Would a HEPA-filter filter effectively? They're $35 and lots of folks online use them for filtering air so they have clean air to work with for microbiological work... small-molecule fumes will get through any sieve-filtration mechanisms (that would catch large particles which probably don't exist much in solder fumes, a wood fire would be different since it has visible ash), which is when you'd want carbon filtration. The folks online use a rubbermaid-type storage bin turned on it's side, with the filter mounted on the top/side pushing clean air into the boxed area. For filtering a space, you would just need to reverse the filter's mounting direction.
If it was tolerable before, you might be able to just get away with a room air filter with just carbon in it, blowing toward your soldering area so you know the air you're breathing while doing work is clean (and eventually filtering it all from the circulating air)... or place it near your area with the suction-side toward you, which should create a draft around the general soldering area sucking in and cleaning your fumes. You might also re-purpose a desk lamp on an arm, with a piece of HVAC tubing on the end instead of a lightbulb... and have that go to a small carbon filter nearby. Position the sucker in the most convenient place near your soldering setup. The latter idea is actually how a lot of chemistry labs are run, with the suction arm supported on the ceiling. See pic: http://pimg.tradeindia.com/00638843/b/2/Laboratory-Fume-Extraction-System.jpg _______________________________________________ dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list [email protected] http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber
