Poor Brad. He has a daughter right? She's been forcing him to make a pony army, it seems.

lol. Nothing wrong with that. I recently saw a clip from a scary movie in which a guy is killed by a unicorn. Freaking awesome. lol.

2n2r5 wrote:

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Is there another version of this using a different steam cooker? Also would a respirator be just the type of plastic/clothy face mask one might use when spray painting a house, or something that actually feeds in oxygen for breathing?

That is a particulate mask. It filters dust.

You need something that filters organic compounds if you're going to wear anything, though doing it outside is plenty safe.

Rocketman wrote:

Is there another version of this using a different steam cooker? Also would a respirator be just the type of plastic/clothy face mask one might use when spray painting a house, or something that actually feeds in oxygen for breathing?

People have used rice cookers, egg cookers, basically anything that doesn't have an exposed heater area and can be completely closed off.  This allows you to confine the vapors and re-condense to finish your pieces.

As for the fumes, just use it in a well ventilated area and you won't have too many problems... If you have to, keep a face mask handy, but if you can uncover and remove the part without sticking your face in the cooker, you won't have much of a problem at all.

Would a simple particle protection mask work? I was thinking of simply taking it outside towards the yard and using an extention cord for safety.

I recall a thread that used a more brand name steamer, and didn't require kapton tape of which I hate to spend $10 a sheet on whenever possible.

It used hot water rather an an electric heater to boil the acetone, though that's a lot more trouble.  The main difference is using a chilled copper coil at the top to contain the vapor.  It creates a zone of cold air which the vapor cannot cross without condensing back into the pot.  The presto is a lot easier to use, I can have a print smoothed within 5 minutes of getting out the pot.

Is there another version of this using a different steam cooker? Also would a respirator be just the type of plastic/clothy face mask one might use when spray painting a house, or something that actually feeds in oxygen for breathing?

People have used rice cookers, egg cookers, basically anything that doesn't have an exposed heater area and can be completely closed off.  This allows you to confine the vapors and re-condense to finish your pieces.

As for the fumes, just use it in a well ventilated area and you won't have too many problems... If you have to, keep a face mask handy, but if you can uncover and remove the part without sticking your face in the cooker, you won't have much of a problem at all.