HI Folks New Year project is to do something positive about flux fume extract for my stained-glass activities.
I have one of those free-standing 'maplin' filter/fans - but it only works over a small area, and it's not that efficient when it does.
I see that some electronics soldering irons come with a thin (?rubber?) tube mounted on the iron, that terminates in a metal intake that collects the fumes near the soldering iron bit.
The plan would be to connect this to some kind of fan-in-a-box, and (ideally) push the fumes outside the workshop.
I'm familiar with the sort of pvc clear tube you'd use in wine-making - but it tends to be fairly rigid.
The stained-glass work often involves running a continuous bead of solder over several feet without stopping, and I think the PVC tube would be a bit restricting.
So - does anybody know of any other applications that use a fairly flexible tube? (so I can search eBay etc) I'm thinking of something maybe 10mm outer diameter ? Heat-resisting would be a bonus!
Thanks Adrian