Supercharge Your Fog Machine!

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Supercharge Your Fog Machine!

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Getting fog to reach further into your Halloween display can be a challenge, but but adding in a small but powerful fan, you can maximize the amount of fog you're able to move around.
So join me as I build a DIY fog fan for use with my Halloween fog machine.
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@TheMichaelStott 11 ай бұрын

Halloween in Australia when it's not Autumn (Fall) is a real problem with fog. The fog comes out at a high temperature anyway, hot air rises faster than cool air so the trick is to use a system that can cool the fog down so it stays low on the ground for longer. This can be done using some flexible tubing you can coil inside a large container, having the tube ends fixed to holes made at the base of the container, sealing them so you can pour in lots of ice in the container and close it. Place the fog machine at one end of the container (It's good to have a heat resistant tube fixed to that end cause the nozzle of your fogger gets hot in case you're like me and didn't know how hot it can get). The fog travels through the coiled up tubing in ice and it gets "Chilled". There's a few plans for this on the net but they are easy to improvise or even improve on😊

@bakerfx4968 11 ай бұрын

Utilize the Bernoulli effect and don’t put the hose adaptor right against your fogger. If there’s room for more air, the low pressure in the tube will pull even more air in and help disperse the fog

@AnthonySherritt 11 ай бұрын

Double this comment! Great build. I will use this.

@JonFlores275 11 ай бұрын

Love this idea! For our display we love low lying fog so not only do we buy Froggy fog juice, but we also have similar garden piping you used in your example. We freeze water bottles the night before and throw 2-3 bottle into the tube and it cools the fog enough to keep it perfectly low. Halfway during the night we replace the frozen bottles, but its easy to do. I know there's other methods using coolers and dry ice, but this one works for our small yard and really makes a difference.

@DayNNyteDJs 11 ай бұрын

Great idea with the water bottles.

@Phantom-Halloween 11 ай бұрын

I love your channel so much and I’m so and I’m so inspired by you to the point where I have started making my own garage haunt😄

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

That is awesome!

@Phantom-Halloween 11 ай бұрын

@@VanOaksProps thank you!

@Dave-gm8yn 11 ай бұрын

That's an awesome idea and a very simple fix for a fog distribution problem... I love it.. sometimes the simplest things are the amswer

@tylerhair9067 11 ай бұрын

The way I do it is I concocted a setup using 4” corrugated drainage pipe arranged with different exits where I want the fog to come out. Then I pass the fog through a rubbermaid container filled with ice. And I use an old hair dryer at the beginning where the fog comes in to push it along. Had good luck with it last year!

@brianahawkins8124 11 ай бұрын

Awesome, this will totally help for future Halloween decor.

@Biokemist-o3k 3 күн бұрын

Nice build!!

@hauntjunkies 9 ай бұрын

We are giving this a try this year!

@snidelywhiplash 11 ай бұрын

I had good luck making a PVC chiller. I used: - 4" x 8-foot pipe - 4" 90° elbow - 4"x2" reducer - 2" tee, with short bit uncapped - And a short length of 2" stock Cut and fit. Spray paint with black Krylon Fusion. Works best concealed in bushes or the like. To use, fill 4" portion with ice or (easiest) frozen 20 oz bottles of water. Put small end *riiight* next to fog machine output and start 'er up. You may have to replace the water bottles a couple times over the course of an evening.

@InfamousElGuapo 11 ай бұрын

If you put some frozen water bottles in the tube, it will chill the fog as it passes and give it a low lying fog effect.

@cem1838 11 ай бұрын

Another useful build. This is really helpful for stage use as well. Thanks. Happy haunting!

@johnprzybysz3845 9 ай бұрын

If you set the hose or fan a few inches away from the fogger it will draw more air into the tube that will help push the fog through the hose.

@kargandarr 11 ай бұрын

The part that are put together near the beginning of the video including the fan can be used to pull air through an airbrushing paint booth as well.

@Kyp678 11 ай бұрын

I've seen marine bilge blowers also work with foggers.

@jeffallen3382 11 ай бұрын

Look up adding a pond mister to your fog machine. It increases the amount of fog and helps it stay low to the ground.

@jdaywork2693 10 ай бұрын

Nice!

@Chaedron1 11 ай бұрын

I'd love to hear your thoughts on ultra sonic foggers, especially the big ones with 10 heads on them. I've experimented with the single head/disc ultrasonic humidifiers for my indoor plants and they can put out some decent fog which also stays low to the ground. Anyway, I actually bought an AC inline fan by accident thinking it was a regular PC fan and I might use it for this. Though I don't currently own a fogger, that might be a future purchase when I see some sales. Great video as always!

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

They're cool, but crazy expensive in my limited experience pricing them out. Thanks for watching!

@kirkrende3935 8 ай бұрын

Looks like a boat bilge blower.

@propsandvillainy 11 ай бұрын

Damn great idea . Gonna try this for my carbon freezing chamber

@HistoricLife 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

@pablow5549 11 ай бұрын

Great video I couldn’t find the link to the RCA lighting that you talk about. Can you share the video link or the name so I can look for it in the old videos thanks

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

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@billbrydon3725 11 ай бұрын

Actually, I like the intermediate setup, since it spreads the fog across a wider area.

