Build a Solder Fume Extractor 

Yeah, lol it's pretty bad. It sounds like a loop track of a kindergartner

I liked the start and end music. I just didn't like it during the instructional (middle) of the video.

me to

Is it a MIDI Devo track?

I thought it was fun. Maybe I'm too old-school and played too many old games?

lololol

So true...about a minute went by where I had completely stopped paying attention to the narration and the visuals. Instead I was completely focused on the background music...I felt lost and confused and even started drooling on myself. Suddenly I snapped out of it and the first thing I saw was your comment sitting there, staring back at me in all of its honest glory. I’m just happy someone else noticed the horror so that I wouldn’t have to live the rest of my life feeling completely alone.

@@LordShongo The cat has had a couple of years to practice so it might be a bit better by now.

Man you ain’t kidding!!!!! I learned that the hard way while using a sanding disc. My hand was shredded when I tried to use it!!!

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They are right that this isn't filtering out the resin smoke though. You can see the exhaust coming out still. The filter needs to be finer, or there needs to be more of it. That said, if it is cutting it down and blowing it away from your face it probably isn't a huge deal.

@@GrandHighGamer It is vapour... the heavy particles stay on filter as it is activated carbon filter...

@@CenturionKenshin 4:41 ... you can easy see background through the filter.

Hello there! I need advice. I am working with Resin/Epoxy and I am an artist. I just put a 20"X20" fan on my window facing outside to suck the smell out. Now people (other artists) are telling me my fan needs to be ''for fumes'' to avoid a fire? I ask myself how bad are the fumes that resin and some paints are creating to be this bad? My fan is from a normal hardware store. Any guidance regarding this will help! Thanks! PS: I am using a non-toxic resin.

@@ArijanaLukic of you're blowing it outside then that's a good thing for your health. If you can't afford the fan they are talking about (I don't know anything about them) then the cheapest thing to do might be to just keep a fire extinguisher near you. Everyone should have some in their house anyway, so it's not a waste of money. Just remember they need to be replaced every so often. It's also a good idea to turn them upside down and shake it good to keep the powder loose.

@@ArijanaLukic the manufacturer of the materials you are using should be the best source of information on proper ventilation and personal protection gear. It's hard for anyone to give you specific advice as different materials have different requirements, but you're best off getting it straight from the manufacturer anyway (especially from legal liability standpoint).

It is active charcoal filter, it is not about removing the fume at all but bound the heavy particles. Plus it removes the smoke from ones face thus reducing the concentration in that particular place.

yes you can not dissappear the smoke, just take it off your face..

filter it through the carbon filter

If you are in a non-ventilated room, just “blowing it to the other side” is not enough...

It's a different color tho

Thank you, I try and keep it neat!

lololol

"Fume Dishpersher"

A 12V power supply, I suppose?

I picked them up on Amazon

What if the harmful stuff stays in the filter (which was made for the purpose), and what you see on the other side is much more harmless smoke? You can't tell the difference with your eyes. Just a theory, only some lab tests would be able to answer this question. Anyway, personal opinion, even if the fan didn't have any filter at all, it moves the smoke away from your nose, and that is probably the most effective part. Of course it would be better if you can open a window too.

@@GenePavlovsky "what you see on the other side is much more harmless smoke" There's no such thing as "harmless smoke". If there's smoke, then there is particulates in the air which should not be in your respiratory system. An extractor like this is for use in a well-ventilated room where it just needs to move it away from your face. In a poorly ventilated room, you'll just be circulating it around the room.

@@VoidSixx Well like I said it's a theory, I don't have any proof to offer. You didn't provide proof either. The amount and harmfulness of the particulates before and after the fan&filter combo has to be tested to make any claims on filter effectiveness, without such tests we can only hope that the filter does something. I agree with you that good ventilation is very desirable, or a fume extractor that vents to the outside. Regardless, I think that even in a poorly ventilated room, such a fan (even without a filter) will help to prevent you from breathing the highest concentration of the fumes, until the point when the whole room's air becomes polluted. If you just have a few things to solder every now and then, such a fan is a useful and cheap investment. If you regularly solder things for hours, then you need good ventilation (and a fan), or proper fume extraction. I was just replying to micha egi, whose absolute statement of calling the fan useless I think is too extreme. It's definitely not the best solution, but for beginners this is cheap and easy to build, and is better than nothing. For someone who seriously gets into soldering, it's worth to invest more and build/buy a more serious fume extractor. It's not easy to justify spending couple hundred dollars/euros or more for a bulky DIY/purchased fume extractor, if a person is just trying things out.

Prob like $7