Our homemade shop tools rarely reach this level of finished quality. We probably would have stopped with assembly of this USB powered fume extractor. but [X2jiggy] went for style points by adding a coat of paint.
There are several great features included in his build. He wanted it to be very easy to power the device so he settled on the 5V USB standard. but a PC fan running at 5V won’t pull much air. He used a improve converter board to ramp that up to 12V. The enclosure is a wooden hobby box. He drilled mounting holes and an airflow opening in the bottom of the box for the fan. The lid of the box has a rectangular opening which accepts a carbon filter indicated for aquariums. The rocker switch and LED seen above are also great touches, but not strictly needed if you build this for yourself.
We’re still in the routine of gently blowing the fumes away from us as we solder. So the question is, will this device save us from a gruesome disease down the road, or is it mostly to capture the odor of the solder fumes?
Looking for a a lot more permanent setup? You must build a solder hood for your workbench.
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