I wouldn't mind some pics when you're done sjrixon 
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Top or bottom, does it matter? heh, all you have to do is turn it around
The professional ones all seem to extract from the back so is there a reason behind this? Well if you decide on extracting from the bottom you can alway put those cheap kitchen cabinet feet or a couple lengths of timber to raise the fan off the ground.
Personally, I think I shall extract from the rear.
Oh, and just to think - last year I fitted our new kitchen and whizzed out the old extractor. That would have been spot on! Oh well.
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What can I say.. It's a box with a fan in!! Be carefull when you cut the box, I cracked it! The other rubbish part was the switch I bought, it was a shocking design and horrid to put together.Comment
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Hey, looooking good!
Top or bottom sjrixon? I think this is going to be a Saturday morning's project for me!
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Wow that didn't take long and it looks good! Have you given it a test-run yet? I've a plan for mine but that's a project for the Christmas break! PatrickComment
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I went top.. I need to get a hose to go on tomorrow. But as they say I can just flip it upside down.
It's great because it's also a box with wheels. I can use it to store stuff and I guess the airbrush when it arrives. Took a couple of hours to build, not tough at all.Comment
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You Guys are unreal , I LOVE IT , having just got my 1st airbrush and having a small house with young children I was worrying about how I go about spraying indoors without spending £150-£200 on a spray booth , these idea`s are 1st class , my project this weekend is to make one of these,
Thankyou
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Just a thought lads- how about using this whatsit from Maplins? Only £3 with a fan & a carbon filter Solder Fume Extractor : Soldering Accessories : Maplin
I might get one this weekend & see how it works.
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That Solder fume extractor is an interesting option Patrick. For £18 it's also cheap as chips. Negates the need for an extraction hose as well. Though I would still want to place it within the box somehow to confine the atomised paints / gases.
Look forward to your comments.
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I'm glad you corrected my price Chris! I typed the filter-only price like a dork! What I was thinking is to see if the stand & housing can be removed, leaving just the actual fan unit. This could then be fitted into a suitably sized hole in the box. My local Maplins has one & a rotary drill set for £10 so it's an early Christmas for me!
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Ah, simple mistake Patrick - what I'm trying to suss out is the Spark issue with these fans with potential flamable gases. As a civil engineer I know you must use intrinsically safe equipment within sewers or confined spaces that are prone to potential flamable gases and so they have an IP rating. However, with a household domestic fan, how can you find out if it's safe to use? - the guy in B&Q will just shrug his shoulders if you ask that question... the Maplin guy might though, fancy asking him Patrick?Originally posted by \
I think this solder fan could negate all these risks, based on its use... what do you think?
Cheers
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That's why it caught my eye really, as I think the carbon filter would prevent any flammable fumes reaching the electrics.
Having said that, I think that for most peoples usage, it won't be a problem because the amount of fumes that develop are small compared to professional/commercial use & most people use acrylics these days-as a test, I tried to ignite some Tamiya acrylic thinner last night (in a controlled way, I hasten to add!) & it didn't want to know!
For use with enamels and/or lacquer-based paints, then more caution should be observed. Hopefully I can give a better answer soon- I'm buying the extractor tomorrow, & I've ordered some Mr Color Thinner (the lacquer stuff) so I'll give it a proper field test. If there's a news report on a major fire in North London then you'll know it wasn't the success I'd hoped it would be!
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Although I know nothing about ab's...yet. I am following this discussion with interest. Two things spring to mind..
(1) I do a fair bit of domestic plumbing (soldering joints)
The resulting process is smelly yes, but is not potentially explosive.
Whereas with paint / thinners you have a very unstable mixture.
These fans and the filters are designed for plumbing and I can see the filter pad blocking up with paint particles in no time and perhaps the operator won't notice......!!! Please be doubly sure of their suitability for booths.
(2) I am thinking purily from a layman's view here, so O.K. the fumes are being extracted. What next? Lethal fumes can't stay indoors, no matter how small, so how are they removed to the outside? Ducting obviously, but will it be made for this fan and alternatively, can anyone be sure that a D.I.Y. system will work and be safe?
Sorry to sound negative, but the potential for disaster is profound and needs thinking through properly.
Yours,
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Ever the voice of reason Ron! But you do raise some important points! The thing about venting is on my mind too-reason being, whenever I've used my AB heavily, the pigment particles in the fumes do collect on whatever surface is closest, so even with a fan & pipe arrangement to the outside, I'd expect a lot of that pigment to collect on the surface on the fan itself, unless it's a really powerful one (which wouldn't be much good in practice).
So I think some kind of 'pre-filter' would be good, even some cut-to-size bits of old tights would work.
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Ah! Patrick....Tights, I remember the present Mrs R wearing them for the first time instead of stockings. It was a balmy summers night and we were in my Austin A35 works van. I remember we................
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