How To Make A Simple Aircrete Foam Generator | FrankenFoam
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- I make an aircrete foam generator using PVC. It has been a fun month or so, learning how to make and use aircrete. I've got one more rocket stove build in works in this series and maybe a few more ideas in the mix.
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Project Parts List:
• 2” PVC pipe, 2 foot length
• 3/4” PVC Pipe, 2 foot length (approx)
• (2) 2” to 3/4” PVC reducing bushings
• (2) 2” PVC threaded male connectors
• 2” cap for threaded connector
• 2” female threaded connector
• 3/4” PVC solvent-weld ball valve
• 3/4” PVC tee connector
• 3/4” PVC 90 degree connector
• 3/4” PVC cap
• 3/4” PVC plug
• 3/4” OD bushing with 3/4” inside thread
• 3/4” to 1/2” galvanized threaded bushing
• 1/2” male thread, steel air hose connector
• PVC cement
• Teflon tape
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8:45, that is why we dry fit before adding glue. Swivels are always necessary, where swivels aren’t used people ruin their hoses faster…
Great video and work.
A secret to taking the lip off the inside of your fittings, use an electricians step down bit, they make them in small to large sizes up to 2 in. Using the step down bit will also allow you to not only take the lip off, but widen it enough you can use a rubber seal gasket if you choose. Using the rubber o-ring allows for quick disassembly, as well as airtight and no leaks.
Great tips. Thank you.
I am so glad that you waved from the bus. That is a wonderful memory, so glad you shared.
Wow, I didn't know folks built batch style foam generators... I like the continuous feed for larger quantities. Thanks for posting. I guess this for folks who don't need much foam.
On somehthing like this, primer is not needed so much, but when you do plumbing under pressure, primer is essential!!! especially on the printed labels or if you are using dirty pipe or old pipe that has been laying around outside. (or is existing plumbing exposed to elements.) Oxidized PVC glues VERY poorly and the primer will make it much more "agreeable" to glueing. For instance, If I built this, it will be from leftover waste pieces from other projects that have been stored outside behind my shed, so I would HAVE to use primer for a good glue joint. I also read below that someone likes to sand it, also good, but you can get away with just cleaning it real good with primer - your preference. If you're going to sand it, use the roll strips of sandpaper, so you can "saw" it round and round like a shoe shine
Great tips! Thank you for sharing. Thank you for watching.
That's the best foam generator I have ever seen. Awesome! It's a crude design but incredibly functional.
Thank you. I prefer "simple" versus "crude," but I'll accept the compliment as offered. :-) Thank you for watching.
@@GreenShortzDIY Una consulta al inicio haz colocado 1 T para entrada del Aire y del otro Lado queda Abierta Porque no se ve si la tapas
Saludos desde Costa Rica 🇨🇷 🇨🇷 Pura Vida
Gracias
Worked great! We made it today. A couple of things: yes, the brand of soap matters a lot. Your generator should be at 90 psi and it took literally 2 Lowe’s and 2 Home Depot’s to find all the parts that with the price increases ran like $70+ in total…but still totally worth it since I’ve been dreaming of several aircrete projects and just needed a gun. Thank you so much for sharing your plans! One small thing, the parts list is missing the 2” T. Gun works great!
What brand of soap is the best?
Are you telling me that the situation is as bad as in Panama with driving around for parts? ;-) I’m still thinking if I should build a 20ft long foam gun….. ;-p
Thank you for your comment. I don't have the compressor yet so your comment is helpful for me to know what to get
I'm new to aircrete for building safe places for the coming CLIMATE CHAOS.
Really love your ❤ and ingenuity and openness to share.
How about using air stones verses the steel wool?
Glad to get to the plans. Thanks.
Thank you, James! Thank you for watching.
Obrigado belo vídeo e muito bem explicado
Your foam bazooka is going to make some sweet, thick aircrete! I can't wait to see all the experiments this device will have a part in making.
