I think it can be done poorly and done well, but I'm still working on the balance of too much versus just changing up the video here and there. My videos end up being really long so far. But yeah, some of my earlier videos are music disasters 😂 I'm gonna leave them up so I can see how I improve over time. Great build on this and I agree 💯 that your style fits well and the video was very enjoyable to watch!
I dont care who watches this, You really make it work!!,,You have made your garage look like Monster Garage... I only view videos, I dont post, BUT I really give you credit.... I wish and I am not by choice an armchair whatever but I cant do much because back issues.... But my god I just appreciate this video... No showing off, NO saying look how i do it.... Just a good guy doing Good work!!!!.....Life is short... Enjoy it
Thank I appreciate the kind words, it means a lot. Everything I try to do is from the point of view the average Joe. I started small with flea market 2nd hand and harbor freight tools and just made them work. Even today I'm still a sucker for a good deal a quality vintage tool. This is a hobby for me, as is my old car, so I have to balance the hobby want, the the realistic need. Hope you back gets better my wife struggles with hers.
Clear focused video, informative narration, and NO annoying music. That's how all DIY videos should be. Thanks for sharing. BTW, you say "basically" a lot! Lol
Hi, first thanks for sharing your plans this will fit my shop . ? why did you face the fan blowing down ( blowing the stuff off the floor ) and not facing up into the box. Thank you Roy
Nice video! Looking to do this soon. Doesn’t the fan blowing down disturb the dust or does it get offset by the amount it sucks in? If I have a dusty floor it’ll just blow it everywhere
I have a similar filter, and I can tell you the air blowing down on you is a PITA and does stir up dust, but as you asked, most of it ends up in the filter. I usually turn it on, set the timer for an hour, and walk out. This one is much better than mine, which I bought on Amazon.
Of all the UA-cam videos I have watched... your narrative was the best! I have a similar arrangement in my garage...one car and all is on casters or on a cleat well. Thank you!
A great, simple design. Have you been able to determine how much of a difference the fan speed setting makes? As in, if you leave it on the low speed does it clean the air adequately enough?
i made mine for a shop about 20 years ago from a squirrel cage fan for a hvac system . it was a side dump instead of bottom dump the top flange was wider then the unit and i screwed it directly to the truss joist above and i used hepa filters . same concept very low cost. i made a sanding table as well that sucked the air through 1/2" holes in the top . doubled as a out feed for other tools in the shop
Great build. Suggestion: since u are using metal straps to hold the filter in, you can use 2 inch thick filters for less air restriction and higher efficiency and airflow. Yes it’ll stick out a bit, but it hangs and out of the way already.
Why would a thicker filter restrict the air flow less than a thiner one? I'm trying to get information to build a dust filter and I don't know what to use between 1 inch and 2 inches filter. Thanks
@@mougoule more surface area with thicker filters. Use filterete 3m. They are the best brand, they have lots of pleates to maximize surface area. Brand matters a lot too.
@@mougoule Every pleat is twice as long, which, you can imagine if you unfolded the pleated filter you'd have twice the surface area. Twice the surface area -> half the airflow restriction.
@@veri745 if you un unfold the filter yes. But if you don't, since the surface is the same and you are doubling the amount of material you are also decreasing the air flow.
@@mougoule If you double the amount of area the air has to move through you are cutting the restriction in half. The pleats are twice as deep. Meaning you have approximately twice as much surface area. It doesn't mean the material is twice as thick.
Great build and ideas! One thing.... when you ask Alexa to do something, change what you say for the trigger word. My Alexa kept trying to turn things on and off, but I don't have what you have, so she didn't figure it out. It was funny though!
You did a great job. Good build good filter setup. Nice placement. Was worried about the weight bit at around 25lb not too bad. Would like to know the air turnover rate and if it blowing down causes any dust on the floor to rise into the air.
This is the only build of this fan type I've seen so thanks for sharing! I've just ordered three 20x20 filters as I have three of these fans, I was going to do a simple 1 fan one filter but now I'm wondering if to just do one fan and 3 filters and use the other two fans just to exhaust air out of my shop.
@@woodworkingphoto8083 it really comes down to type of filter and how dirty thr filters get. The higher in MERV rating you go, the more restrictive the filters are, so the more surface area you need, especially once they start getting dirty. But if one filter is working for you, then awesome!
I like your design. I would make one little addition, put a closed cell 1/2x1/4 foam window seal between the metal fan basket & the box to dampen any fan vibration noises from transmitting into the air filter box.
