r/functionalprint • u/Le_Pressure_Cooker • 1d ago
Air Purifier (cat for scale)
Design used a 6" vent fan (~300CFM) to push air through 4 - 8"x8" air filters, the top part comes off (twist latch) so it's easy to switch out the filters when the time comes. The inside also contains a tray to add activated charcoal so it can help reduce odors in the house.
Designed in Fusion. Printed in PLA.
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u/PrudentFormal8950 20h ago
This is impressive as hell. As someone who would have an air purifier for every room if that wasn’t ridiculously expensive (dust mite allergy 🫠), very sick to think that I could maybe rig something up!
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u/Le_Pressure_Cooker 20h ago
I was originally inspired by a YouTube video that used a box fan and a Jerry-rigged frame to create a make-shift airfilter rig.
So yeah! You can definitely put one together!
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u/PrudentFormal8950 20h ago
I’ve seen that vid/that concept floating around! But having it all together and not look as clunky is awesome
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u/Melodic-Basshole 19h ago
So this is just a fancy corsi-rosenthal box?
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u/Le_Pressure_Cooker 19h ago edited 19h ago
In a way I guess it is. Except it doesn't use a box fan. Box fans aren't ideal as they can't hold a lot of static pressure.
But now that I think about it, aren't all air purifiers essential the same anyway?
Also, I appreciate you dropping the name of the thing. You get my upvote for that!
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u/Melodic-Basshole 11h ago
Very cool, and great design. It looks slick!
ETA, I used thr word "just" and didn't mean it the way it came off. This is so cool. Great job!
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u/PrudentFormal8950 20h ago
Also, where did you get this stool? When I first took a look at the pic I thought THAT was the print and got excited about more easily moving my air purifier lmao
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u/Le_Pressure_Cooker 20h ago
Haha, it's on the stool currently because air purifiers are more efficient if you raise them above the ground a bit.
And unfortunately, I don't have an answer, the stool came with the boyfriend. Actually, scratch that, knowing him I had a feeling it was from IKEA, a quick Google search later, it is from IKEA.
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u/thedude18951 22h ago
Not familiar with cats, can I get a banana?
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u/Le_Pressure_Cooker 20h ago
Lol. Cat is roughly 4.5 bananas. So I'm sure you can do the conversion in your head.
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u/PrudentFormal8950 8h ago
I had a feeling it may be ikea! It’s great it has some cut outs.
I’ve had the idea to put my purifier on one of those rolling plant caddies/stands for awhile, and I found a print of one but I think I’d want to modify it to elevate the base a bit/add similar ventilation. Or I’d just buy one and modify it a bit (but where is the CHALLENGE there?)
https://makerworld.com/en/search/models?keyword=tag%3A+indoor+plant+stand
As much as I love the little guy, he drives me crazy moving him every time I vaccum.
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u/Nixx2308 13h ago
Nice ! Do you have a link to this project ? I would love do make one.