Thank you, Greg. This foam generator made my best foam yet! I've got some more aircrete projects in mind now that I'm happy with the foam and more comfortable with the process. Thank you for watching.
That’s awesome you putting this video out to people thank you
Thank you for watching, Antonio.
Excellent job!!!
Awesome work Tom! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Fred!!!!! Great to see you! Thanks bro. Hope you’re good.
@@GreenShortzDIY thanks Tom, I am, hope all is well with you too!
Great stiff! 👍
I made some anti rodent tubes with PVC that have a 1 1/2” threaded PVC connection. I always used teflon tape but after a couple of uses the threads still wanted to gall/bind. It amazes me how much force it takes to break it free when this happens. I still use teflon tape but found putting some paste wax on the threads keeps them from binding and makes for an even better seal. The tape last longer too. I have been using a few of these for several years being opened and closed several times each year and they never bind up and seal tightly without having to over tighten.
Thank you for the input. I appreciate it. I’m still learning.
Neat and great story. God Bless, stay safe.
Thanks for watching, Joey. Nice to see you. (I'm digging down in the comments today.)
Awesome!... Good idea friend, I will follow your contributions from now on.
By far the best device and explanation I've seen on this topic. Looking forward to making one, thank you 🙌👍
Thank you. Thank you for watching.
Brilliant idea for a aircrete foam generator
Thank you, Amen! Thank you for watching. Looking forward to some of your garage reno videos. :-)
Perfect I love your job Thank you
Thank you for watching.
nice thanks for sharing !!
nicely explaind
Thank you
Thank you for watching, Jay.
You are awesome!! Thank you for this!!!
You’re welcome, Kelly. Thank you for watching. And for the compliment.
Excellent video! I liked that you showed everything, even the problems at work. I think that's the best way to learn. Super like! I subscribed!!!
You know, it occurs to me that if you fitted another barb just after the air inlet and attached that to a pressure washer detergent bottle, the pressure from the air would suck the detergent up thehose into the resevoir, therefore you could make bigger batches, simply using a bigger bottle.
I’d try using threaded tee's and dry fit the nozzle end with just a 2” pvc coupling instead of the male /female fittings.
Good information
Thank you for watching.
Thank you so much.
Good job!
Thanks! Thank you for watching.
Parabéns 👏 👏 👏 excelente vídeo
Thank you for watching!
I’m looking forward to building your franken foamer, you just earned a new subscriber. I was in the Army National Guard and did a 2-week deployment to Korea in the summer of 1988. I was in Yongsan, and visited the DMZ - was in that same building, but in military garb.
Thank you for your service to our nation and the world. If you haven’t purchased the plans yet, let me send them to you as a gift. Send your email to tom at greenshortz. com.
Great video
Parabéns muito simples ...
Obrigado por assistir.
Fun tastic....thanks so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
AWESOME!!!
Hey bro thanks you so much big blessings from Peten Guatemala
So far this is the simplest and effective foam generator design I've seen. I'm about to build my first one and this design is the one I'm going to use.
And you just gained one more subscriber :)
Thank you for watching, Joey. Good luck with your build.
I liked am gonna build mine
this is awesome!!
Thank you. Thank you for watching.
good idea👍🏼👍🏼
The best design I've seen so far. I wonder if you could make the soap go through a venturi system so you could have more of a reservoir
Thank you, John. You could always just lengthen the side pipe to increase volume. I think it would be difficult to keep the mix consistent using a venturi. I think the pressures on this generator fluctuate a bit. Thank you for watching.
17:59 pipe dope on threaded fittings will seal more effectively and keep joints loose forever.
Muchas gracias..genio 👍 saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱
Denada. :-)
Excelente..,
Genial. You are a Formidable person, tk for shering.
Thank you for watching, Anton.
This was the best I have watched.
Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.
