How To Make The Ultimate Shop Fan (Cheap D.I.Y Project) 

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This reminds me of all the home-made stuff my machinist uncle had hanging around his garage. I miss you, great-uncle Joe. ❤

Blocking the airflow partially, tends to unload the motor; that's why it speeds up when the damper you installed is closed part way. These are powerful, quiet fans. If you get a fan from a gas furnace, the motor will usually be 120 Volt; from an electric furnace, 240 Volt.

i think if you add a position switch it will make life much easier so you don't need to re-wire every time you need to change speeds

Thanks, CoMichael! I've had my old furnace blower in my shed for about a decade, not knowing how to wire it up as a shop fan. Your video explained it perfectly, and I am anxious to go get mine customized as you've shown, and be able to work in my shed in relative comfort.

Great work all the way around. Your truck looks SICK!! Love the look and style. Very Cool.

Thanks! Now I have the knowledge to make a shop blower. Great vid

Omg thx so much what a great idea I love it it also works so well

YesssssSirrrr Thx a million👍🏾

I saw squirrel gage and was like wait that’s diffent then I realized I had no idea what I was thinking .. great DIY video here

heck yea man good idea.

The reason the motor speeds up is because you have taken some load OFF by blocking the output. It may feel like the air coming out when fully open is moving more slowly, and it probably is - but there's a lot more of it. By closing off part of the opening you are forcing some of the air that is in the housing to keep going around. Having already imparted kinetic energy to that mass, the motor doesn't have to work as hard to keep it moving. I think if you close off the output entirely, you'll hear the motor ramp up to its highest speed, and that's because it doesn't have to speed up any new air, just keep what's already in there going.

Nice i have 3 to do for my shed

Thanks for the idea bro! Regards from Indonesia

7:50 That's a great idea for the cord winder.

The fan has a high/med/low the restance doesn't make it a the fan blow more it just runs better with back pressure created from the blockage you still have different actual settings.

You want the damper on the side opposite the motor. This creates the required restriction while insuring it pulls enough air across the motor to keep it cool.

have you tried to do it with 220 volt fan, had my furnace replace and I almost had to beg to keep it

Do you got to have that starter on there to do that wire that I got one on the back of a wood stove but don't want to hardly start

I work in a semi truck trailer. It's hot, dirty & sometimes chemicals spill. I know this will ventilate area but will it keep me cool as well?

Any idea what I can convert a commercial air blower fan to? It’s normally used for one of those air dancers infront of businesses. Lmk plz. Got one laying around it’s powerful but super loud.

Nice, i will try to make one,, what if i replace the motor with bigger and higher rpm? Will it make much impact? Ty

More instructions how to wire it up perhaps?

You could help people with blower motor problems with their unit

Great Video and Build!! Do you think this is more efficient than old attic box fan? SUBSCRIBED!!

As I understand it, the opening opposite the motor should be closed off. Otherwise you're more than double the amount of amps that the fan is rated for. Premature motor death. Just close off the opening opposite the motor side, wire in a 3 speed switch and bingo.

How can I get one of those fans? I keep looking but they’re hundreds.

Where would I be able to find old furnace blowers? All the ones I see online are “too nice/new”... and expensive 😬

You know what if you built a cage around it that you can slide filters on and some brackets for adjustment for what direction you want the air flow to be directed 😏

So what did you do with the Ground wire from the plugin?

What gauge extension cord?

Is the output simular?

any idea how to wire an ECM Blower Motor to do this

Wish i could find any squirrel cages for 20$.. hell id pay 50.. but cant find any under 75$ and those are itty bitty.. ive been using my old ac blower but wanted another or a few more.. cant find any that are the same size for under a couple hundred..

You shou!d have made a way to tilt it up and down to direct the flow.

I’m told the motor is a 220 or 240 volt not rated for 120. So how long did it last?

That's a great idea for a shop fan and a great video on how to make one. The only thing I could do without is the annoying loud "music". I don't see any need for it really.

You didnt tape the only thing that can kill you quick, the capacitor! Keep an eye on that

I wonder how much power it consumes

Was this motor a 220 or 110v

Put a screen over the intake cats dogs fingers might help keep them where they belong

My only criticism of this build is that it's unsafe for the rug rats. - I came here seeking a literal exhaust fan where a metal dryer hose can be placed at the exhaust end of a car and have the blower blow the exhaust out of the garage. Guess I will keep looking.

Its called scroll not squirrel,,, cos its scroll shape from the side.

I made one every 15 minutes it turns off I have to unplug it then after plugging it back in it will work for another 15 minutes

Not sure how this works, most hvac blowers are 220v

Could he had die when he touched the two ends of the capacitor. Just luck that there no juice left in there. Otherwise a great job

Yea, you're extremely lucky if youre able to find a squirrel cage for under 100$ and that doesnt even include the motor and usually tiny little things...

MUSIC TOO FREAKING LOUD