David2011
09-05-2022, 05:35 PM
In post #2508 I have a picture of the vent hood. https://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?12392-Loading-bench-pics/page126
The fan is a bathroom vent fan, purchased more for its sound level (50 cfm, 0.5 sones) than its ability to move air. The sound of fans is very annoying to me. I just tried it out last night for the first time. It’s very quiet, not loud enough to interfere with the radio or tv. No warnings needed about such devices in a reloading room. They’re really easy to turn off.
The first test was melting probably 4 pounds of wax-lubed boolits. That was a harsh test. The fan was mostly successful. A little smoke and odor escaped but not enough to be a problem. The smoke detector didn’t go off. I’ve had my router set the identical detector off in the workshop. Once the lube burned off I added a full load of unlubed boolits. After they fully melted I fluxed with sawdust. It easily extracted the smoke from the sawdust. I never smelled anything. Overall, it does its job well and I’m happy with it.
The fan is a bathroom vent fan, purchased more for its sound level (50 cfm, 0.5 sones) than its ability to move air. The sound of fans is very annoying to me. I just tried it out last night for the first time. It’s very quiet, not loud enough to interfere with the radio or tv. No warnings needed about such devices in a reloading room. They’re really easy to turn off.
The first test was melting probably 4 pounds of wax-lubed boolits. That was a harsh test. The fan was mostly successful. A little smoke and odor escaped but not enough to be a problem. The smoke detector didn’t go off. I’ve had my router set the identical detector off in the workshop. Once the lube burned off I added a full load of unlubed boolits. After they fully melted I fluxed with sawdust. It easily extracted the smoke from the sawdust. I never smelled anything. Overall, it does its job well and I’m happy with it.