Greetings to you and anyone else here reading. This is a novel concept and very well executed. Minimum Materials, efficient slotted design and the hanging system allows for vibration isolation. There is just one issue, and it comes into view when you consider your Garage as the system, an not your Fan by itself. 1. The suction force at filters is 1/4 the Output force. So the churning of the air is dominated by the Fan's downwash. 1b. Your fan blows downward from the middle of the Garage, PUSHING dust to the edges of your where more likely than not, there are shelves. Once at these edges the air is forced to rise up and come around the top into the filters. During this "rise", heavier particles that may be swept up from the floor will be shed along the shelving on the garage's edges. So over time you are going to have build up of dust under shelves and on shelves. 2. The location of the filters is at a height where it is incapable of trapping larger, heavier particles. Suggestions: A redesign of the enclosure is required. With 3 filters and fan blowing backwards. into the back of the garage. Bottom and Top closed. This would "Lift up the air from the middle (where most dust is created) and push outwards the larger dust on the floor from the back wash waterfalling down.
Thanks for your comments. Folks can choose to mount this in different orientations if they choose. For me, I want this to double as a ceiling fan. So in my garage it works pretty effectively.
I agree about having the fan blow upward. I want to push the warm/heated air at the ceiling to the walls and down in winter. I'm not concerned about the large particles, I can vacuum those up. I am concerned about the small particles that I breathe.
first Commerical was on fox and most recent was a top 200 American salon, awards in New York and LA and I saw the exposure in that sun lit garage shot...it struck me and then the soft even light.. it was like a mental vacation, beautiful. I was so overjoyed to see how beautiful the shots can be!
Smart people are smart people! Great wood working skills, but also awesome communication coupled with great editing. Audience aware and great communication style to model from! 👍
Looking at building this, but wondered if you considered have the fan inverted, to blow up into the box. It would be a bit more work with reinforcing the filters and perhaps rewiring the speed dial.
That's generally not how any of these air filter systems work. As then you would be sucking dirty air through the fan/motor. That would require constant cleaning of the blades and motor and probably would redude motor life as the bearings would be subject to lots of fine dirt. Also, it would make it much harder to seal the filters as they would be getting pushed away from the housing vs sucked against it.
@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop I thought that was why. I think a sealed motor and s slot system for the filters could overcome those negatives but the fan blades would require continuous cleaning. Your video was excellent, as others have repeatedly stated.
@@Northeast_Mainiac figure a sheet of 3/4 sanded plywood and the fan and the filters. So approx $150? But it has about 4x the filter surface area of the cheap consumer units (aka WEN model)
super nice build, thank you for showing all the steps too, very helpful for noobs like me. I think the final result looks really good, almost too good for a fan haha, but I'm sure you could adapt the same design to other situations and have the confidence of knowing you already did a similar build once
Good project, I like the box design. I'm going to try starting with your build approach, but narrowing it, using 2 filters with a squirrel cage fan , but I want to figure a way to direct the output air into my dust collector system, so the air dissipates through the bag. I need the air to be both clean and still enough to finish my guitars. But your design solved covers of my needs!
love this design, i might try it. I think i will come up with sides that hold the filter easier and easier to come off. I'm thinking of using magnetic tape and build sides where the filter fits in them. Where i can just take the side down put the new filter in, Then pop it back on. Without having to bend the metal pieces every time.
I really like your design and your execution! I'll probably copy this very closely for my shop with a few minor changes and one giant change. The giant change is to leave room for super cheap furnace filters to protect the more expensive MERV-13 filters from coarse debris.
The coarse debris tends to fall out of the air. It's the small particles that act more like a gas than a solid that linger in the air. That's what you breath in. A good cyclone dust collector is also a great help.
I think you did a great job and clearly put some thought into it. I've been pondering making something like this and was wondering if a box fan would be as effective as your Lasco fan. One concern I had is that by having the fan face downward instead of outward that it would disperse any sawdust underneath it on your work area. I'm also not convinced that any weather stripping would provide any significant benefit since the filters will be sucked in when running.
So the air blows downwards? Does that not blow more particles and dust around the room? I would think blowing into the box would be better, but then you'd have dust and particulate on the motor of the fan....
Very well. I go through a set of filters about every month. I'm amazed at how much it pulls out of the air. I turn in on when I am painting in the garage. I started using MERV 8 filters instead of MERV 13 as the MERV 13 filters started to clog too quickly.
I love the slotted design. I made something similar with 20x20 filters, but this design would have made assembly extremely easy and have built in filter stops. Great work!
Great video. I just built this very similar to yours. Mine was using 20 x 12 merv 13 filters for the sides and bottom, 20 x 20 for the back. This issue is that when I turn the fan on I barley feel air coming out of the front. When I remove the rear 20 x 20 filter I can then feel the air flow and I can hear the difference in the fan motor. As if it is straining with all the filters in. Will this reduce the life of the fan motor? All the filters are new.
