaning that it'll take the smoke from here and move it there. I also picked up a room Hepa dust filter unit at a garage sale for $20 that I'm making a hood for the unit to pass all that crap through, hopefully it'll work so that I can keep from blowing the smoke (and heat) outside in the winter. Maybe I should attach the arm directly to it(!!)  Here's a photo of the unit that I made, thank you bed frame and scrap. Last thing left to do is put a wood or steel top so that I can clutter it up. Love all the ideas and discussion here about these things, glad to see that people realize the importance of  life-long health... Cheers!!