Solder fume fan and lights

Solder fume fan and lights

Some parts of the build are from other creators. 

• 18650 Holder is from  Janus Pannonius here on printables. I have merged a single holder into a 3 x holder for this model.
• Ball and socket chain links with hole through by StefanHH over on thingiverse. I have beefed these up a bit for the project and made the grip a bit tighter.
• After countless hours of work I now see this build is very similar to the Solder Fan Fume Extractor by petrepa here on printables.
• Everything else is my own modelling using SketchUp.

This build uses the following parts:

• 80mm PC fan. Mine happened to be the 4 wire type so I can control the fan speed and limit the noise when required.
• 4 pcs 1w Cool White Strip Lamp DC 3V LED on Chip. Ebay for a couple of $
• 1pcs 12V 30A Heavy Duty Rocker Toggle Switches from Ebay. Overkill for the build but they look good.
• 12VDC PWM Speed Controller for 4 wire PC fans .Ali express or Bangood.
• 18650 battery terminals. spring and flats. Ebay or others.
• loads of wires
• 1 very low value resistor 100 Ohm or so 

Build method (guidance only)

• Print all the parts using whatever layer height you want to use and at least 4 layers top and bottom and 2 walls for a bit of strength. 
• Use support where it is recommended although it should only be on the Solder Fan frame claw bit.  
• When printing the Solder Fan Base Lower and Upper part I used pretty sparse infill and paused the print just before the top layers so I could fill the base with sand to add some weight. remember to turn the fan OFF for the top layers otherwise the sand will blow all over the printer. 
• Glue the Solder Fan Base Lower and Upper together.
• Fit the battery terminals to the Solder Fan Battery holder and wire up to make a 12V battery pack.
• Cut the connector off the 4 wire fan and solder on some extensions as the stock cable will be too short and the connector will not fit through the holes of the stand. 
• Solder short wires on to the LEDs so they are all in series and solder on the longer wires to get down to the base.
• Hot glue the LED lights around the beveled edge and feed the wires through the holes. 
• Pull the fan wires through the holes and hot glue the fan in place. 
• Pull the wires through the ball and claw clips. I changed the ball clip design after printing so my photos will not match the model exactly…
• Pull the wires into the base and snap everything together.
• Wire the LED lights to the rocker switch
• Wire the 4 pin fan to the PWM speed controller. New crimps will be required.
• Wire the battery pack onto the rocker switch and PWM controller and test.
• I included a very low value resistor in the LED circuit. The 1W LEDs are incredibly bright otherwise. 
• Hot glue the battery pack into the base away from the switches.
• Load it up with 18650 batteries. 
• Snap on the battery lid and you should be good to go. 
• There is no filtration or anything with this it just moves the fumes away from your face. 

Happy making!