Artist Studio Ventilation System

The vent a fume fume extractor is a complete ventilation system designed for encaustic painting.

Artist studio ventilation system.

See more ideas about studio setup ventilation studio. For my home studio the venting solution i chose was the vent a fume. Its close capture design allows for quick and efficient removal of the undesirable and or unpleasant fumes typically associated with encaustic painting. We are dealing with a near industrial setting.

Work habits climate concerns and individual sensitivity vary. Be sure to research everything about all of the tools and paints you intend to use before setting up your own studio ventilation system. You can build this setup for about 124 plus shipping and tax if applicable. Ideally the fan pumping in fresh air will be behind the artist blowing fumes away from the artist s face and toward the fan exhausting the air outside in order to create a continuous stream of clean air for the artist to breathe in.

This ventilation described above is for dealing with vapors only. Local hazardous waste management program in king county 1 078 views. Exhaust fans at the window or heating duct level as well as near the work space should be installed. In a small studio using this system the artist s position is very important.

An art studio is not a residential air quality application. The instructions below are for the fume ventilation system that i created for my jewelry soldering area. Please see my video on the fume ventilation system to be released soon. Each workspace will be a bit different.

It is not sufficient if you are dealing with particulates as with airbrushing or grinding paints. Studio ventilation for lampwork this page is intended to show the pros and cons of various ventilation schemes and detail our own setup. Toxic substances in art studio ventilation duration. It is a tabletop model that sits beside the encaustic palette.

When i am working in my studio i open a window behind me to replace the air that is being vented out. A lot cheaper than a kitchen hood. This fan is 340 cfm cubic feet per minute.