Since the birth of my son I have been increasingly concerned about the release of toxic fumes while our 3D printers are running. Those who have read our blog posts on building our 3D printing enclosures will have seen the ducting system that was designed and 3D printed for it.
While that system works reasonably well, it is not perfect and occasionally the faint smell of the fumes can be detected. I’ve come to realise that the blast doors implemented in the system are ok for dust collection where larger particles are involved but are not ideal for extracting fumes. The lack of airtight sealing around them leads to fumes escaping.
I recently came across this document from UltiMaker that outlines the most effective ways to extract fumes from their 3D printers and it’s given me some helpful ideas on how to improve our current system.
If you’re interested in dealing with 3D printer emissions yourself follow the link below to read Ultimaker’s guide.
The current air filtration system in our 4 printer cabinet.
