ok, so part of me want to Frankenstein this and beg borrow and steal parts from any where I can. The 'perfectionist' in me says do it properly.... I love arguing with myself, I always win : )
I have an old PC power supply that could run a few pc fans but the only fans I have around are not workable (old 486 style fans or the pedestal fan from the shed ! )
So I thought long and hard about it yesterday and I've come up with the following criteria:
I have decided I will do it 'properly' but try and keep a budget of under $150 so i'll keep track of spend.
Here are some of my 'out loud' thoughts, feel free to jump in.
1. It has to work as intended, with sufficient draw to cope with the overspray. *note to self, make sure it sucks, not blows*
2. It needs to be as quiet as possible. This needs to be usable day or night.
3. Needs to be a replacement to an easel (tilt adjustment may be required)
4. - how to attach projects to it ? - pegboard with a repositionable 'rest' of some sort or metal for magnetic attachment....
5. Ducting and filtration still to be designed. As @RebelAir has suggested, it will need tweaking as it progresses.
6. Lighting ?? it may be easier just to have a floor light... hmmmm. LED strips maybe.
The 'prototype' will be made of cardboard / coreflute or anything else I have laying around that I can make use of.
I checked out the links from @SirSpider but there are no specs on noise level, and a cost of US$67. Remember we will be almost sitting on top of these so 'white noise' is a consideration, although most of us would have headphones available, there may be other occupants that need to be considered.
I've sourced a fan, I'll probably get two, just in case one doesn't do it... if I wind up with a spare i'll make use of it in another project.
AUS $29
Size 23omm,
Airflow-156.27 CFM
Noise 25.6dB
Current. .38A
I have an old PC power supply that could run a few pc fans but the only fans I have around are not workable (old 486 style fans or the pedestal fan from the shed ! )
So I thought long and hard about it yesterday and I've come up with the following criteria:
I have decided I will do it 'properly' but try and keep a budget of under $150 so i'll keep track of spend.
Here are some of my 'out loud' thoughts, feel free to jump in.
1. It has to work as intended, with sufficient draw to cope with the overspray. *note to self, make sure it sucks, not blows*
2. It needs to be as quiet as possible. This needs to be usable day or night.
3. Needs to be a replacement to an easel (tilt adjustment may be required)
4. - how to attach projects to it ? - pegboard with a repositionable 'rest' of some sort or metal for magnetic attachment....
5. Ducting and filtration still to be designed. As @RebelAir has suggested, it will need tweaking as it progresses.
6. Lighting ?? it may be easier just to have a floor light... hmmmm. LED strips maybe.
The 'prototype' will be made of cardboard / coreflute or anything else I have laying around that I can make use of.
I checked out the links from @SirSpider but there are no specs on noise level, and a cost of US$67. Remember we will be almost sitting on top of these so 'white noise' is a consideration, although most of us would have headphones available, there may be other occupants that need to be considered.
I've sourced a fan, I'll probably get two, just in case one doesn't do it... if I wind up with a spare i'll make use of it in another project.
AUS $29
Size 23omm,
Airflow-156.27 CFM
Noise 25.6dB
Current. .38A