I chose to put the filter behind the fans because it's fairly dense and I was worried that the fans wouldn't draw enough air to pull the fumes through it from the back side. The way it is now, the fans force the fumes onto the filter. Your mileage may vary, feel free to experiment with where you put the filter.

@TimothyHall13

7 жыл бұрын

Pull or push through the filter medium matters not I guess other than getting the fans dirty. Certainly is more attractive to look at with spiny things! Should have added a windsock too!

@nicktucker4916

7 жыл бұрын

Fair enough :)

@stockysshed

7 жыл бұрын

I Like To Make Stuff could you use the carbon activated filter for welding fumes too?

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

I'm honestly not sure if that would be enough but I suppose it certainly would be better than nothing.

@CadillacDC777

7 жыл бұрын

Another one hit out of the park Bob!!! Does solder fumes have a lot of particles in it? Like how smoke from a charcoal or wood grill has soot. I guess Im asking how dirty/destroyed should you expect the fans to be after x amount of soldering?

love the design. Possible upgrade idea: throwing a small USB light on there + a magnifying glass. Again, love the channel, Bob.

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ben!

@chakan8012

7 жыл бұрын

also another possible upgrade, a potentiometer so you can change the speed

@krismarkduthie2178

7 жыл бұрын

Also an arduino for controlling said lights, and fan speed. Heck why not add wheels and some kind of homing system so it follows you.... All kidding aside great build again Bob. Probably kicked me into gear for making my own electronics workstation! :)

@Fixthisbuildthat

7 жыл бұрын

i was thinking the same thing about the lights. Good add with the magnifying glass though!

I'm off school currently, so it always feels like a weekend. I completely forgot it was a Thursday, and thought we were getting a bonus video! But woooo, new video!

The eyes are what made it a successful project. Good call, Bob.

Great idea Bob.....and your reaction to the rolling eyeballs at the end......priceless.

Having a small vise available when doing electronics work is also nice. Great for holding boards or connectors a little more firmly than the hands. Great video!

Love your channel and the fact that you are so many times surprised how well things actually works.

Thanks for the "flexible coolant hose" tip... nice build! 🤓👍🏼

And now we see the use of googly eyes! Great project!

So glad you turned it on with the eyes mounted, was starting to get worried for a second there. Great project.

Awesome Video BOB! I love how your projects are just hard enough to make them interesting but you it easy enough to make everyone feel like they can do it!

Really awesome. So simple that makes me feel silly, having dozens of computer fans around for repairs, but still blowing the smoke when soldering...

I'm impressed with the efforts you put into your supply list! Thanks for doing such a great channel!

Bob! I love your channel in particular this project! I am an amateur radio enthusiast and woodworker. Keep up the great work!

Cool project and Love the ending.

I liked how you chose multiple small fans instead of going with a huge fan!

Great project Bob! I've been watching for a while now and you have inspired me so much in that time. Before I started watching your videos, I wasn't sure of what I wanted to do when I was done with high school and college but now I think that I want to make things. Keep doing what you're doing man! You're the best!

I've just started electronics and soldering stuffs. Been trying to look for a ventilator but couldn't find any. Got some old PC fan I can use. Thanks for the idea. Gonna make some now.

The eyes at the end... I kept waiting and waiting... not disapointed, lol. Good build!

I so want to get more into electronics! Great little project.

I made almost the same exact thing for a school engineering fair earlier this year! Love the channel

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks Davis!

I heard about your channel from the Maker Project Lab Channel. I have a limited workspace and often travel to MakerSpace events around the state. So having a soldering station that is portable and collapsible is a great idea. This project rocks!! Keep broadcasting!!

i like the way he included the googly eyes in the description, i've already ordered 34 packs!

I love that eyeball spinning at the end!!!

Hi Bob That's a very nice design, l really like the way you have made it to fold away that's great for all of us that only have a small maker space. Thanks for all the great videos and the podcasts .

this is such a great idea, bob! i haven't soldered in a while, but may make something similar for a mini laser i got recently. thanks for sharing!