Great build and love the instructional video! Do you think this would work better with the fan facing upwards? I'm just wondering if the air from the fan would be blowing the dust back down and keeping it from getting sucked into the filters and trapped. Thanks!
Since it’s mounted on the ceiling and effectively above the dirty air, I would have put the fan facing upward so as to suck the dusty air easier. It currently has to suck the air all the way up to the ceiling in order to then filter it and blow it back down., mixing it with the lower dusty air. There would be an argument for blowing it down if it was mounted a foot off the ground. But anything higher than that and it would likely blow upwards so as to not kick up dust off the floor.
I like the idea, one suggestion is even though you're using locking washers to hold the nut I would maybe suggest adding a nylon nut as added safety. In case by some odd chance the vibration loosen the nuts from the lock washers. Nylon nut would less likely vibrate loose.
Thanks for this, nice design. I have a question though, and it has to do with something you said, and what I was thinking as you said it. You mentioned, (paraphrasing) setting the fan to low to circulate the air so you didn't blow stuff around on the floor. I wonder if having the fan exhaust directed upward instead of downward would be a better option? It's a genuine question because I just built a portable unit that more or less BRUTE FORCE collects dust but it's designed to be placed close to where I'm sanding etc. I want a unit to be more permanent, hanging from the celling. So, what are the pros and cons of directing the fan exhaust upward vs downward. I have 12 foot ceilings in my shop so it will be up pretty high I think. Thanks again - and VERY cool car by the way. :)
Hello again, I am about to build this same filter setup you built. I got all the stuff coming this week, my question is it’s been a year now since you built this, is there anything you don’t like about it? Is it cleaning the fine dust from the air? Is there anything you would do different? I know a lot of questions but just want to get this right the first time around. Was kind of hoping you would have done an update video to this. Also thought about making it so the fan is on the ceiling side instead of blowing out the bottom. Ty for taking the time to make this video , I just had a few questions about it. Mike
You could put some foam weatherstripping behind the filters. It won't interfere with variations in filter size. The filters will just press against it to form a seal.
Does it make more sense to have the fan output blowing up towards the ceiling this way the dust particles get drawn in from the bottom and the sides. With the facing down doesn't it push the dust down and have to wait for it to pull it back up into the filters?. I'm making one of these now and been going back and forth with how to orient the fan
Just started making mine. I used a 2" hole saw for the radii. Very little sawdust and by not quite going through on the first pass I was able to flip the panels and use the hole saw drill bit hole to realign the second pass. And no chip outs.
My only question is: the bearings (most likely preoiled sintered bronze sleeve type) are set up for the fan running vertically so they don't have thrust bearing built in... But your mounting horizontally so is there going to be a accelerated wear since possibly gravity and the thrust from the blades moving air are causing thrust the fan was never designed for?
Good build project. Easy to follow. I made one with a box fan. Yours is a much better design. I did cover the corners with black duct tape,to give a better seal. Tks
I had decided to use this fan separate from this video to build an air filter as a Birthday present for my mother. This video was INVALUABLE to me and so well made. Thank you!
Excellent build video and thanks for the plans! Is it still working for you after a year or so? Does this keep that layer of dust from being ever present? Would you build it differently now? Like perhaps use bigger filters?
Indeed, I've used those circulator fans for years. A godsend when I lived in the desert and was working on my car in 105f weather. Box fans don't hold a feather to them.
@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop First, nice craftsmanship. Now I am wondering how well this works ... for example you close your doors and route MDF loading the air with particles measure how long to scrub air. Other thing I have a Jet scrubber hanging from my cieling and it has louvers to direct the air. I would be curious how you unit preforms compared to those you buy and how performance would vary with different filters and of course how long filters last. Would there be a benefit directing discharge air, for example if you could not mount it in middle of your shop. A dirty shop is not fun to work in ... Good project.
Curious as to why you chose to pull air thru the filters instead of exhausting air thru filters? The way you have it set seems to me that you are making more dust in the air with the fan facing downward instead of blowing into the filters.
I had all kinds of issues with my Kreg Track Saw like yours. After tweaking it some, I finally figured out it was the way my Mikata circular saw was mounted. Now it works pretty good. Need to finish watching your vid. I've seen several versions of these. 20" X 20" seems to be the most common. Ask This Old House has one that explains the advantages to using a 2" or 4" thick filter. That gives you more surface space. I've also been wondering if you would benefit from putting a lower MERV out the outside catching the larger particles that could be thrown away more frequently than the MERV 13. Either way, I am willing to bet my shop would benefit from one or even two of these.
