Cloudline vs vivosun

I did a couple of different fan solutions (6" with 6 to 4 in couplers).

The first one was for a fixed purpose and it is great on air movement and reasonably quiet:

The second one is for when I take it out of my office:

These allow me to have a long run between the GF :glowforge: and the fan using a 15 to 25 foot 4 inch duct connected to a 4 to 6 inch adapter and either extend the exhaust to an outside wall or even a carbon filter (to knock down the smell).

Having something that can move greater than 200 cfm helps to overcome the resistance air pressure and keeps the GF :glowforge: under negative internal pressure forcing the smoke and smells out the exhaust.

As an addition noise suppression, the fixed install uses insulated 4 inch duct between the GF :glowforge: and the fan.


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https://www.homedepot.com/p/Master-Flow-4-in-x-12-ft-Insulated-Flexible-Duct-R6-Silver-Jacket-F6IFD4X144/203420974

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