This one is even better than the other mini smoke machin 😍 THIS will definitely will be my wind tunnel smoke generator !!! Again, thank you very much for this amazing idea 😀👍🎉
May get a little better performance if you isolate or insulate the terminal blocks from the conductive tape. It's most likely draining your power if both the positive and negative are touching the conductive tape. Thank you for the video.
That is very likely true and it's something I have considered. Trouble is, there's so little space left in the box it's hard to find anything that would insulate the connections without melting.
It's just vape fluid. You can buy unflavoured fluids with no nicotine. It's sold as a base so you can make you own fluid, but it produces smoke anyway.
excellent construction but I would have left the insulation on the terminal block, separating it anyway in two parts, to avoid short circuits in case of contact with the self-adhesive aluminum. To improve the contacts I advise you not to tighten the screws over the cable insulation: the stripped part may not go all the way under the screw causing a loss of efficiency in the smoke machine.
While I agree with your points to an extent, experience has taught me the insulation is likely to melt and/or catch fire. Also, folding and clamping the wires makes them less likely to pull out or for the screw to damage the copper.
@@SteamGeezerUK I fully agree on bending the wires: the section is doubled so the screw tightens them better. What I meant was the wire insulation is better not tightened by the screw. This is probably why the insulation of the termination blocks melted: a bad contact causes the connection to overheat: this should increase the smoke, but as already experienced by you, even at the fire! Cheers!
How often do you need to replace the wadding , and how often do you top up the oil ? Will one " charge" of the box keep producing smoke got hours , or just minutes before needing replenishing ? Sorry if you've covered this in previous videos, but this is the first smoke machine I've seen . Cheers !
All good questions. I've never had to replace a wick in any of my smoke machines, although I have had to rewire a couple but that was down to me using cheap wire that corroded after a month or so. As far as how long they last, it obviously depends on how much you use them. In this project, the machine is on for 5 seconds and off for 10. I put 3cc of glycerine in it when I made it and I haven't had to top it up yet. It's difficult to say how long it will last, but it'll be way more than a few minutes. Hope that helps.
Interesting to know. I'll have to try it. I actually didn't want too much smoke as this will be going in my daughter's bedroom and I don't want to smoke her out :-)
Great tutorial. You said in one of the comments that the smoke machine will be on for a few seconds then off again - what will you be using it for and will there be another video showing how you've deployed it? Would be interested to see the on/off aspects. Thanks in advance.
There will be a video of that project, yes. Not sure whether to make it one video or two, because it's currently at an hour and a half and it's not done yet :-)
I want a little smoke machine for my model railway chimney. I am looking at a slower bellowing flow would this machine work without the fan relying on convection up the chimney
You could certainly try it. In theory, the heated vape fluid should rise because it's warmer than the surrounding air. Might be worth experimenting with different size funnels too.
Hold on no , but wait a minute at exposes the brackets to potentially touching the aluminum and keeping it the connection within the box . You definitely should've explained this after taking and cutting the plastic off that it would expose the brackets to the top of the box as of a connection . We got the point of the video but someone could miss this as a mistake in not being understood to find out if the hooked up a OFF AN ON switch and find there's a problem to why it won't cut off and it stays on .
How much would you charge for one of these. I keep trying the usb but it won’t work. I got one to work on the 18650 battery but the coil... Keeps catching on fire
any suggestion fo a mini diorama smoke machine that must stay lit for at least 12 hers then timer shuts off and without refilling work foranother 12 hrs
That's a tricky one. I personally wouldn't trust one of these to run for 12 hours straight without monitoring. I do know a chap who did something kind of similar to what you're asking, but he used a thermistor and a Raspberry Pi to monitor the temperature and add a safety cut out, but that's a bit beyond me, I'm afraid.
