finishing fume control

[Clarence Miller]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to come up with a stain and finish fume removal system for my shop. any advice?

[Mitchell Andrus]

Hello everyone,

I am trying to come up with a stain and finish fume removal system for my shop. any advice?

Not to be smarmy here.... open a window behind you and put an outward-blowing fan in the window in front of you. Stand upwind of the fumes.

No windows? Get a heating contractor to install some ducting for you.
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[Marshall Gayton]

There are plans for a finishing center in the most recent issue of ShopNotes Vol19 issue 111 http://www.shopnotes.com/issues/111/

[Clarence Miller]

I was wondering about looking for a used oven hood and vent to the outside. Either that or a common bathroom ventilator. Would either of those provide the needed CFM. Also at what point do I have to worry about negative air pressure. I wear a mask while applying the stain/finish but I have found that the smell permeates the whole shop and I end up with a headache. I am kicking around the idea of moving the finish room into the attached garage and putting in some infrared heaters. I have better access to an outside wall there for venting and can open the garage door in the summer but am on a budget and lack the congressional power to spend what I don't have.

[David G Baker]

Are you using water base finishes?

[Clarence Miller]

Yes and no. I used oil based stains and Minwax PolyAcrylic. I am experimenting with spraying the finish on. I also am experimenting with airbrushing the stain into my engravings so it does not pool in the cuts like id does when I dab with a foam brush. Check out www.cherokeewoodwhisperer.com there are pictures of my work on there. It is warming up now so I can leave the doors open or even set up a car port spraybooth but I need to make preperations for the winter that is to come again.
Anther potential problem that I am running into is the fact that I have 8' ceilings and not much room for a hood. There is a garage attached to the basement shop that I have that could be used for a finish room in the summer but I currently don't have heat in there.