RSNeely Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 First time posting in this section. Im about to start pouring plastics and wanted to see what everyones "Shop" looked like to get some ideas on how to set my work area up. One of my big questions is ventilation. How do you guys vent your fumes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 This was mine going in but I purchased a hood from a HVAC sheet metal shop he had that a customer didn't take. Ducted it to a squirrel cage Someone gave me. Works good, lasts a long time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSNeely Posted December 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 How big is your squirrel cage/motor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 If you're going to spray solvent-based paint, be sure you get an explosion-proof motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRammit Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Heres mine.... Instead of a hood, i built a booth... With a 6" inline duct fan vented down through the floor Idea was, fumes have nowhere to go but up into the fan.. Instead of venting the whole room, im only venting the booth The system works, but the fan is not the ideal strength...... An 8" fan would be better, or a higher power 6" fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 How big is your squirrel cage/motor? I can't really say. It came out of an old central heat and air unit that was replaced. The starter capacitor was bad on it and a 4 buck capacitor had her going again. I don't do any solvents. Just plastics, powder paint and I think I'll do some water based paint in the near future. Certainly there's all kind of ways guys evacuate fumes. This is just what I did. I mounted the squirrel cage outside to cut down the noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallmouthaholic Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 If you're going to spray solvent-based paint, be sure you get an explosion-proof motor. A brushless, sealed motor will work well and not ignite solvent based materials.You need a pre-filter media to stop 60%-70% of paint residue and the slippery plastisol residues.The fan blades needs to be accessible and cleaned every 2-3 months and the filter media,depending on work load,every 1-3 weeks for exhaust efficiency. I use a commercial,inline ,10" diameter HVAC fan that has a variable speed from 620-740cfm and is exhausted through a 10" duct that is centered in a 25"Wx25"Hx25"D custom spray booth. I had a seperate 8'',adjustable duct fixed in the LLHC of the booth that draws air from the small attic in my shop so the fan doesn't drastically reduce warm ,shop air temps during the cold winter months and AC temps from the blistering summer air temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleardrift Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 This is a good thread please keep sharing your photos and ideas ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter1 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 This was mine going in but I purchased a hood from a HVAC sheet metal shop he had that a customer didn't take. Ducted it to a squirrel cage Someone gave me. Works good, lasts a long time. This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
