Where to get a shaded pole fan in Ontario?

VitG, we covered the subject of paint spray booths in our IPMS Ottawa meeting this evening, and one of our regulars used three computer fans to draw away the fumes. I'll rattle his cage and get all the info you'll need.

I bought a 6" fan at Princess Auto. It is an ADDA AA1751MB-AW fan, ADDA is the manufacturer. It apparantly flows about 190cfm.  

I believe there is a Princess Auto in Newmarket and Mississauga  www.princessauto.com

I have as of yet not blown myself up. I use a lot of enamel paints, I have blown lacquer thinner straight up the pipe through the fan and not had a fire.

I currently have it setup like this.

I cut a piece of plywood the size of the window near where I airbrush, I can slide the window open, then slip the wood into the window track, I cut a hole in the piece of plywood the size of the fan blades. I attached the fan to the wood with screws, made a duct that mated the fan to the 6" dryer vent tube, then got a good sized cardboard box. I cut a hole in the side of the box toward the back and up. Taped it all up nice with duct tape, attached some lights inside and away I go.

 

One thing, the fan looks like a very large and very powerfull computer case fan. I bought it with no plug on it, just a couple of wires coming out the side. I wired it up to a 2 prong plug and it works like a charm. Princess Auto has all kinds of stuff like this, fans and whatnot, not to mention they have a ton of other tools that are usefull for modelling. Prices are rediculously cheap. I bought a set of micro drills for 3.99. a pack of 20 or so.

 

 

 

 

Will something like this work?

http://shopping.ca.msn.com/specs/honeywell-8-inch-super-tech-force-high-performance-fan/itemid12253795/?itemtext=itemname:honeywell-8-inch-super-tech-force-high-performance-fan&amp%3Bfulldesc=1

The motor seems to be covered...

Bgrigg wrote:

VitG wrote: Hi, Building a spraybooth. I was told  that bath exhaust fan will blow up the fumes Can anyone help me find where I can get a shaded motor fan in Toronto or around Toronto area? Try a marina or chandler for a bilge blower. These are "squirrel cage" where the airflow doesn't come into contact with the actual motor. That being said, I've been using a kitchen hood for my spraybooth and haven't blown up in the past four years. I use Tamiya acrylics and thin with their thinner which is mostly Isopropyl Alcohol.

My point exactly Bill. I have a friend that airbrushed automobiles and motorcycles for 40 years in a shop and they had a big box fan that the fumes exhausted right through the fan and motor and never had a fire. It is not that easy to start a fire when the PPM of the flammable fumes are moving in an airstream. 

VitG wrote:

Hi, Building a spraybooth. I was told  that bath exhaust fan will blow up the fumes Can anyone help me find where I can get a shaded motor fan in Toronto or around Toronto area?

Try a marina or chandler for a bilge blower. These are "squirrel cage" where the airflow doesn't come into contact with the actual motor.

That being said, I've been using a kitchen hood for my spraybooth and haven't blown up in the past four years. I use Tamiya acrylics and thin with their thinner which is mostly Isopropyl Alcohol.

Just a little FYI on this subject.

The only blower motors that are explosion proof say so on the motor itself and they are expensive. Any good blower motor fan from Dayton or other companies will work just fine, you don't need an "explosion proof" motor. With that being said I can't help you in locating one as I am in California. Best of luck to you though and show us some pictures when you get it built.