I'm getting things set up and have mounted my green Harbor Freight blower in the attic of my garage. I have all the vent pipes taped on the seams, and the exhaust exits through a hole in the gable on the garage, and that has one of those louvered dryer vent covers on it.
I engraved a small amount of acrylic last night (see post about rulers) and afterwards when I went back into the attic to make sure the blower was still securely mounted - it was the maiden voyage, so I had to check...
I could smell a lot of engraved acrylic odor. Just in the attic - not below in the garage.
I went outside and verified the louvers were opening and I could smell acrylic outside also.
(I did not leave the engraver running unattended - this was after I was done engraving, but with blower still running)
So placing my hand near the running blower, I noticed a lot of air escaping from the
exhaust flange where it joins the flat side of the machine. Not the 4 inch fitting itself - the wider flat part that connects to the blower.
So I'm thinking of either removing the entire piece and installing a rubber gasket of some sort, or maybe just running silicone sealant all around the perimeter of it.
I hope the usual amount of heat in the attic on sunny summer days is not going to be an issue for the blower motor - it's ridiculous hot up there.