Reddit reviews Dayton 1TDN7 Round Permanent Split Capacitor OEM Specialty Blower
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Disclaimer: I use propane, not coal. My advice is only based on other people's experience, not my own.
I think the problem is the idea that a hairdryer is going to pull the same weight a proper blower will. Companies are trying to save money by making products that meet, but just barely, their intended use. Use as a forge blower was never considered as a use-case when any hairdryer was designed. The duty cycle and run times aren't comparable and the operating environments are near opposites.
You see a lot of YouTube videos where people throw together a forge with this and that and it usually has a hairdryer blower. This might work for a bit or for the home gamer, but it can't last long term or fit the needs of a hobbyist or professional. You don't see follow-up videos or blog posts of forge owners praising their hairdryer blowers. You do hear when people upgrade and how much better it is.
I appreciate your pain. As a hobbyist myself, I've tried to make some tools that I really should have just purchased outright. Many times you can hack something great together that'll last a long time (i refused to spend two grand on a belt grinder, so I built one), sometimes it's better off to just get the right tool for the job (purchased the wheels for said grinder instead of trying to make them out of wood or skateboard wheels).
I think a proper variable speed fan for a forge blower is something I would just buy outright. Amazon even has a few cheap options you can put a speed control dial on. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OM1L7E/
How much money do you keep spending on replacing hairdryers until you get a tool that'll last forever?
Good luck
I've been running this blower since January.
Dayton 1TDN7 Round Permanent Split Capacitor OEM Specialty Blower
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001OM1L7E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_D.SMzbTTYQZRG
You'd have to buy a power cord and wire it in (simple wire nuts). I've got it clamped to a 2" pipe flange. 50 cfm is plenty, and you don't need a rheostat to adjust flow, you just swing the air gate over the eye of the impeller. I usually run it about 1/8 to 1/4 open and get plenty of flow, but I have a relatively small firebowl.
This is a pretty sweet little fan and it's very quiet. I also bought a stomp switch that plugs into the power cord. You can just wire in a simple switch instead.
It's got a very low current draw as it has a solid state rectifier that converts the single phase standard AC to three phase. That's one of the reason I didn't use the rheostat because I didn't want to mess with the circuit. It's a 0.26 amp draw, so if you want to use it freestanding, a relatively cheap converter and battery could make it work, but that's getting pricier. I'm going to mess with a thermoelectric generator and see if I can power the fan off the forge heat.
Power cords run about $10 or less. That fan is $60.