Ki ora (hello) from Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud (New Zealand) Your tutorial was great, nothing pretentious, I have been known to measure twice and cut 4 times... I was checking this out as I want to make some concrete pots etc and boy are they heavy lifting. So I thought hey what about aircrete? I looked at foam generators from new and though heack no I am not paying that, a quick google search and here it is. I will check out you other posts, hopefully the air create process will be there. Nga mihinui, (many thanks) Paul Cronin.
13:21 i was going to say same about both sides when I first saw you fail to do so. I also believe, it is a good habit to pass brush twice over each surface alternating between part A & B: A, B, A, B careful to limit pooling and wipe away excess after fitting
Great video; like the easy yet detailed explanation! Also, cool story about your experience in South Korea.
Good
Thank you for watching.
Thanks. ..I'm from Malaysia..
Thank you for watching, Nilam.
Nice 👍🏿
Bien jugado Franki
Nice design, I really like it. I think it was just fine with the additional air holes though. All you probably needed to do is open the Valve half way if you wanted the foam to come out slower. It actually makes it more versatile so you can pump foam out in a hurry if needed.
Thank for the feedback. Thanks for watching.
No me quedo claro cuanto miden los dos tubos que van dentro del de 2"
@@noranoack7239 Una Pregunta en la T donde pone la entrada de Aire del Compresor al otro lado q pone
No hablo Inglés
Gracias Si me puedes ayudar.. 🙏🙏🙏
Lleva un tapón. La idea es que la manga de aire no sea lo que aguante el peso una vez colocada en el piso. Y un codo no es tan estable como una T con un tapón.
@13:30, make sure you CLOSE the ball valve before glueing. Maybe you can get lucky, and the glue won't get into the valve mechanism, but best practice is to close the valve before glueing. Before I knew that, I made some joints with ball valves that I couldn't turn all the way off because they got glue in them!
Thanks somuch from indonesia
Thank you for watching. :-)
Interesting
Thank you for watching.
Dude new sub here . Great video!
Thank you for watching, Ian. Thank you for the sub.
This will make a great insulation delivery system.
That was a very good presentation Sir. I'm planning to duplicate you Franken Foam so I can make a sample foam concrete.
wow your creation is amazing, I'm going to try to make it for my university thesis. Greetings from Nicaragua
Thank you for watching. Good luck with your thesis!
@@GreenShortzDIY Hello, i have a question, What is the air outlet pressure that you calibrate on your compressor? for the production of foam
Thank you Mr. GreenShortz your video is so helpful for me. I need a canhon to produce 80 M3 of foam per day . Is it possible? Thank you so much.
What section of the Home Depot did you find the 3/4" to 1/2" bushing?
Very nice build but only for small amount of foam, I am pouring 28"x28" column caps so the reservoir has to be really large in my case. Thanks for sharing.
V. Nice
Thank you for watching.
Gracias. Thanks. Merci. 🙂🙏🏻💚
Great story about Korea. And I always watch to the end. Why would anyone read a book, and skip the ending?
Thank you for watching, Terry. And I appreciate all the great feedback.
@@GreenShortzDIY I enjoy learning from your videos. Who knew you could use soap suds to make concrete. :-)
Se possível faça um vídeo, mostrando com calma a mudança que você fez no gerador de espuma. O projeto é Show !!! Obrigado !!!
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Crazy question m but can you use this somehow to make your own foaming soap? Idk how long the foam stays foamy. Just a thought that came to me while watching this. I def want to build one! Thanks for the video.👍🏼
Wish I could like this twice
Thank you, James!
The fittings have release agent on them , you should use pipe cleaner on all fitting connections. You bought the light bodied clear glue, you would probably like the orange medium body glue better. You get much more working time with the orange glue
Thank you for the tips. I appreciate it. Thank you for watching.
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I would just sand the inside of the through fitting a little more and dry fit the pipe before gluing together which is always a good idea... also have a hammer ready to add a little persuasion if necessary...
