DIY window exhaust vent

[cmreeder]

My solution will not work for everybody.
It isn’t a window exhaust vent; it’s a permanently installed exhaust vent.

I had a house, and my dad helped me install a vent. Then I sold that house while waiting for my Glowforge to arrive. The vent wasn’t even a consideration for the buyer… it didn’t reduce my selling capabilities. Basement office space. For pictures of that unused vent, you can see conversations I had last year:

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I ordered the same day as @Xabbess and @morganstanfield - Oct 14 at 3:36 pm. My husband showed me the tested video a few days before - kind of, “hey isn’t this cool, and wouldn’t it be great…” He didn’t expect me to ask whether we should get the basic or the pro. We slept on it and I was more excited and more committed in the morning, but it took a few days to pull a heist on our untouchable emergency savings account. We are still in line for a basic. I’d still like to upgrade, but money. I joi…

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Update on my space. [image] Here’s what the Glowforge will see from its table/workbench. IT man is still setting up his servers, but the room is [mostly] finished. Trim below the ceiling should allow for either network cable or LED lights bounced off the ceiling.

I own my second house, and my studio has a wall that’s behind my fence. Even on the front of the house, I would do this; but I have no restrictions preventing my solution.

I admit it seems pretty intimidating to cut through the external wall; but with a few tools and a “what the heck” attitude, anybody who can lean, bend, pry, and cuss will be able to do this - provided they are allowed and wish to. I did this one by myself. And hey, there are more pictures!

My Venting Setup

Rather than start a new topic… while I wait for the UPS delivery van today, I am doing this:[image] Started inside with stud finder and then drilled one centering hole out to the exterior. Got a bigger hole through the brick with a lot of drilled holes around the perimeter and then chiseled out the precise shape. (Yeah, not so precise; but it’ll do just fine.) Now to enlarge the hole through to the studio.

My Venting Setup

Dry fit is not bad: [image] I will use some silicon and make sure it is well sealed… for weather/ bugs and for fumes

My hose is capped with a quick-connect from Home Depot like others in this thread. When winter comes and temperatures drop, I will probably disconnect when not in use. At that time, I’ll make some kind of insulated plug.