[Jewelry making - Article 00047] - Re: [Orchid] Anvil, flexi, polisher

[Linda Walsh]

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>        I did a similar conversion, and I like it very much, except for
>     one thing- the noise factor. The shop vac is VERY noisy. I have to
>     wear ear plugs. Maybe I should just get a quieter shop vac. Are
>     there such things? Karen, is yours that noisy? 

    Hi Janet, I've had a Rube Goldberg exhaust setup for soldering and am
    in the process of replacing it.  I don't think that "quiet" is a
    primary design goal for shop vacs; however, it is a goal  for
    computer fan manufacturers.  My new, improved "unconventional"
    solution (one step above Rube Goldberg...) will be powered by a very
    quiet 230CFM computer fan (muffin type) that I bought at an online
    computer component store. This is in the air throughput range of the
    lower end dust filters in the supply catalogs.   There are more
    powerful fans if you're willing to have them be larger than 6",
    though the bigger ones are harder to rig the output to flexible
    clothes drier hoses.  Could you use this type of setup? 

    My setup is still for soldering, so I have a noxious fume problem
    that you won't have with a polisher which  I haven't solved (no good
    opportunity to vent to the outside).  I've assumed from their cost
    that the form factor of the replacement filters for the air
    purifiers in the catalogs will be much larger than I want.  Can the
    organic fume filtering material be cut and still be effective?  
    I've considered channeling the output through 3M organic vapor
    respirator cartridges, but am concerned that they will inhibit the
    airflow considerably.  Does anyone have suggestions for that part of
    it? 

Linda in MA, where all the rain is turning my garden into a lush jungle


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