Hello SteamGeezer, I really like your video's I think you do a very good job on how to build these smoke machines I have a question and I would like to make 2 of those small ones so my question is I'll be running them off of 12 volts so what would be the type of heating element I would use your knowledge would be greatly appreciated so I don't burn myself up and anything else thanks and keep up the good work
You might try using the heater wire from an old hair dryer for 12v. I'm not sure a vape coil would handle that much power, although two of them together might. One of the first videos I made has instructions on how to make a heater coil from scratch - that might help: ua-cam.com/video/P_qUuWXd4yo/v-deo.html
Hello, I'm making one mini smoke machine using this materials: 18650 Battery 3,7V 1300mA. Step up modul mt3608 with 9V.. mini PC fan 25mm 5V. 0,85 Ohms vape resistance. When I turn on the circuit the fan goes with low velocity and the resistance makes smoke and the step up modul begins to be to much hot. I'm making something wrong?
You're probably trying to push too much power through the step up transformer, although it will get hot anyway. Try it without the transformer, see what happens.
Hello SteamGeezer, Thank you for your response to my question about your smoke machines and I do like your suggestion using a hair dryer heating coil wire so I have a question how do I determine length of wire and again I'll be using 12 volts and thank you
I've never had to replace one myself, but then I don't use them all that much. I would be prepared to change them periodically though, to be on the safe side.
SteamGeezer and Son Independent Traders i Will if i succeed ;) i tried acrylic but nothing happened. Just want to make it close to black. I’ll try out few liquids :) maybe I not blow myself :D
Ive tried to build one of these I used the same type of battery, fan and coil and yet my battery enclosure melted any idea where i might be going wrong?
A lot of cheap battery enclosures for 18650 batteries are extremely poorly made using cheap components. I've had a number of them melt myself - the problem is that the resistance of the metal contacts is all wrong for the application, so they heat up and melt the plastic. I modified mine with a much better grade of connectors to solve the problem, but a simpler alternative may be to simply buy a better quality holder, although where you would get one I'm afraid I cannot say.
Just checked the link for the vape coils and they're currently unavailable, are there any other options available? Also how well does the coil and fabric hold up to relatively constant use?
Difficult to say. The printer is running an awful lot. It's possible I was printing a small house for my daughter to play with - ua-cam.com/video/2B8a0MWpjAw/v-deo.html
. Vegetable glycerin is the base for vape fluids - it's what actually creates the smoke. I can't really say which one is best, I just bought the cheapest one I could find. Hope that helps :-)
@@SteamGeezerUK Thank you! Then I go to the pharmacy and buy one bottle :) I have ordered everything to build a very tiny smoke machine based on your video. Hopefully I will receive parts until the end of next week and I will post the result when it is finished ;) Many thanks Steamgeezer!
I use a couple. The main one is a Sony RX100 that I bought a few years ago. For the POV shots I actually use my phone, a Samsung Galaxy S9. I also have a couple of cheap GoPro clones but they're a little unreliable so I don't use them much.
I know, right? I was hunting around for ages for a decent second camera to use and all the time the best option was in my pocket :-) Apparently the new Galaxy S10 has an even better camera.
This is so simple to do. Really impressive so I'm going to have to do one for my model railway project. Cheers mate.
You're welcome. I hope you'll share your results with us.
Good old demon killer coils used to buy those back before I started making my own coils!
Yup, they work really well. I did toy with making my own coils but I don't need them enough to warrant it. Maybe one day... 🙂
This one is even better than the other mini smoke machin 😍
THIS will definitely will be my wind tunnel smoke generator !!!
Again, thank you very much for this amazing idea 😀👍🎉
Thanks. Just wait until you see what it's going in... ;-)
Thanks for sharing mate till next time have a good one
Thanks, and thanks for watching.
This was a cool project, thanks for sharing how to do it!.....Bill
Thanks, and thanks for watching.
Clever, and very nicely done...inspiring vid!
Thanks :-)
Fascinating!
Thanks :-)
May get a little better performance if you isolate or insulate the terminal blocks from the conductive tape. It's most likely draining your power if both the positive and negative are touching the conductive tape.
Thank you for the video.
That is very likely true and it's something I have considered. Trouble is, there's so little space left in the box it's hard to find anything that would insulate the connections without melting.
Very nice 👍
Thanks :-)
Cool
Thanks, and thanks for watching.
Like and comment for the tips and that funky outro slap bass.
Tell me more about the liquid. What do you use? Thank you!
