Smoke Eater (Air cleaner) for the bench

[jjr2001]

Since setting up my inside shop the need for a way to collect fumes from CA (super glue) and oil smoke from the cutting process was evident.
I was going to use house type air filters and cut them to fit my fans but then the light went on and I thought why not use a ready made Fram air filter for my car?

So we have an inexpensive desk/bench top air filter. Able to suck in tall stacks of smoke from soldering or turning with oil on the lathe.
CA fumes will be pulled into the filter and away from me.

I found the 24 vdc 235cfm fans at Allelectronics for $18.00 each. The power supply is 4-24vdc from eBay and the fram filter from my car.
Wood and masonite as found in the shop.

Fans run quite and move enough air to suck in and trap a lot of smoke or fumes.

Cheers, JR

Just added the carbon mesh filter to the front instead of the back. I think it will work better there where it can grab some small chips and I can always use the shop vac to clean it up a bit.