> I find that bench-top "fume extractors", consisting of a fan and thin dust filter, are extremely noisy and essentially useless. Compared to no fan/filter, t

> I find that bench-top "fume extractors", consisting of a fan and thin dust filter, are extremely noisy and essentially useless. Compared to no fan/filter, they're A LOT better, I'd say. And a relatively small price to pay for such an improvement. But yeah, they're not nearly as good as a real fume extractor.