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Building a Low Pressure Fog Machine

06/04/2009 11:50 PM

Good day everyone,

I want to build the low pressure fog machine, the existing machine on market either too much pressure ie a lot of smoke or too expensive.

Can anyone give me an idea how to build one?

Thanks in advance
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06/05/2009 12:44 AM

Buy an existing machine,(one that makes too much smoke), take it apart and make it better.
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06/05/2009 1:06 AM

The easiest way to meke one is to add dry ice to water. Use a valve to regulate the output.

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06/05/2009 3:16 AM

Johnson's Baby Oil (usual disclaimer) is used in model-making circles as basic smoke. It is simply dripped onto a warm electric element, usually energised from a 12VDC supply. Hornby model trains (usual disclaimer) used the system extensively in their proprietary models, so the cheapest way to do it is to dismantle a broken locomotive found on the secondhand market and recover the smoke unit. About £10GBP might be enough to obtain one.

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