I built the same unit. My fan doesnt blow air unless I remove and then replace 1 of the filters. Did you experience this? I have merv 13 filters and can hear the difference when i remove one then replace it.
I've dropped down to Merv 8. They are less restrictive. Otherwise, you'll need to shroud the fan to reduce the space between the edge of the blades and the box. If they filters are too restrictive or get clogged, the fan will suck in air between that gap instead of through the filters. I may release an updated version that address these issues.
Great video! This is the design I am going with adjusting for 14x20x1 filters so I can buy 6packs, 4 for the 14x24 shop and 2 for the 2200sqft house, the irony here... Anyway, I'm excited to get on to this project!
Funny thing is I have a fan similar to that. It’s a wind tunnel even on low. I bought it because I kept wearing out plastic fans keeping me cool when on sleep. Turn out it is useless for that because it’s too loud. So it’s just been sitting around collecting dust. And now I can repurpose it so that it can sit around and collect dust. 😊
Very nice build ! My only concern is that i do think the filters are in reverse. Meaning, the cross hatch noticable is supposed to be on the inside, thus preventing the filter media from being sucked into the fan when loaded with dust etc. This is unless i'm misreading the air flo direction. Beautiful craftsmanship on the build.
The design is good ,i am trying to evaluate how this can be made in steel fabricated design . Did u calculate how much air is being sucked and can u use 3or 4 units in one room to extract dust from every corner easily reducing the load of sucking from far off areas
Not sure if anyone has said it yet, but THANK YOU for not spoiling your great video with annoying music. It made it even better to watch.
Hahaha thanks! Yeah I hate that music also.
I think it can be done poorly and done well, but I'm still working on the balance of too much versus just changing up the video here and there. My videos end up being really long so far. But yeah, some of my earlier videos are music disasters 😂 I'm gonna leave them up so I can see how I improve over time.
Great build on this and I agree 💯 that your style fits well and the video was very enjoyable to watch!
Lmao I'm hard of hearing can't even hear him talk lol.❤ I don't use radio, fear upsetting a neighbor, on other side of walls.
Great job.
7:37 you need a tablesaw sled.
VERY good program. I like it when a narrator describes what he's doing. Not playing some crappy music.
I dont care who watches this, You really make it work!!,,You have made your garage look like Monster Garage... I only view videos, I dont post, BUT I really give you credit.... I wish and I am not by choice an armchair whatever but I cant do much because back issues.... But my god I just appreciate this video... No showing off, NO saying look how i do it.... Just a good guy doing Good work!!!!.....Life is short... Enjoy it
Thank I appreciate the kind words, it means a lot. Everything I try to do is from the point of view the average Joe. I started small with flea market 2nd hand and harbor freight tools and just made them work. Even today I'm still a sucker for a good deal a quality vintage tool. This is a hobby for me, as is my old car, so I have to balance the hobby want, the the realistic need. Hope you back gets better my wife struggles with hers.
Ten months later now, would you change anything? is it working as planned? great build
You've made one of the nicer designs that I've seen as I pour through UA-cam videos on this subject. :) Great job!!
Clear focused video, informative narration, and NO annoying music. That's how all DIY videos should be. Thanks for sharing.
BTW, you say "basically" a lot! Lol
Great video, I am gong to make this for may shop. You gave me some terrific insight. Thank you
Well thought out. I like it, Alexa is still looking for that group.
Hahaha .... thanks! Alexa.... buy me tools!
Hi, first thanks for sharing your plans this will fit my shop . ? why did you face the fan blowing down ( blowing the stuff off the floor ) and not facing up into the box. Thank you Roy
Nice video! Looking to do this soon. Doesn’t the fan blowing down disturb the dust or does it get offset by the amount it sucks in? If I have a dusty floor it’ll just blow it everywhere
I have a similar filter, and I can tell you the air blowing down on you is a PITA and does stir up dust, but as you asked, most of it ends up in the filter. I usually turn it on, set the timer for an hour, and walk out. This one is much better than mine, which I bought on Amazon.
I love your design and level of craftsmanship on this air filter. Thank you for sharing.
I bought a new tool for every time you said "basically." So thank you for that.
Of all the UA-cam videos I have watched... your narrative was the best! I have a similar arrangement in my garage...one car and all is on casters or on a cleat well. Thank you!
Excellent work, I was going to use a box fan, but I like your design much better.
This was amazing.
I've never seen anyone use every tool they own to make one simple box
Ingenious ... I wouldn't mind building something like that for filtering the interior air of my home with a slightly more stylish cabinet.
