[General] Laser Cutter Ventilation

Tue May 8 12:33:56 CDT 2012

1. I plan to attach it wherever I can. Eventually it'd be nice to have it
go out through the roof or vent stack or wall or something. For now though,
I'm just planning on routing it to the giant exhaust fan in the chemistry
area to avoid having to deal with any facilities issues. Baby steps.

2. If I'm going to be taking donations to help fund this, then I plan on
making this 'our' property. Unless we want to order it through ML256's
amazon account for some kind of tax/ nonprofit perks reason, I was just
planning on ordering it myself and donating it to the shop, so any money
you want to chip in would count as a donation to ML256 if we do it right.
I'm not sure of the exact logistics though. Might be easiest to have the
shop reimburse me, and then we all make "unrelated" donations for our
pledge amounts. Or something. Taxes are hard...

-Candleknight

(John Kelly)

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <general-request at lists.makerslocal.org>wrote:

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> I imagine you plan to attach to the building's vent stack?
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> bk
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> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:36 AM, John Kelly <candleknight at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > For those of you too lazy to click the link, here's the cliffnotes
> version
> > of the "Finalized" Materials List:
> > 1x 8" InLine blower Fan @ $120
> > 3x 8" ducting @ $25 each = $75
> > 1x Blower Speed Controller @ $22
> > Total cost ? $217 ? $30 (for hookers and blow)
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> Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 11:44:27 -0500
> From: David Reimer <davidreimerartist at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [General] Laser Cutter Ventilation
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> I definitely want to help fund this. What is this metaphorical hat I'll be
> dumping money into? That is, would I be donating to Makers or to you
> personally?
>
> David
>
>
> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:36 AM, John Kelly <candleknight at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > Hello all!
> > A while back I was working on seriously upgrading the ventilation system
> > for the laser cutter and electronics lab. I got through the design phase,
> > but sort of lost steam and interest just shy of actually ordering and
> > installing the parts, in part due to a temporary hiatus I was taking
> after
> > getting 'burned out' playing with the laser cutter (pun intended). Well,
> > now I'm back at it and the last time I tried to use the laser cutter it
> > gave off some very stinky vapors, and after my throat started tingling I
> > was acutely reminded of the need to finish this project. Respirator masks
> > shouldn't be required attire for the laser cutter room.
> >
> > I remember the first time I got really into using the laser cutter I
> > started to develop a cough after a few weeks, and now sometimes just
> being
> > in the fab lab a few hours after someone has been cutting something, you
> > can just sort of smell the death hanging in the air (only 'mostly'
> > hyperbole). I addition to the laser cutter, this upgrade would also add
> > ventilation and fume removal capabilities to the electronics work area
> and
> > soldering stations, whose fumes are less pungent and immediately
> > irritating, but are still not exactly healthy and need to be taken care
> of
> > . I know some of us like to joke around about the "delicious fumes" and
> > whatnot, but in all honesty this is a very real safety hazard that is
> long
> > past due to be dealt with.
> >
> > My picks for equipment, pricing, and some research notes and links are on
> > the wiki at the link below.
> >
> >
> https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/40_Watt_Laser_Cutter#Ventilation_Improvement
> >
> > For those of you too lazy to click the link, here's the cliffnotes
> version of
> > the "Finalized" Materials List:
> > 1x 8" InLine blower Fan @ $120
> > 3x 8" ducting @ $25 each = $75
> > 1x Blower Speed Controller @ $22
> > Total cost ? $217 ? $30 (for hookers and blow)
> >
> > *Anyone who wants to throw some money into the hat to help with the cost
> > would be much appreciated!*
> >
> > I'm hoping to start ordering parts/installing stuff latter this week-ish
> > or next week.
> >
> > *coughcough**wheeeeeeze*
> > -Candleknight
> >
> > (John Kelly)
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