Thank you for the suggestions. :-)
when connecting the 3/4 pipes, do the same procedure as filling with your rounded file; except you use a drill saw. I Have done it when connecting pvc's joints
Thanks for the suggestion I've been thinking of using this idea of a pipe though a reducing fitting and I was thinking of this idea and wondered if it would work now i just have to see if it'll work on a 2 inch by 1 1/2 inch bushing I'll find out by summer also find out if my radical idea for a methane gas digester will work
Quick tip for everyone to recycle fittings and redo mistakes. Put glue inside the pipe at the fitting and light the glue, once it's almost burnt out then get flat screwdriver and peel pipe from fitting then pliers and grab it and twist the soft hot pipe away from the fitting. Although the fitting will have some soot on it and or be slightly deformed at the start of manipulation separation point it's as good as ever for reuse. Another trick is to make a cut towards the fitting to allow the soft pipe to peel away easier. I'll upload the example this week :-)
Thank you for sharing, Dean!
When gluing pvc or abs to get a longer set time you need to put lots of glue on both sides and have a rubber malot to give it a little bit more persuasion I've been planning on making a methane gas digester and I've been thinking of using a similar idea on. my outlets of my digester same problem just a bigger fitting I'm also looking at doing some aircreat next summer thanks for the excellent video by the way what's the difference between the stainless steel you buy and the stainless steel scrubbers the loony store
Think he said scrubbers are too course and wool gives a denser foam.
man. you`re awesome---- showing us urs mistakes. not anyone would do that. thanks a lot
I learn a lot from my mistakes too. It is part of the process. Thank you for watching.
Hi, thanks for this great video.
How would you adapt FrankenFoam for bigger and/or continues batch flow? Let say someone wants to work with 100 gallons of foam!
Again, Thanks!
The tank section could be made larger. The foam has an optimal life span. Not sure I’d want to do continuous generation. But, I tend to build smaller projects. There is a case for larger quantities. Thank you for watching.
Good evening, where can I find 2" to 3/4" PVC reducing bushings to buy??
felicidades por la información compartida, una pregunta este cañon aque compresor se debe de conectar, caracteristicas del compresor por favor si no es mucha molestia.
Creo que un compresor de este tamaño funcionará. El mío es más grande, pero debería proporcionar suficiente presión para el generador de espuma del tamaño que fabriqué. amzn.to/3CUTHHe Gracias por ver.
Dear guy, great job, nice style and funny ways to be yourself despite imminent international incidents on your way with your foot on the wrong side of the line. I've had fun with your in structions to build Franken Foam (hahaha!) and I have made my after watching your video for the fifth (did I say tenth time?). Now, I'm ready to glue it and test it. I'll have to wait (mired in anxiety) for my wife to bring me the stainless steel wool from the supermarket. I'll let you now about my inescapable success. Cheers from Chile!
Ha! Great comment! Love you sense of humor. Hope your glue-up goes well. Thank you for watching.
Master of Frankenstein Foam, I have to tell you that my inminent success became a tiny&short joy with very little amount of foam and the lost of the whole water in the reservoir on matter of seconds. The trouble, besides the very small size of wools (only ones available at the supermarket and which were filling half of the reservoir), is that the tube that sticks in the reservoir (that you cut in your video because it had too many holes) was to short or something. When I put the water in the reservoir it started to come out of the tip (obviously -I think- because of the short amount of wools). Would love to hear your wise advices about this foaming nightmare. Greetings!
I clearly said "Master of Franken Foam"
How often do you have to change the steel wool to keep it from becoming rusty? Great educational video this week. Do you repurpose the unused foam to wash cars and water plants.?
Good seeing your smiling face on the small screen. Wishing you and your family a blessed spring season. Peace Tom.
He uses stainless steel wool - which should resist rusting pretty well!
Hi JW! The steel wool is stainless, it won't rust, but may eventually wear out. I haven't used it long enough to know how long that will be. Good to see you. Hope you and the Mrs. are well. Peace, brother!