Another great video! I solder most days at work, and I probably need to build a fan with a nice filter on it.

that little touch made it soooo much better!!

Very neat and simple but effective. Great job! Thanks for sharing.

I love your videos! They are so inspiring and well put together. It is obvious that you put a lot of thought into to these videos. I also enjoy your podcast Making It. Thank you for your hard work and your wonderful content! Keep on creating!

that came out real slick! I think I am gonna need to make one for myself. thanks Bob!

Great! making one of this is on my wish list for a long time. You inspire a lot of makers in Brazil

I was waiting to see that eyes spinning. You got me in the end

One of those things I wish I had thought of when I was still doing guitar electronics. Nice little rig.

the eyes !!! classic... love your videos gives me a novice courage to make some of these... love it thank you

I just subbed with all six of my email accounts! Awesome work, Bob! I love it and tried a couple of your projects. They turned out great.

Very cool project. Will definitely have to make one of these!

I've been needing to build one of these thanks for the new idea. Great build

Hey, that's pretty good. I don't solder much but making something like this makes me want to.

Great idea. I was pleasantly surprised at how much air the fans move.

Bob, Thank you for this. I'm a FAN of your work.

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Heyoooooo :) Thanks!

I really like this extractor.Great design

dope, cool project. i love making my own stuff like this

Omg this is by far the best project you have made...... and sooooooo cheap to!!!!! Keep up the good work love ur videos!!!!

I love it! You could always add the usual hot iron holder, wet sponge, led light and magnifying glass to make it really next level 😉

You're a genius.. I wish I had a workshop like this..

Hey Bob, you really are an inspiration. Just wanted to say Thank You

Great build, the only change I would make is to put the filter before the fan so the fans are kept clean.. Amazing how fast they dust up. Great work!

This project looks really useful! It looks handy having the third hand right in front of the fume extractor like that. For wood glue, it's much easier (and quicker) to use if you apply a thin layer first on the sides you're going to glue, let it soak into the wood and dry (takes like ~2 min), put another thin layer on top of it and then glue the pieces together. Doing so reactivates the glue and allows to glue to create a stronger bond since it's soaked into the wood. Applying thin layers of the glue helps the glue not only dry faster, but work better because wood glue is an evaporative glue. This is just something I learned from my design class, though our projects aren't with such large pieces of wood...

I aspire to make things as regularly as you, Bob haha! Thanks for the video!

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Drew!

Dude, that's awesome! Loving your channel

Another great video Bob. Inspiring.

loved the video bob, really enjoyed it.

Googly eyes at the end were the best! Awesome stuff!!!

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

They make everything cooler! :) Thank you!!

Something I surely need! I am going to build myself one!

hey Bob, I think this was another vantastic project. keep up the good work and I will see you the next time ;)

You forgot your end screens dude! Awesome project, simple and effective. The googly eyes were a nice touch, hah.

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

DOH! Thanks!

@ericbartha6313

7 жыл бұрын

Crafted Workshop What do you mean end screen?

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

The videos and links that show up at the end so you can click through to more content. I'd forgotten to add them but they're in now.

Kipp Kay from Make Magazine made on of these fume extractors many years ago, it was cool back when i was in school and doing a lot of soldering.

Bob, this was pretty cool. I am a fan of this! *Insert third hand pun here*

This turned out really nice! I'm going to have to revisit my build and do some add ons like yours :)

Nice idea,, Like your electronic project.. Your tools is very usefull..

I was there waiting for the googly eyes spin and you delivered! Funny

Bob, I love the randomness of your jokes hahaha the googly eyes were perfect.

Woww nice project bob, like malaysian say "kemas bohh"

You my friend are a purist and a real "maker" :)

Im currently using those coolant hoses to hold underwater cameras on an ROV they work pretty well👍

Great project, thank you!