@brandonvantassel5542 11 ай бұрын

Wow, Ok I think the middle one without the fan Might help make a Fog Screen ??? Like the one you made a video about a Bit Earlier !!

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

Possibly! Especially if you cap the opposite end of the ducting.

@brandonvantassel5542 11 ай бұрын

@@VanOaksProps heck Yeah !!

@brandonvantassel5542 11 ай бұрын

I have heard if you want your Fog to stay lower you can run the tube through a cooler filled with Ice .

@horses2by 11 ай бұрын

Awesome idea, I think I’ll try doing it this way. Thanks for sharing 🎃💀☠️🎈🧛‍♂️👻

@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup 11 ай бұрын

run the hose through a cooler full of ice it will keep the fog down at ground level.

@shanedavis5799 11 ай бұрын

I don't see a need for this in that setup and I didn't notice any real difference in output. I could use this though to help push the fog through my long tubing going through a fog chiller. I may do this.

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

For clarity this isn't how I would set it up, but rather just shows it's application. 8 feet worth of ducting really doesn't serve much purpose in a haunt setting, however, if you needed to push for 20' this would be a good build to improve fog distribution.

@Craftlngo 11 ай бұрын

There is another thing you could try to keep the fog more compact. I've recently seen a trick by Norm from Adam Savage's channel Tested, where he lead the fog through a piece of open cell foam. The result is a dense fog creeping over the floor. But since he made the test with a micro fogger, I'm not sure if this would work on a larger scale with your fog machine.

@happymaskedguy1943 11 ай бұрын

See you in the fog Van Oaks!

@keithk2920 10 ай бұрын

seems an inline vent fan would work the same way

@VanOaksProps 10 ай бұрын

Correct.

@memecats5698 11 ай бұрын

I’d be curious to see what it would if you put the fan at the end of your hose.

@martinlaperriere6155 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@russmartinez7988 9 ай бұрын

Need a chiller

@1969bilbo 11 ай бұрын

Let's get to fogging!

@kathyhousden2825 11 ай бұрын

Can you do a project using this fan and a fog chiller? I tried doing a fog chiller once before but it was an utter fail.

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

Maybe some day!

@IAmLusion 11 ай бұрын

The second one without the fan had better spread overall.

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

It’s because I had to run it 3x as long just to get the fog to exit the ducting. So there was more fog created.

@jbponzi1 11 ай бұрын

Masonite would be good for the gaskets.

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

Definitely.

@rayphillips815 10 ай бұрын

Curious which glue gun that was?

@VanOaksProps 10 ай бұрын

This one: surebonder.com/collections/surebonder-cosplay-glue-tools-and-accessories/products/h-327-specialty-series-high-temperatrue-60-watt-full-size-detail-tip-hot-glue-gun?ref=vanoaksprops

@makitasr 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. Any possibility, you'd be willing the post the STL file for the gasket? I'm making this and am having trouble converting the PDF into something I can upload to the modeling software I use. Or add to your ETSY store. I'd buy the plans. Thank you.

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I didn't design it in 3d. Have you tried converting the PDF to an SVG and importing that into your 3d software and then extruding the shape?

@makitasr 11 ай бұрын

@@VanOaksProps Hi, thank you for replying. I really appreciate it. I did try a free PDF to SVG converter and the results were less than stellar. I'm going to try cutting acrylic on my CNC. I'm sure I'll be able to adapt the pattern and make it work. Thank you again.

@jakem3422 9 ай бұрын

What fog machine do you use?

@VanOaksProps 9 ай бұрын

I actually needed to borrow a fog machine for this video. I find them to all be very similar in construction, the real different is output and the amount of space you need to fill.

@JGDeRuvo 11 ай бұрын

Wouldn’t it also help to chill the dog so it hugs the ground?

@VanOaksProps 11 ай бұрын

It absolutely would. This build is more about pushing fog a distance if you have parts of your haunt where the fog won’t reach on its own.

@603VIL 10 ай бұрын

Do you think the gaskets could be 3D printed in PLA?

@VanOaksProps 10 ай бұрын

ABS or PETG would be better since PLA could potentially warp during the warmer times of the year

@603VIL 10 ай бұрын

@VanOaksProps gotcha. Thanks Derek.

@603VIL 10 ай бұрын

Also, does the discharge side of the reducer fit inside the drainage pipe, or is it coupled somehow?

@VanOaksProps 10 ай бұрын

@@603VIL fits right into the ducting. I also found that if you move the fan about 8’ out from the nozzle you get better push. So you’d have the fogger and 8’ of ducting, then the fan, and whatever additional length of ducting. It’s also beneficial to have the ducting about 8-10” from the fogger’s nozzle

@603VIL 10 ай бұрын

@VanOaksProps Got it. So 8-10" gap so that Bernoulli effect works. Then 8 feet of ducting. Then a splice with the reducer fan combo Then, out to the remaining pipe. Sound right?

@celticknyt 10 ай бұрын

Obviously I get the point is to build something, but it seems like you're just creating a weaker version of a bilge fan for a similar price.

@VanOaksProps 10 ай бұрын

I was actually unaware of bilge fans prior to making the video. That said, I'm always for time saving purchases that do a better job than the version I could make.