A great, simple design. Have you been able to determine how much of a difference the fan speed setting makes? As in, if you leave it on the low speed does it clean the air adequately enough?
I like the low-profile design!
Thanks. That's what I was going for vs the larger box designs I have seen out there.
i made mine for a shop about 20 years ago from a squirrel cage fan for a hvac system . it was a side dump instead of bottom dump the top flange was wider then the unit and i screwed it directly to the truss joist above and i used hepa filters . same concept very low cost. i made a sanding table as well that sucked the air through 1/2" holes in the top . doubled as a out feed for other tools in the shop
Great build. Suggestion: since u are using metal straps to hold the filter in, you can use 2 inch thick filters for less air restriction and higher efficiency and airflow. Yes it’ll stick out a bit, but it hangs and out of the way already.
Why would a thicker filter restrict the air flow less than a thiner one? I'm trying to get information to build a dust filter and I don't know what to use between 1 inch and 2 inches filter. Thanks
@@mougoule more surface area with thicker filters. Use filterete 3m. They are the best brand, they have lots of pleates to maximize surface area. Brand matters a lot too.
@@mougoule Every pleat is twice as long, which, you can imagine if you unfolded the pleated filter you'd have twice the surface area. Twice the surface area -> half the airflow restriction.
@@veri745 if you un unfold the filter yes. But if you don't, since the surface is the same and you are doubling the amount of material you are also decreasing the air flow.
@@mougoule If you double the amount of area the air has to move through you are cutting the restriction in half. The pleats are twice as deep. Meaning you have approximately twice as much surface area. It doesn't mean the material is twice as thick.
Holy moly! What a nice design! Very nice work!
Any reason you didn't build the filter wall frames from single pieces of say 1x3 or 4 ? However it looks great !!
Great build and ideas!
One thing.... when you ask Alexa to do something, change what you say for the trigger word. My Alexa kept trying to turn things on and off, but I don't have what you have, so she didn't figure it out.
It was funny though!
You did a great job. Good build good filter setup. Nice placement. Was worried about the weight bit at around 25lb not too bad.
Would like to know the air turnover rate and if it blowing down causes any dust on the floor to rise into the air.
Nice one. For sure better than a single filter, easier on the fan motor too probably. Gonna build it
This is the only build of this fan type I've seen so thanks for sharing! I've just ordered three 20x20 filters as I have three of these fans, I was going to do a simple 1 fan one filter but now I'm wondering if to just do one fan and 3 filters and use the other two fans just to exhaust air out of my shop.
Curious to see what you come up with!
I've found that a single filter cuts down on the air flow too much. Go with the multiple filters per fan.
I went with just 1 filter and one fan, it's working well, draws air well and there's plenty of air coming out the fan.
@@woodworkingphoto8083 it really comes down to type of filter and how dirty thr filters get. The higher in MERV rating you go, the more restrictive the filters are, so the more surface area you need, especially once they start getting dirty. But if one filter is working for you, then awesome!
@@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop its 100% better than what I had before, i.e. nothing! Thanks for making this video!
I swear, you have every tool I own. Sweet
I like your design. I would make one little addition, put a closed cell 1/2x1/4 foam window seal between the metal fan basket & the box to dampen any fan vibration noises from transmitting into the air filter box.
Great idea!
Enjoyed the video. I used a step bit to flatten the control pack to the board. Worked well. Thanks just about done with this project.
Excellent work
Great video man, excellent presentation.
Question for you: doesn't this just blast air downwards and stir up any dust in the area?
Greetings to you and anyone else here reading. This is a novel concept and very well executed. Minimum Materials, efficient slotted design and the hanging system allows for vibration isolation.
There is just one issue, and it comes into view when you consider your Garage as the system, an not your Fan by itself.
1. The suction force at filters is 1/4 the Output force. So the churning of the air is dominated by the Fan's downwash.
1b. Your fan blows downward from the middle of the Garage, PUSHING dust to the edges of your where more likely than not, there are shelves. Once at these edges the air is forced to rise up and come around the top into the filters. During this "rise", heavier particles that may be swept up from the floor will be shed along the shelving on the garage's edges. So over time you are going to have build up of dust under shelves and on shelves.
2. The location of the filters is at a height where it is incapable of trapping larger, heavier particles.
Suggestions: A redesign of the enclosure is required. With 3 filters and fan blowing backwards. into the back of the garage. Bottom and Top closed. This would "Lift up the air from the middle (where most dust is created) and push outwards the larger dust on the floor from the back wash waterfalling down.
Thanks for your comments. Folks can choose to mount this in different orientations if they choose. For me, I want this to double as a ceiling fan. So in my garage it works pretty effectively.
