Inhaling soldering fumes are detrimental to good health. The best solution is to use a dedicated solder fume extractor, but such a device is expensive and is often not a reasonable choice for the ...

Simply put, any time you have a spark, heat, and oxygen near a filter system, you run the risk of a smoldering fire or spontaneous combustion within the system. Fire can present a serious risk in ...

The results of extensive testing conclusively prove that soldering with lead-free alloys creates a level of breathable air-born pollutants in excess of the safety threshold set for work places. The ...

Semiconductor fabrication is complicated requiring nasty chemicals for everything from dopants to etchants. Working with such chemicals at home is dangerous and after releasing hydrochloride acid ...

For as much as you might be tempted to cut costs, filter replacement isn't a good place to do it. Not all replacement filters are alike, even if they are specifically designed to fit your system. The ...

[Ryan] purchased a large fume extractor designed to sit on the floor below the work area and pull solder fumes down into its filtering elements. The only drawback to this new filter was that its ...

The Portable Floor Sentry fume extractor is a safety engineering control used for the capture and filtration of airborne contaminants. This source-capture fume extractor features heavy-duty casters ...