Cool project, only thing missing IMHO is a small LED task light. Maybe on another one of those coolant arms so it could be positioned? And, as I am old and frail, an arm with a magnifying glass would be stellar, too.

its probably way too late, but I'd recommend chiseling or CNC'ing a groove / trough either all the way around, or just on an edge. that'd give you a way to not only store the parts you are currently soldering, but to catch any parts that roll off or fall off of your workspace.

Awesome! I will have to try this.

Added to the queue of Things To Do! And of course, the oogly eyes are mandatory, yes?

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Definitely! It won't work otherwise! :)

The project is good as always !

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

love it Bob...... as I was typing my comment I was going to say just for fun turn the fans on with the eyes on it and lo and behold you did it I laughed so hard

The eyes were perfect finishing touch :D

This is a great idea. I think I am going to try something similar with 1 fan only as 4 of them sounds kinda overkill.

Love your projects

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

The ending was awesome!!!

Extra video this week? Sweet!

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Extra? Nope, just normal schedule :)

@Geeksmithing

7 жыл бұрын

Sure enough! Wow, where has my week gone?!😱

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

But next week, there might be extra ;)

amazing stuff bro waiting for another stuff great job . this channel helps a lot to understand to so love this channel

Neat idea and project.

Really great a 2 and 3 hand soldering

A tip would be to apply some heat shrink to like 2 of the 4 alligator clips you have there for tinning wires, as with normal alligator clips, you could risk damaging the wire insulation. If you even plan to use the clips to hold wires to tin them easier.

dude! Just needed this, thanks Bob!

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Great! Hope its helpful!

heyy!!! built one just this week!

Spinning eyes...lol! Great project, Bob!

That was cool. Great video!!!

I really wanted to "borrow" the design of the filter for my 3D printer (for printing ABS specifically), but I couldn't justify the cost the Dado blade set. So, I decided to 3D print the frame. It worked great! I hope to get it posted soon.

Very nice job Bob. Was looking for something like this to buy but this is way cooler (because of the fans :P)!

Thanks bob you are helping me with design in school

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

I was waiting for that ending as soon as you put them on. Lol.

Good stuff Bob.

Great build! The fan box is so nice! About the arms: I found an easier way to attach the flexible hose to the base. If you remove the orange screw-in part of the hose completely and toss it, you can then remove the lowest blue segment and screw it directly into your base. Choose a screw (or bolt) with a head that is a bit larger that the hole in the bulb end of the segment. Not too big, otherwise when you snap the rest of the hose back onto this bulb, it won't fit well. I couldn't believe how simple this solution was when it occurred to me! I'd seen so many of these tutorials and everyone was always having to come up with solutions for those damn threads -- Never again!

@robertcartier5088

6 жыл бұрын

Here is a pic of what I did: drive.google.com/open?id=0B7fXjeM77524Mkh2Z1JCYlZCUzA

Nice very useful project! Great for Arduino & Raspberry Pi builds.

Have a good day Bob!

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jared! You as well!

legend says if you're early enough Bob will reply...

@Iliketomakestuff

7 жыл бұрын

Some legends are true... some are not.

@valentiuswirjana5814

7 жыл бұрын

Just Made My Night... thx Bob

@schyler8956

7 жыл бұрын

I Like To Make Stuff love it

@tessa7934

7 жыл бұрын

Im bob

@doubledarefan

7 жыл бұрын

Legend has it Bob does not like to build stuff, he likes to make stuff.

Looks like one of Hawksrobots . I wish I had a system like this when I was in school. 4 years of fumes on my face.

I like it man, really awesome, add some light and a magnified lent

this would come in handy. awesome.

I've been meaning to make a soldering fume extractor for so long now... I picked up a CASE of Sanyo 120mm PWM fans from some Amazon seller for pennies on the dollar! (Shame I didn't have a chance to get another case or two before the price DOUBLED!) You can get activated carbon filter foam for real cheap if you buy fish tank or air purifier/dehumidifier filter material in bulk or by-the-foot from Amazon. (Also good for the VOCs in a paintbooth, when combined with a furnace filter to catch particulates first!)

so cool! Like it very much.