This Extra-Large, Two-Stage Fume Extractor Really Sucks
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Summary
Blog posts and articles continue to extol the virtues of an open-source fume extractor produced by Raph Tronic.
The extractor is effective at eliminating solder fumes, as well as those from glue and epoxy, up to 10” from its intake.
It is a large unit, with two-stage filtering using a carbon filter that is claimed to be effective for “a while”.
The extractor is powered by an 18 V cordless tool battery in a box which also houses a variable power supply and speed controller for the fan(s).
The blog post includes links to stepper files and a step-by-step build guide and promotes other useful projects from the same author.
Commenters on the post highlight the importance of the task and advise that even a simple fan to direct fumes away from the operator’s face is beneficial.
The necessity of working methods to protect respiratory health is a recurring theme in recent Hackaday articles.
