"Silverpdx" writes:

I recently picked up a Lau blower fan and an electric motor at separate
garage sales.

I want to use these two to make an air cleaner. The kind that hangs
overhead
and circulates air through furnace filters. This is something my shop
really
needs as the airborn dust can get pretty dense at times. I wear a filter
mask when working there but the sawdust gets everywhere.

In planning how to make such a beast I realized that I have no idea how
fast
the blower should be spun. The blower rotor/squirrel cage is 12"
diameter.
This is in a metal enclosure, of course. Can someone please suggest a
speed to spin this? The motor is marked with its speeds so the issue is
working out the size of the pulleys.

As far as I know, Lau Blower is still in business in Cleveland, Oh.

Why not contact their tech service group?


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