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QristopherQuixote t1_j9v3qox wrote

This is total bullshit. Unless the air is flowing through the charcoal, the bags of charcoal might cover up the smell but they will not remove the chemicals. Byproducts from 3d printing can be toxic, and you should not breath them for extended periods of time.

You can get a small fume extractor from Amazon used for soldering and have it extract the airborne chemicals. However, that might be insufficient. You could find a decent one for less than $100.

There are extractors available specifically for 3d printing:

https://blog.gotopac.com/2018/10/09/carbon-hepa-filters-for-toxic-3d-printing-fumes-particles-odors/

Allowing 3d printers to run in the open air might be a violation of work safety rules, and you might be able to insist on a full enclosure with a filter for the 3d printers to safely and fully remove the smells/chemicals from the printing runs. If you have a work safety steward, I would raise your concerns with that person. If not, look for the work safety office for the state where you live. I live in Michigan and the state office is MIOSHA

https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/miosha/about-miosha/contact

Every state has the equivalent.

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gtmattz OP t1_j9vmhmy wrote

> This is total bullshit. Unless the air is flowing through the charcoal, the bags of charcoal might cover up the smell but they will not remove the chemicals.

This is what I was thinking.

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hippyengineer t1_j9w00di wrote

Put the charcoal in a 5 gallon bucket. Put holes in the side, under the height of the charcoal, and on the bottom if the holes are small enough such that the charcoal doesn’t fall through. Find a fan on Amazon with the correct diameter to sit in the top. Boom. Filter.

Oh and make sure the bottom isn’t sitting flat on the floor if you put holes on the bottom. Put something underneath like some nuts/washers or books(off to the side)so there’s at least an inch under the bottom for air to flow.

You could also get an exhaust fan for like a grow room, with some dryer hose attached, and put the hose entrance right next to the printer, and the fan exhausting outside through a window, so you won’t need to filter your air to begin with.

Edit- dude shouldn’t need to do any of this, it’s his employer’s job. If it was just him and his printer, I’d recommend he does what I suggested above.^^

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daemon_panda t1_j9w98l9 wrote

No. These are probably hazardous fumes. His employer has a duty to his safety. If his employer refuses his duty, further steps must be taken. This is a potential health and safety violation. Any steps must be on the employer. People are more important than profits.

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