The only thing I would worry about with a vacuum cleaner motor is the duty cycle rating. I don't know how long the motors are designed to run.
I have a home built unit using an old air handler motor. It's too big of a fan without having some sort of exhaust ducting on it to choke the airflow. It worked OK, but it works better now as a circulating fan on the really muggy, humid days. I have a handful of electrostatic air filters that do a great job of catching dust and are easy to clean. The bracket with one screw pops off and I swap out filters and clean a bunch at once.
I picked up a Jet ambient air cleaner off of craigslist for cheap and it works great. It is smaller, quieter, has 3 speeds and auto shut-off.
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