78sharpshooter Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I know some have used car blowers but all that I have seen are open and I am looking for one that has the housing built in. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 The aftermarket ones used for RV,s and ad on air have there own housings, the cheep hair drier from wall mart usually works on 12v dc as well as 120v ac. Or use a coffee can and a soup can. One of the Aussies build a blower , he cut down a pair of coffee cans (to get the right depth) and pressed them to gather (think something like 4" on one can and 1" on the other) then inset a soup can on the side as an out let, and a tuna can as an inlet in the "lid" I'd recommend an old floorboard type starter switch and a reostat to control it. I really don't like fires growing wile my back is to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankySmith Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Has anyone ever used this type of fan for the blower? It's available at local home store, says it's rated at 40 CFM to 80. I'm attracted to it because it will be quieter than a hair dryer for my small forge and I haven't been able to locate a hand cranked. It's an inline duct booster fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Look for a squirrel cage fan used as a cooling fan in old equipment. Mine is about 4 inches in dia with a 2 in outlet or so. 110v not 12 v though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Is there a reason for the 12v ? I pulled some really nice blowers out of commercial copy machines. Check your area for an E-waste recycler. The one near me accepts anything that has a cord, or takes batteries. From kids toys to hospital equipment. A shop vac, or any one that has the ability to blow will also work. Old canister vacs at garage sales, or thrift stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Go to your local sporting goods store and buy a 12v mattress inflater, I have two "Coleman Inflate Alls." They're intended to inflate air mattresses, rafts of all sizes though it will take probably 15 minutes to inflate a 6 man raft. They don't develop high pressure so you have to finish things like rafts and inflatable boats with the foot pump but for regular stuff like field expedient forges they're DE BOMB. WAY more air than a guy needs for most stuff. Oh yeah, there are other brands and you'll want some iron pipe to keep the blower away from the fire, they're typically plastic and get all gooey when hot. The motors don't rely on the blower for cooling so there's no problem putting a valve on the intake to regulate air output. Just Google "Inflate all". Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78sharpshooter Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 I just got this together and at a reasonable price too, fan is made in Germany and is continuous duty rated so I am hoping it holds up! It certainly moves enough air at full speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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