It's just vape fluid. You can buy unflavoured fluids with no nicotine. It's sold as a base so you can make you own fluid, but it produces smoke anyway.
excellent construction but I would have left the insulation on the terminal block, separating it anyway in two parts, to avoid short circuits in case of contact with the self-adhesive aluminum.
To improve the contacts I advise you not to tighten the screws over the cable insulation: the stripped part may not go all the way under the screw causing a loss of efficiency in the smoke machine.
While I agree with your points to an extent, experience has taught me the insulation is likely to melt and/or catch fire. Also, folding and clamping the wires makes them less likely to pull out or for the screw to damage the copper.
@@SteamGeezerUK
I fully agree on bending the wires: the section is doubled so the screw tightens them better.
What I meant was the wire insulation is better not tightened by the screw.
This is probably why the insulation of the termination blocks melted: a bad contact causes the connection to overheat: this should increase the smoke, but as already experienced by you, even at the fire!
Cheers!
How often do you need to replace the wadding , and how often do you top up the oil ? Will one " charge" of the box keep producing smoke got hours , or just minutes before needing replenishing ? Sorry if you've covered this in previous videos, but this is the first smoke machine I've seen . Cheers !
All good questions. I've never had to replace a wick in any of my smoke machines, although I have had to rewire a couple but that was down to me using cheap wire that corroded after a month or so. As far as how long they last, it obviously depends on how much you use them. In this project, the machine is on for 5 seconds and off for 10. I put 3cc of glycerine in it when I made it and I haven't had to top it up yet. It's difficult to say how long it will last, but it'll be way more than a few minutes.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for video.. How do I connect it to a esc to control it using a channel on my radio.. Thanks
i use those coils in my vape :) you would get more vapour from the clapton or tiger coils
Interesting to know. I'll have to try it. I actually didn't want too much smoke as this will be going in my daughter's bedroom and I don't want to smoke her out :-)
Can you make a smoke machine, like a istick pico vape tank, where we woud nt have to worry about the juice Leaking
I honestly have no idea. I would imagine so - if I ever come across one, I'll give it a go 🙂
Great tutorial. You said in one of the comments that the smoke machine will be on for a few seconds then off again - what will you be using it for and will there be another video showing how you've deployed it? Would be interested to see the on/off aspects. Thanks in advance.
There will be a video of that project, yes. Not sure whether to make it one video or two, because it's currently at an hour and a half and it's not done yet :-)
@@SteamGeezerUK Wow ! Sounds amazing. Is it a secret for now or can you say anything about that project?
glycerin and 2.0ohms wire at 12v will produce a ton more smoke!
I want a little smoke machine for my model railway chimney. I am looking at a slower bellowing flow would this machine work without the fan relying on convection up the chimney
You could certainly try it. In theory, the heated vape fluid should rise because it's warmer than the surrounding air. Might be worth experimenting with different size funnels too.
Hold on no , but wait a minute at exposes the brackets to potentially touching the aluminum and keeping it the connection within the box . You definitely should've explained this after taking and cutting the plastic off that it would expose the brackets to the top of the box as of a connection . We got the point of the video but someone could miss this as a mistake in not being understood to find out if the hooked up a OFF AN ON switch and find there's a problem to why it won't cut off and it stays on .
Thank you so much I’m
Going to try to make one. For your usb one do you have a problem with melting wires or anything
Not that I've noticed. The power really isn't high enough to cause problems like that.
How much would you charge for one of these. I keep trying the usb but it won’t work. I got one to work on the 18650 battery but the coil...
Keeps catching on fire
I've got a large spool of tungsten wire I was wondering if I could utilize it to make spools. Any idea?
any suggestion fo a mini diorama smoke machine that must stay lit for at least 12 hers then timer shuts off and without refilling work foranother 12 hrs
That's a tricky one. I personally wouldn't trust one of these to run for 12 hours straight without monitoring. I do know a chap who did something kind of similar to what you're asking, but he used a thermistor and a Raspberry Pi to monitor the temperature and add a safety cut out, but that's a bit beyond me, I'm afraid.
Hello SteamGeezer, I really like your video's I think you do a very good job on how to build these smoke machines I have a question and I would like to make 2 of those small ones so my question is I'll be running them off of 12 volts so what would be the type of heating element I would use your knowledge would be greatly appreciated so I don't burn myself up and anything else thanks and keep up the good work
You might try using the heater wire from an old hair dryer for 12v. I'm not sure a vape coil would handle that much power, although two of them together might.
