jcm71
Member
Does anyone have any recommendations for a portable fume extractor for CA fumes. SWMBO is complaining about fumes coming out of the shop. No flatulence jokes please.
CA fume extractor
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wouldentu2?
Member
Use BSI odorless CA. 10 years with no more problems or odor. I have made 100 CA pens since January in my basement and no fan.
jcm71
Member
That may be the way to go once I use up my supply of the smelly stuff.
leehljp
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1. Oderless CA
2. Fan blowing across the turning pen blank
3. Good DC system with hose mounted close enough to turning pen to suck in the turnings; will pull in the CA fumes also
4. Respirator
I used 2, 3 & 4 before Oderless CA came out and it worked well. I had developed severe allergies to CA fumes about 2 years after I started turning pens.
2. Fan blowing across the turning pen blank
3. Good DC system with hose mounted close enough to turning pen to suck in the turnings; will pull in the CA fumes also
4. Respirator
I used 2, 3 & 4 before Oderless CA came out and it worked well. I had developed severe allergies to CA fumes about 2 years after I started turning pens.
ramaroodle
Member
What do you use for dust collection? If you don't use dust collection now a small Shop Vac with a bag inside will get the job done.
PS Flatulence is no joke!
jcm71
Member
I currently use a Rigid shop vac with the intake magnetically attached to the back of the lathe. Don't think the HEPA particle filter in the Rigid is up to the job. Need an organic vapor filter.
randyrls
Member
I have a Dust collector with 1 micron bags. The hose is just behind the pen blank. Sucks most chips and all the sanding dust and CA fumes. Done!
Aces-High
Member
I have been thinking about this too. Sometimes you just don't need or want the power\noise of a dust collector or shop vac while finishing, just a little air movement. I have thought about a HVAC hose with an inline fan to move fumes away, if I can figure out how to rig it...
leehljp
Member Liaison
It takes a little bit in individual thinking based on your set-up but noise can be abated real well. When I set mine up when I was living in Japan and my shop not 4 ft from the house behind my shop (and baby's bedroom at that) - I took a noisy Makita DC collector, incased it in a plywood housing, lined the inside and outside with stick on carpet, every square inch of it, a baffle lined with carpet and it worked well. It could not be heard any louder than a slight breeze outside of my 9 X 12 workshop. Inside, I could talk on my phone easily - only 2 ft from it.