I agree about having the fan blow upward. I want to push the warm/heated air at the ceiling to the walls and down in winter. I'm not concerned about the large particles, I can vacuum those up. I am concerned about the small particles that I breathe.
first Commerical was on fox and most recent was a top 200 American salon, awards in New York and LA and I saw the exposure in that sun lit garage shot...it struck me and then the soft even light.. it was like a mental vacation, beautiful. I was so overjoyed to see how beautiful the shots can be!
Smart people are smart people! Great wood working skills, but also awesome communication coupled with great editing. Audience aware and great communication style to model from! 👍
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words.
Good job. Wood the effect on the outflow from the fan change, if you pointed the exhaust up? Thank you!
No change. It doubles as a ceiling fan for me
Looking at building this, but wondered if you considered have the fan inverted, to blow up into the box. It would be a bit more work with reinforcing the filters and perhaps rewiring the speed dial.
That's generally not how any of these air filter systems work. As then you would be sucking dirty air through the fan/motor. That would require constant cleaning of the blades and motor and probably would redude motor life as the bearings would be subject to lots of fine dirt. Also, it would make it much harder to seal the filters as they would be getting pushed away from the housing vs sucked against it.
@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop I thought that was why. I think a sealed motor and s slot system for the filters could overcome those negatives but the fan blades would require continuous cleaning. Your video was excellent, as others have repeatedly stated.
I’m “Basically” going to be building this, great video. Keep these coming😉
Hahaha thanks! And yes, I know, I basically say basically alot in that video. I've gotten better in my newer videos. Thanks for watching!
@@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop it really is a great video bud, and I bet it’s alot cheaper than buying one from rockler or delta
Can you tell me how much this cost to build? I know wood prices fluctuate lately and will play a role in it but just a general idea
@@Northeast_Mainiac figure a sheet of 3/4 sanded plywood and the fan and the filters. So approx $150? But it has about 4x the filter surface area of the cheap consumer units (aka WEN model)
@@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop thanks
Thank you for your design. I'm planning to make one similar. Is there an advantage to mounting the fan blowing down vs. up?
No. I just like to use it as a ceiling fan as well.
I like it! I like the alexa controlling devices idea. Will keep this in mind.
Love the esthetics of your filter box. It will most likely be my first project in my loft shop.
super nice build, thank you for showing all the steps too, very helpful for noobs like me. I think the final result looks really good, almost too good for a fan haha, but I'm sure you could adapt the same design to other situations and have the confidence of knowing you already did a similar build once
Good project, I like the box design. I'm going to try starting with your build approach, but narrowing it, using 2 filters with a squirrel cage fan , but I want to figure a way to direct the output air into my dust collector system, so the air dissipates through the bag. I need the air to be both clean and still enough to finish my guitars.
But your design solved covers of my needs!
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
Is there a reason why the fan facing downward?
Skim the comments as that's been asked a few times already
I want to see a video all about that car! Also, I plan to make this project. Thanks for this!
Check out some my Automotive Adventures play list on my channel. Both of my Packard have videos
love this design, i might try it. I think i will come up with sides that hold the filter easier and easier to come off. I'm thinking of using magnetic tape and build sides where the filter fits in them. Where i can just take the side down put the new filter in, Then pop it back on. Without having to bend the metal pieces every time.
Thanks for sharing that design - I will copy that build for my shop and lungs. THANKS
great work. Adding another filter on the top would greatly improve the air flow and that means more dust filtration.
Awesome build. Just one note, as a guy who's had a house burn to the ground due to extension cord, I'd find a way to hard wire that.
I really like your design and your execution! I'll probably copy this very closely for my shop with a few minor changes and one giant change. The giant change is to leave room for super cheap furnace filters to protect the more expensive MERV-13 filters from coarse debris.
Thanks. I tried to create a design that was flexible and changeable to suit whatever needs you may have.
The coarse debris tends to fall out of the air. It's the small particles that act more like a gas than a solid that linger in the air. That's what you breath in. A good cyclone dust collector is also a great help.
I like this design, but would want to upgrade to at least 2 inch filters for better air flow and longer useful filter life.
I think you did a great job and clearly put some thought into it. I've been pondering making something like this and was wondering if a box fan would be as effective as your Lasco fan. One concern I had is that by having the fan face downward instead of outward that it would disperse any sawdust underneath it on your work area. I'm also not convinced that any weather stripping would provide any significant benefit since the filters will be sucked in when running.
U sir are a craftsman. Thanks for the video I've been wanting to do this. Very explainable video.
Thanks! You're too kind.
So the air blows downwards? Does that not blow more particles and dust around the room? I would think blowing into the box would be better, but then you'd have dust and particulate on the motor of the fan....