One of the first videos I made has instructions on how to make a heater coil from scratch - that might help: ua-cam.com/video/P_qUuWXd4yo/v-deo.html
Hello, I'm making one mini smoke machine using this materials:
18650 Battery 3,7V 1300mA.
Step up modul mt3608 with 9V..
mini PC fan 25mm 5V.
0,85 Ohms vape resistance.
When I turn on the circuit the fan goes with low velocity and the resistance makes smoke and the step up modul begins to be to much hot.
I'm making something wrong?
You're probably trying to push too much power through the step up transformer, although it will get hot anyway. Try it without the transformer, see what happens.
Hello SteamGeezer, Thank you for your response to my question about your smoke machines and I do like your suggestion using a hair dryer heating coil wire so I have a question how do I determine length of wire and again I'll be using 12 volts and thank you
I made a video a long time ago where I demonstrated this. Have a watch of that and see how you get on - ua-cam.com/video/P_qUuWXd4yo/v-deo.html
Does the coil has to be replaced after a while, like a vaporizer?
Very nice video, tanx
I've never had to replace one myself, but then I don't use them all that much. I would be prepared to change them periodically though, to be on the safe side.
What kind of dye has been mixed with glycerine? Thank you!
None. As far as I know, there's no way to make coloured smoke from glycerine. If you find a way, please let me know :-)
SteamGeezer and Son Independent Traders i Will if i succeed ;) i tried acrylic but nothing happened. Just want to make it close to black. I’ll try out few liquids :) maybe I not blow myself :D
@@peterhernadi6490 It's been the goal of RC car and boat people to make black smoke forever, but as far as I know no-one has managed it.
Ive tried to build one of these I used the same type of battery, fan and coil and yet my battery enclosure melted any idea where i might be going wrong?
A lot of cheap battery enclosures for 18650 batteries are extremely poorly made using cheap components. I've had a number of them melt myself - the problem is that the resistance of the metal contacts is all wrong for the application, so they heat up and melt the plastic.
I modified mine with a much better grade of connectors to solve the problem, but a simpler alternative may be to simply buy a better quality holder, although where you would get one I'm afraid I cannot say.
Just checked the link for the vape coils and they're currently unavailable, are there any other options available? Also how well does the coil and fabric hold up to relatively constant use?
Is that a floppy disk drive sound in the background?
I thought it was HF radio noise.
Probably the 3D printer. I use it a lot for prototyping and making parts for projects.
pretty much a vape wire in a box done.
Pretty much, yes :-)
I do make more powerful machines, but these are simple ones that almost anyone could make with limited tools and knowledge.
What are you printing in the background 😉?
Difficult to say. The printer is running an awful lot. It's possible I was printing a small house for my daughter to play with - ua-cam.com/video/2B8a0MWpjAw/v-deo.html
Hi there! I saw glycerin in your video (not in this one). Is it useable to create smoke? If yes which one would be the best? Many thanks in advance!
. Vegetable glycerin is the base for vape fluids - it's what actually creates the smoke. I can't really say which one is best, I just bought the cheapest one I could find. Hope that helps :-)
@@SteamGeezerUK Thank you! Then I go to the pharmacy and buy one bottle :) I have ordered everything to build a very tiny smoke machine based on your video. Hopefully I will receive parts until the end of next week and I will post the result when it is finished ;) Many thanks Steamgeezer!
Last question :) What kind of silk preferable on vape coil?
Can you do this for me
what camera do you use for videoing models and such?
I use a couple. The main one is a Sony RX100 that I bought a few years ago. For the POV shots I actually use my phone, a Samsung Galaxy S9. I also have a couple of cheap GoPro clones but they're a little unreliable so I don't use them much.
@@SteamGeezerUK you use your phone? it has a great camera
I know, right? I was hunting around for ages for a decent second camera to use and all the time the best option was in my pocket :-)
Apparently the new Galaxy S10 has an even better camera.
@@SteamGeezerUK i wouldn't know i use i phone haha, however most new phones have 10 megapixel cameras these days