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Offline osage outlaw

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Made an air filtration unit
« on: May 04, 2014, 11:05:21 pm »
I've been looking for an air filtration system for my small shop for a while now.  They are just to expensive for me to buy one.  After looking online for some ideas I decided to make one.  I used a furnace blower, some aluminum drip edge, and every piece of lumber scrap I could find in my garage.  I had to use my tillering stick to finish it up.

I built the frame and used the drip edge for a channel to hold the filter.




I cut all the pieces to enclose it.




I mounted the frame to the ceiling




Installed the blower



Then I enclosed it and it was done.  I have a temporary cord on it.  I want to hard wire it in and put a switch on the side.  It doesn't have a remote or multiple speeds like the expensive ones do but it moves a lot of air and will definitely keep my shop and my lungs cleaner.

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Offline bow101

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2014, 11:30:41 pm »
Good stuff. I have done stuff like that before, once used an old stove fan apron and mounted it above my work area and vented it outside.
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2014, 11:57:17 pm »
Some of the best things are built by Red Necks! Very nice, now if I could just build one in my garage! Patrick
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Offline bubby

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2014, 01:50:38 am »
otta work fine clint, you don't have to buy stuff long as you can think ;)
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Offline TRACY

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2014, 06:30:13 am »
So that's what you were talking about. Real nice and effective!


Tracy
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Offline Gsulfridge

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2014, 08:02:51 am »
Outlaw the Innovator!  Good job man.  That should filter out all the pork rinds (inside joke)! >:D
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2014, 12:25:10 pm »
Quote from: bubby on May 05, 2014, 01:50:38 am
otta work fine clint, you don't have to buy stuff long as you can think ;)

thats why bubby buys everything.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2014, 01:04:46 pm »
You'll want a filter outside the squirrel cage Yoder. If not, you will blow dust back out of every nook and cranny in that box. It appears your trying to blow dirty air into the box then blow it back through a filter. Add one pre blower and keep the post blower filter in as well.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2014, 01:36:02 pm »
The filter is on the intake side Pearly.  The blower is on the opposite end.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2014, 01:48:21 pm »
10-4, I see that now.
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Offline Ozzy

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2014, 02:52:23 pm »
Sweet looks good Clint!
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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2014, 05:12:33 pm »
That looks awesome! Gonna have to steal that idea.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2014, 06:09:02 pm »
Picture is worth a thousand words.............thanks for posting,  I'm going to try something like that.
Great job
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2014, 11:36:55 pm »
It really moves the air.  When I first turned it on it started to suck the filter back into the box.  I had to install a back support to hold it in place.
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Offline soy

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Re: Made an air filtration unit
« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2014, 01:32:26 am »
Looks great!....I'll take one ;D
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