Great design layout.. nice work on layout and information provided. Thanks
Thanks!
Great video! But how well does it work now that you’ve put it into action?
Very well. I go through a set of filters about every month. I'm amazed at how much it pulls out of the air. I turn in on when I am painting in the garage. I started using MERV 8 filters instead of MERV 13 as the MERV 13 filters started to clog too quickly.
@@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop thanks, Dude!
Nice design, nice build.
Thanks!
I love the slotted design. I made something similar with 20x20 filters, but this design would have made assembly extremely easy and have built in filter stops. Great work!
Get ideal! This is something I need to built for my shop
Thanks!
I wish I could just buy the case. I don't have a shop but i do own this fan lol
Great video. I just built this very similar to yours. Mine was using 20 x 12 merv 13 filters for the sides and bottom, 20 x 20 for the back. This issue is that when I turn the fan on I barley feel air coming out of the front. When I remove the rear 20 x 20 filter I can then feel the air flow and I can hear the difference in the fan motor. As if it is straining with all the filters in. Will this reduce the life of the fan motor? All the filters are new.
Nice build, job well done.
Thanks!
Great build and love the instructional video!
Do you think this would work better with the fan facing upwards? I'm just wondering if the air from the fan would be blowing the dust back down and keeping it from getting sucked into the filters and trapped. Thanks!
Since it’s mounted on the ceiling and effectively above the dirty air, I would have put the fan facing upward so as to suck the dusty air easier. It currently has to suck the air all the way up to the ceiling in order to then filter it and blow it back down., mixing it with the lower dusty air.
There would be an argument for blowing it down if it was mounted a foot off the ground. But anything higher than that and it would likely blow upwards so as to not kick up dust off the floor.
I like the idea, one suggestion is even though you're using locking washers to hold the nut I would maybe suggest adding a nylon nut as added safety. In case by some odd chance the vibration loosen the nuts from the lock washers. Nylon nut would less likely vibrate loose.
Thanks for this, nice design. I have a question though, and it has to do with something you said, and what I was thinking as you said it. You mentioned, (paraphrasing) setting the fan to low to circulate the air so you didn't blow stuff around on the floor. I wonder if having the fan exhaust directed upward instead of downward would be a better option? It's a genuine question because I just built a portable unit that more or less BRUTE FORCE collects dust but it's designed to be placed close to where I'm sanding etc. I want a unit to be more permanent, hanging from the celling. So, what are the pros and cons of directing the fan exhaust upward vs downward. I have 12 foot ceilings in my shop so it will be up pretty high I think. Thanks again - and VERY cool car by the way. :)
Hello again, I am about to build this same filter setup you built. I got all the stuff coming this week, my question is it’s been a year now since you built this, is there anything you don’t like about it? Is it cleaning the fine dust from the air? Is there anything you would do different? I know a lot of questions but just want to get this right the first time around. Was kind of hoping you would have done an update video to this. Also thought about making it so the fan is on the ceiling side instead of blowing out the bottom. Ty for taking the time to make this video , I just had a few questions about it.
Mike
Best I have seen as well and you shared plans, parts etc. Thank you
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
You could put some foam weatherstripping behind the filters. It won't interfere with variations in filter size. The filters will just press against it to form a seal.
Great vid. How often do you have to change the filters?
Depends on what the debris how much stuff I'm putting into the air. I'm amazed how black the filters get when spraying paint.
How do you like that bandsaw
Love it. It works great
Neat trick snapping the plywood parts off. Beautiful car also.
Does it make more sense to have the fan output blowing up towards the ceiling this way the dust particles get drawn in from the bottom and the sides. With the facing down doesn't it push the dust down and have to wait for it to pull it back up into the filters?. I'm making one of these now and been going back and forth with how to orient the fan
You can make it either way. I like mine to double as a ceiling fan
I like the air filter
Can you change out can of it burns out? Wasn’t sure since it’s glued. Nice job!
You can skip the glue on the top panel if you want it to be removable
That is a very nice build and awesome video walkthrough! Thank you for sharing.
Nice design. I like it.
Just started making mine. I used a 2" hole saw for the radii. Very little sawdust and by not quite going through on the first pass I was able to flip the panels and use the hole saw drill bit hole to realign the second pass. And no chip outs.
Which direction does the air flow? In through the filters or out through the filters?
In through the filters.
Nice design, well thought out.
Excellent 10 out of 10.
Thanks!
My only question is: the bearings (most likely preoiled sintered bronze sleeve type) are set up for the fan running vertically so they don't have thrust bearing built in...
