Small bench extractor?

[BattleshipBob]

Well first ?? for a long time!

Here goes, almost forgot how to do this lol

I am looking for a small bench extractor with filters to deal with fumes etc from using brush painted lacquer, IPA, glue etc. Julie can smell these at a mile so I want to try to limit the smell. A window open does help but if she's in bed resting the cold really affects her.

Did find lots of ones for soldering but most only deal with smoke and often vent the fumes back into the toom or ones used by nail trimmers etc, these from what i can see only deal with dust so ideal for resin sanding.

With Julie's health I want to stay close just incase she wants something and she's also unsteady on her feet. So working with the spray booths in the garage is no no.

Does anybody use one or point me at one??

Thanks bob

[BattleshipBob]

Continued to look and found a yihua 948 dq i

Has front and rear filters and reviews said during soldering and removing solder the tester could not smell anything. So might invest

[PaulTRose]

Check the shop theres a couple in there with extractors

A trick i did when my other half was in the same place yours is now i went and bought a wireless doorbell.....she could have the button with her....dressing gown pocket or side of bed......id have the bell with me in the spare room where i did my modelling with door shut so vapours didnt escape.....made it easy when she needed me

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Paul, had a look but all I could find was booths? The one i am considering is a smallish box so ideal for the bench

[PaulTRose]

Thought thats what you wanted?
check the size cos they arnt that big
You could always make one.....plastic storage box.....extractor hood fan......tumble drier ducting to go out the window

[pjgtech]

Yep, theres a few YT vids of home made ones, seems simple enough, a box, a vent and some ducting, job done.
Actually I thinks theres a couple where people vent to sort of small bin/dustbin too? so does not even need to be vented outside, I think the duct exits under water in the bin, which then stops the fumes from escaping.....or something.

[PaulTRose]

If your using water based acrylics there should be no smells........only ifyou use any thing like an airbrush cleaner...i used to find any wet paint used to dry in the pipe before it got to the end of it

[Tim Marlow]

Sounds like you are after something like this Bob. Certainly not cheap, but designed for most of what you describe….

https://www.graphicsdirect.co.uk/collections/techflo

Another approach is a science lab type bench top recirculating extractor. They are not cheap either, but, with the right filters, will cover everything you need….

[Jim R]

Thinking slightly outside the box could you use a bathroom/kitchen extractor fan. These are usually mounted into a wall, a window or the ceiling and vented to the outside. Could you sit it on your bench with a tube venting through an open window. You could work, painting and gluing, in front of it. There are loads available for not a lot of money. It might work and wouldn't take up much space.

[LeytonO]

I made one up recently because strong fumes such as that from glue are a trigger for my cluster headaches.
It's one of these https://cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d00...K--6BlC0&gQT=1
I modified it so I could fit a hose to the rear so that it expeis out a window.
Just gone to bed, but I'll post a better explanation and a photo tomorrow.
Works surprisngly well and reckon it would be ok for your purposes

[LeytonO]

BattleshipBob
Sarted off by removing the top one of the four lugs on the rear of the unit with a razor saw.
Not really sure what they are for because it would be impossible to slide anything in or out the channels with all four in situ.
This enabled me to slide a thin square board into slots of the remaining three lugs.
I used a piece of mount board that has a thickness of 1.25mm, but anything similar will do.
Then a suitable size hole was cut in the board and the pipe connector fixed on over the hole.
My choice was strong double sided tape, but glue would be equally good or any other fixing solution you prefer
Ducting Pipe to Square Transformer 100mm / 90.5mm x 90.5mm Hood Pipe Connector | eBay
Now the 100mm duct pipe was attached and secured with a zip tie.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/manrose-pvc-flexible-ducting-hose-white-1m-x-100mm/17297

Finished off with some insulating tape purely for a neater finish
I'm sure this could be constructed in a multitude of ways, but key point is extraction to outside

The extractor is angled next to the workspace where any noxious fumes may be emitted from.
It all then gets vented away through a nearby open window, one metre of duct was ok for me, but it comes in longer lengths.
Really surprised just how well this works and its far nicer than having to use my spray booth, more portable too.
The similar extractor i bought on Ebay was £19, connector £7 and pipe £3 (all rounded up)
So just under 30 quid for a very effective little unit, hope you find something that fits your needs

First photo shows the board in the channels and the connector with pipe fitted.

This is looking at the rear grilles where the nastiness is expelled from via the filter on the front of the unit.

[Jim R]

That looks to be similar to my idea but better.

[LeytonO]

It is similar Jim, in fact my idea started out with an inline bathroom extractor fan that morphed into this

[Ian M]

Would a conventional airbrush spray booth not do it. I have mine to a wall vent but it came with a window vent that is a squashed flat sort of thing so a window only needs to be open a couple of inches.

[BattleshipBob]

Thanks all for the info, i do have two booths joined in the garage but it's a pain getting stuff from upstairs then down the garden steps, then usually forget something lol.

so got this from evilbay

[BattleshipBob]

Too add, it will be easy to fit anywhere on the bench, then simply put away, where as a normal booth will take up a lot of space. Hopefully when we buy our bungalow my modelling room will have the space to add a new bench for the booths. So simple case of turning around!

[Jim R]

Glad you're sorted.

[Steven000]

Nice Bob, let us know how well it works, I asume it has a small active carbon-filter inside? Anyone knows how long those filters last (do there job)? Cheers

[Tim Marlow]

Nice Bob, let us know how well it works, I asume it has a small active carbon-filter inside? Anyone knows how long those filters last (do there job)? Cheers

Hi Steven
Service life depends upon hours in use and challenge (amount of contamination) presented. However , light hobby use should mean filter life should be measured in years I would think. The manufacturer should be able to give you a ball park figure.