With the main goal being to keep dust off the 3D printers, I'd suggest enclosing the shelf the 3D printers sit on and adding a set of plexiglass doors. Put a small filtered fan blowing air only into the enclosure and the positive pressure will keep anything out of the small cracks in the enclosure. The paint booth is a bit harder to keep dust free, but the filter setup you showed should help with that part pretty well.
Thanks for the comment! I am thinking the cover for the printers is a must but I don't have those details worked out just yet. A filtering enclosure is a good thought. Besides the dust issue, there is a heat issue with both printers not functioning properly if they are being blasted with air. I'll keep thinking on it and then make a video about it at some point.
@@The3DHandyman Very valid point, haha. A 120mm computer fan should be plenty of positive pressure, but that could still be too much fresh air for printing the high temp filaments. You can probably get away without a fan if you're feeling lucky. I've been running an ender 3v2 in a cheap insulation board enclosure for around a year in my garage with a fair amount of woodworking and cnc machining and so far I haven't noticed any signs of dust issues in the prints or on the machine. The new space looks awesome by the way and it should be great to have a dedicated space.
Thanks! I'm happy to be moving out of the house and into a proper space. It's certainly not without its costs and drawbacks though. Waking up and being at work already was a plus! Good to know that your insulation board enclosure is enough to keep things warm. I may end up going that direction. At the moment I'm more concerned about the Form 3 getting dust sucked into it damaging the optics.
Over pressurization is the best method to keep airborne out of a given area. In addition would consider some external air intake in the clean room area and also also consider an external exhaust near the air filters in your design.
I was thinking about a external intake for the cleanroom specifically for when the spray booth vent hood is running. What would be the purpose of exhaust near the air filters?
@@The3DHandyman The exhaust port provides direction for the airflow and particles to move towards. Think of it like a blower door test on house. The pressurization of the house to see how much air leaks from various gaps. If you just pressurized the shop it would have ballon effect, meaning not much air movement. By creating an exhaust port the air will travel to that path which least resistance. We use this in military bunkers and was highly effective in keeping out chemical gases and bio continents because the air is continuously flowing out. Oh, suggest filtering the intake air as well and do a good job air sealing (zip system tape) all the walls during construction. Matt Risinger did a video with blower door testing ( they are sealing holes however your goal is the reverse of that.) Your air filter design is really nice! Be Safe
Awesome! Thanks for all the info. It will be a challenge to make sure the room is sealed perfectly and that is probably going to effect overall performance. I will check out that video you mentioned before I lock down the design, for sure.
Please do 👍 that's what the channel is for. Sharing is caring. The build for this unit is going to take much longer than expected but I will have some updates to the original air filter in a week or so. I'll throw plans into the video for a standard ceiling mounted design if you want to be a beta tester.
I never ended up moving into that space after months of waiting. The owner tried to get me to submit architectural drawings for the room when I'm not an architect.... It was a whole thing. I might do a similar build later this year now that I have a garage to mess with.
Thanks! As it turns out, I already have a video on that subject... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C9wcICxJQLQ.html It shares a few tips and tricks but I cant really get into a huge amount of detail in such a short video. Let me know if you have any questions :)
@@The3DHandyman Thanks for replying to my message and sharing the video! Your content in this channel is an absolute masterpiece. It is so great and inspiring to see how you conduct your projects in a clear and concise manner. Hope many more DIY enthusiasts will explore your channel. Looking forward to your future videos 🤩
Did you ever complete this new air filter system? I did not see a video for it. Currently trying to decide if I want to build the mobile unit you were using, or make a wall hung design like you show in this video.
I was never able to move into this space due to some issues with the owner. So, haven't had a chance to try it out. I will have a whole series coming out soon with a few new options for your consideration. A few videos get into ducted filtration and how great it works in smaller spaces. The design in this video is similar to a ducted approach. So I imagine it would work well. One benefit is that it doesn't take up any floor space at all but the new designs are fairly compact if space isn't a big issue.
12x20ft or so? Never actually got to move into that space due to issues with the owner of that space. Just got a new shop set up in a new place. Hopefully I can get back to making content some day soon
Thanks bro. I've also designed theme park attractions and designed and built camera rigs that flew on planes and helicopters. I think I've got the ADHD, always looking for something new and different to do :)
@@The3DHandyman Same here bro! I just started a company and try to master as much production technologies as possible while figuring out how to get solid renderings.
@@MrSchneider1408 Sounds awesome! I think the future looks more and more like real time rendering all the time. I need to pick Unreal back up after a multi-year hiatus.
Awesome renders :D. I'm excited for you! Recently had the chance to build myself a nice little workshop as well so I understand how much fun it can be to figure these things out. Your design approaches are what I like the most on your channel.
Thank you kindly! More content to come, but it will take some time. My shop move in is delayed for a while due to events. I can't wait for that day... Beautiful Damascus knife, by the way!
@@coffeeeater I don't mind at all! A similar camera rig could be constructed in Rhino but I am not very familiar with it. I talk about the basic concept in this video. You will just need to be able to parent objects and do some key frame animations ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C9wcICxJQLQ.html
I will probably not make the Model-A any time soon. I'll explain in my next video a bit more but it's to time consuming and expensive to make. Its a much better deal if you just use the plans to make one. Otherwise I've added a drum fan option to the Model-B. This has the same performance of the Model-A but at a lower upfront cost with lower filter replacement costs over time.
I wont be moving into this space any time soon to to architectural issues at that site but I will be making a similar system for a smaller room in the next few months.
One thing that stands out to me is the "dust collector" and how it has a 180 degree path. Have you looked at flipping the intake upside down (keeping the filter on top)?
I had considered that. It seems like it would be better not to force the air to do a 180 but the internal geometry of the fan housing may prevent it from working as intended. It's worth doing some tests on before making a final decision. I'll do a video on this retrofit when all the details are worked out.