But your mounting horizontally so is there going to be a accelerated wear since possibly gravity and the thrust from the blades moving air are causing thrust the fan was never designed for?
Good build project. Easy to follow. I made one with a box fan. Yours is a much better design. I did cover the corners with black duct tape,to give a better seal. Tks
Great tutorial! Thank you!
You are welcome!
I had decided to use this fan separate from this video to build an air filter as a Birthday present for my mother. This video was INVALUABLE to me and so well made. Thank you!
You are welcome!
Excellent build video and thanks for the plans! Is it still working for you after a year or so? Does this keep that layer of dust from being ever present? Would you build it differently now? Like perhaps use bigger filters?
I'm wth you...would love to get some feedback on this!
I would too
Amazing build. Thank you. (beautiful also).
Thank you!
Nice! I like the simplicity, and those fans draw a lot more air than a box fan. I may have to do this myself
Indeed, I've used those circulator fans for years. A godsend when I lived in the desert and was working on my car in 105f weather. Box fans don't hold a feather to them.
@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop First, nice craftsmanship. Now I am wondering how well this works ... for example you close your doors and route MDF loading the air with particles measure how long to scrub air. Other thing I have a Jet scrubber hanging from my cieling and it has louvers to direct the air. I would be curious how you unit preforms compared to those you buy and how performance would vary with different filters and of course how long filters last. Would there be a benefit directing discharge air, for example if you could not mount it in middle of your shop.
A dirty shop is not fun to work in ... Good project.
Thank you for your wisdom
Curious as to why you chose to pull air thru the filters instead of exhausting air thru filters? The way you have it set seems to me that you are making more dust in the air with the fan facing downward instead of blowing into the filters.
Love the design. Nice work!
Thanks!
I had all kinds of issues with my Kreg Track Saw like yours. After tweaking it some, I finally figured out it was the way my Mikata circular saw was mounted. Now it works pretty good. Need to finish watching your vid. I've seen several versions of these. 20" X 20" seems to be the most common. Ask This Old House has one that explains the advantages to using a 2" or 4" thick filter. That gives you more surface space. I've also been wondering if you would benefit from putting a lower MERV out the outside catching the larger particles that could be thrown away more frequently than the MERV 13. Either way, I am willing to bet my shop would benefit from one or even two of these.
Would the fan pointing up be less likely to stir the air up
You can orient it in which ever direction you wish
@TheSuburbanGarageWorkshop cool cheers I'm thinking of making something like this to sit above my lathe to clean the air while I'm turning
excellent!,, have subscribed.
Thank you, and welcome to the channel!
Nice design!
Thanks!
I built the same unit. My fan doesnt blow air unless I remove and then replace 1 of the filters. Did you experience this? I have merv 13 filters and can hear the difference when i remove one then replace it.
I've dropped down to Merv 8. They are less restrictive. Otherwise, you'll need to shroud the fan to reduce the space between the edge of the blades and the box. If they filters are too restrictive or get clogged, the fan will suck in air between that gap instead of through the filters. I may release an updated version that address these issues.
Great video! This is the design I am going with adjusting for 14x20x1 filters so I can buy 6packs, 4 for the 14x24 shop and 2 for the 2200sqft house, the irony here...
Anyway, I'm excited to get on to this project!
Funny thing is I have a fan similar to that. It’s a wind tunnel even on low. I bought it because I kept wearing out plastic fans keeping me cool when on sleep. Turn out it is useless for that because it’s too loud.
So it’s just been sitting around collecting dust. And now I can repurpose it so that it can sit around and collect dust. 😊
@@CarlYota so it’s a… dust collector?
I’ll show myself out.
How well does this work? I would like to put something like this above my table saw, basically the center of my shop to collect all the fine dust.
It works like a Dickenson Orphan!
Congrats, you got a new subscriber. This is one of the cleanest air cleaners I've seen on youtube. Keep up the good content!
Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate the feedback. More content coming soon!
does this pull air out of the box or push air into the box?
Both. It pulls air in via the filter and out through the fan.
Very nice build !
My only concern is that i do think the filters are in reverse. Meaning, the cross hatch noticable is supposed to be on the inside, thus preventing the filter media from being sucked into the fan when loaded with dust etc.
This is unless i'm misreading the air flo direction.
Beautiful craftsmanship on the build.
Question: So if you weren't using it as a ceiling fan in conjunction with dust control. Would you have hung it upside-down?
Sure, depending on the about of ceiling clearance there is .
The design is good ,i am trying to evaluate how this can be made in steel fabricated design . Did u calculate how much air is being sucked and can u use 3or 4 units in one room to extract dust from every corner easily reducing the load of sucking from far off areas