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socratesmind
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Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM???
#862239 - 09/03/02 05:26 PM (22 years, 5 months ago) |
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Was considering making a homemade glovebox for work on agar culture and was curious what the minimum cfm total needed to be in a hepa filter setup. Was going to have 2 100+cfm pc fans blowing into the box? Is there a rule of thumb on how much cfm is enuff or not?
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: socratesmind]
#862374 - 09/03/02 07:09 PM (22 years, 5 months ago) |
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And what filter do you want to use?
If you are going to use a HEPA filter, then I can tell you that a computer fan is much too weak for it.
Read http://shroomery.org/faq/faq.php?display=faq&nr=163&catnr=8&prog=1&lang=en .
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: Anno]
#862899 - 09/04/02 04:45 AM (22 years, 5 months ago) |
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Could i just buy a small hepa filter that has the fan included and just include the output into my glovebox??? Just looking for a cheap alternative either with or without hepa. Was going to use this glovebox to experiment on agar cultures and to innoculate jars. Any suggestrions are great.
-------------------- Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: Anno]
#863940 - 09/04/02 03:58 PM (22 years, 5 months ago) |
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I respectfully disagree anno. They make large 12V computer fans, and I used that for 2 years with a hepa filter in a glovebox.
Let me look and see if I can find a linkie to the type of fan and I will post it.
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radio shack link
This fan is what I used and the box it came in said computer cooling fan... but I guess it isn't exactly a computer fan...
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Yours is an 85CFM model and how big was the filter? measurements? Cuz heres my model( Future fan for glovebox ) and its like 119cfm? I was thinking of also using 2 of those models since i have an extra powersupply.and that wouldnt be sufficient?
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Shaw

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i agree. If he has 100cfm, it would provide some flow to the glovebox. it's not ideal obviousle, but a guy on TFF uses a 3m dust mask and tiny computer fan with good results.
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: Shaw]
#864222 - 09/04/02 06:27 PM (22 years, 5 months ago) |
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So if i double up the fans topping 200cfm it will create enuff posetive pressure in the box to make it a pretty decently sterile enviroment? Also after everythings in do i need to presterilize with lysol or will that not be good if i have an alcohol flame in there??? Dont know the pre-sterilize pre-work procedures please school me to this.
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- Abraham Lincoln: Speech in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dec 18, 1840.
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Well, I was talking about a real hepa filter and a hood.
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: socratesmind]
#864643 - 09/05/02 02:18 AM (22 years, 5 months ago) |
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Here's my cheap alternative to hepa and it works great. I took one of those big air pumps for aquariums and put it in a coffee can.make a small hole for the tubing and seal with silicone caulk.The same for electric cord. I use two of micron magic filter disk over the top of the can.In my glovebox, i put the airstone in a jar of distilled water with hydrogen peroxide(10ml per liter).Overkill but if any thing does get through the filter the peroxidated water should kill it.Let it run 24/7.Since trying this setup i've only lost a few jars(6 mos.)less than 20 bucks to build.
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: francisco]
#864822 - 09/05/02 05:11 AM (22 years, 5 months ago) |
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doesn't exactly apply to a glovebox, and applying positive pressure.. heh
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: Raadt]
#864845 - 09/05/02 05:20 AM (22 years, 5 months ago) |
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But with a posetive pressure glovebox would one still need to presterilize with some lysol before working or no? And with 2 119cfm fans i'll have 238cfm which should be enuff for a small hepa filter in a box, at least i think so.
-------------------- Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: socratesmind]
#865047 - 09/05/02 07:11 AM (22 years, 5 months ago) |
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you can if you want. just don't trap the fumes in there and cause a flash fire. Not that i'd really do any damage.
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: Shaw]
#865363 - 09/05/02 10:59 AM (22 years, 5 months ago) |
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Well with my newly aquired hepa filter i found today luckily only for $5 Its described as an exhaust hepa filter replacement cartridge and measures like 8" by 3" and i think those high powered fans should suffice :/ But i was shocked when i saw it was only $5
-------------------- Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.
- Abraham Lincoln: Speech in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dec 18, 1840.
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: socratesmind]
#901782 - 09/23/02 12:58 PM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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For my glovebox, I looked around at thrift stores for an older HEPA-equipped air cleaner. I found a Bionaire, for $5, which needed a new filter, which I purchased for $20 or something like that from Home dePot. I mounted it onto a custom box I built.
When you're going to be pushing air through a filter you have to keep in mind that the design of the fan (and not necesarily the power consumption) is key to be able to move air past static pressure. An axial or muffin fan, similar to the kind in your computer is real shitty for pushing air past a filter ... a centrifugal blower is much better at this, different design. An example of a smaller centrifugal blower is built into the Bionaire Air Cleaners.
Thrift stores in my home town just kick ass when it comes to mad science equipment. I recently built everthing (except the lights) to grow MJ from junk from a thrift store. Worked great.
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Re: Homemade Glovebox? Minimum CFM??? [Re: Cyberius]
#904543 - 09/24/02 12:51 PM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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I understand about the thrift stores being gold. Cheap alcohol lamp can be made from an old oil lamp with a wick and just throw in some denatured alcohol So I guess if i want a nice clean glovebox i'm gonna have to shellout money for a flowhood
-------------------- Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.
- Abraham Lincoln: Speech in the Illinois House of Representatives, Dec 18, 1840.
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