Great vid Tom, going good. This air-crete challenge is a menace, but one you will crack and not the air-crete, that i am sure of. 😅.. Hows are the veggies coming along? Hope you'll are well. Hi from Holland
Hello! I’m getting close on the aircrete method. Hope you are well. Good to see you. Greenhouse veggies are almost done for the season. Warm weather veggies planted. Well, some of them.
Interesting video of foam gun what’s part 2 ? What’s your ratio of Portland cement to foam?
An exact ratio has been a bit elusive for me. I think the best results have been with 1 part portland to 2 parts foam. But, it was very helpful to seal off the top of the forms with a plastic sheet. Keeping air away from the aerated mix really helped keep it from slumping. Thanks for watching.
Great info. Only comment would be….. 2 wraps of Teflon tape covering the first 4 threads is all you need. (I’m cheap). Also consider which direction you will be operating from right or left. Being a right handed operator, I like my air feed from the left rather than right. Great product!
Good things to consider. Thank you. Some say cheap, I say frugal. Waste not, want not. :-) Thank you for watching.
How long would I kave to make the soap reservoir T pipe to make enough foam to process a 94 lb bag of cement? Or does your configuration suffice?
Thanks for this, very helpful. How much aircrete does one fill-up make? Or how much cement to use with one fill-up of the FrankenFoam?
I usually mix up about 1/4 of a 5-gallon bucket of cement and then add about 8 inches of foam to that. It fluffs up to about 1/3 of the bucket worth of aircrete. But, it only uses about half of the liquid in the foam generator. So I can do another batch of cement for one fill of Frankenfoam. Thank you for watching.
When you were putting the perforated 3/4" pipe into the fitting, you could have put part of it in without the pvc cement and then put the cement on the small pipe and push it in so it goes through more before it sets.
Agreed. Thank you for the tip, Kati. Thank you for watching.
Thanks for sharing. I am interested in the information. How do I access the plans ? Is it possible for you to send them to me ?
Saludos desde Colombia....me gustaría comprar los planos y me los enviara en PDF ..es posible hacerlo?
Your joints also need primer prior to the PVC cement
How would the scotch bright scrubber pads work as a replacement to the steel wool?
Hi Chris. I tried stainless pot scrubbers first. I wanted a little finer mesh. Didn’t try scotch brite. I’d give it a try. I think it’s in between the two I tried. If you compress the pads down that might help. Thank you for watching.
You can crust the 2 inches bushing with 3/4 inches pipe, so do not cut needed
Olá amigo, sou do Brasil / Bahia / Salvador na América do Sul. Voçê é muito criativo e muito inteligente, parabéns, e que Deus sempre lhe ilumine em seus inventos. Muito obrigado por disponibilizar seus conhecimentos nesse vídeo. Voçê teria algum vídeo, ou poderia construir um que mostre a construção de um ralador, triturador ou moedor de isopor ( eps ) caseiro, fácil de fazer, que produza muito rápido, prático e que deixasse o isopor como grão de areia, bem fininho? Boa sorte, obrigado.
Oi, amigo. Saudações da Geórgia. Ainda não fiz esse tipo de vídeo. Estou focado na minha série de vídeos de construção de campistas no momento. Aqui está um que encontrei no UA-cam que pode ser um bom lugar para começar: ua-cam.com/video/PN1ZJMFMGNs/v-deo.html Obrigado por assistir meus vídeos.
Franken Foam! Awesome!
Whoop, whoop! Thank you, James.
Por favor todas las explicaciones que sean en español . Todo eselente gracias
Voy a hacer una traducción al español de este video. Gracias por la sugerencia. Gracias por ver.
Place check valve between air inlet and pipe with small holes in the bottom to prevent back flow,,,,perhaps?
Thanks for the suggestion. Thank you for watching.
Would a home made of aircrete last in a storm? Or over the years?
Always test fit prior to gluing kids!
Aluminum window screen is a great alternative to stainless steel wool and is easily found at Home Depot.
Great suggestion! Thank you for watching.