>I have asthma, presumably from 30 years of breathing solder fumes.  I
>built a simple fume extractor for my shop with a meaty muffin fan, an
>activated carbon filter mounted on what was left of a gooseneck lamp.
> I just swing it in place when I'm soldering and get those nasty
>fumes out of my face.

That's flux, not lead.

>DON'T  breathe solder fumes.
>-- Lawrence Lile

A good idea in any case!