262687 1728 Technology Science & Technology Projects true Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:04:33 -0700 /system/videos/5/01/20/26/262001.flv technology,projects,making,creating,fog,machine,performances,concerts,theatre,productions,cheap,homemade How To Make a Fog Machine With a Household Iron http://www.howcast.com/videos/262687-How-To-Make-a-Fog-Machine-With-a-Household-Iron http://www.howcast.com/videos/262687-How-To-Make-a-Fog-Machine-With-a-Household-Iron/edit approved 203 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=262687"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=262687" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 3 gigafide http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/DanielDavis_HowToMakeAFogMachine_HD_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 12203 false false false 99622 0 41 Warning Do not use the fog machine outdoors, unless the space is covered. Indoors, keep it away from any smoke detectors.

]]> 99623 1 45 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/45.jpg Prepare the iron Turn the iron to the highest setting, but don’t plug it in. Position it, handle-side down, in the center of one of the aluminum pans. Cut a hole in the bottom corner of the pan large enough for the iron’s cord to slide through. Keeping the iron in the center of the pan, pull the cord through the hole. Seal the open gaps of the hole using aluminum foil and hot glue.

]]> 99624 2 64 Tip If your iron has an automatic shutoff function, use a hot plate instead. Cover it with the cake pan, and leave out the gravel.

]]> 99625 3 69 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/69.jpg Stabilize the iron Fill the pan with pebbles or gravel so that the iron is stabilized in the center of the pan, flat-side up.

]]> 99626 4 75 Tip Place a cookie sheet under the pan before you lift it so it doesn’t bend from the weight of the gravel.

]]> 99627 5 80 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/80.jpg Make the drip mechanism Take a 20-ounce plastic bottle, and cut it in half with the scissors. Using a needle, poke one hole in the bottom as the fog juice feeder. Fill the bottle with 1 to 2 inches of water to test how well it drips.

]]> 99636 6 93 Tip Add more needle holes if you want to increase the amount of drips.

]]> 99628 7 96 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/96.jpg Attach the bottle Turn the second aluminum pan upside down and place the plastic bottle in the center. Use the marker to mark where the needle holes fall on the aluminum, then cut a ¼-inch hole in the aluminum at each mark. Reposition the bottle so that the holes in the bottle and the aluminum line up. Hot glue the bottle into place.

]]> 99629 8 115 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/115.jpg Attach the fan If using, place the case fan on the center of one side of the second pan. Mark its position, and cut a hole ¼ inch smaller than the marks. Reposition the fan over the hole, and hot glue it into place.

]]> 99630 9 128 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/128.jpg Attach the battery Cut the two wires that come out of the fan. There should be a red wire and a black wire. Using one blade of the scissors, carefully remove ¼ inch of the plastic coating from the end of each cord so the metal wire is exposed. Hot glue the black wire to the negative end of the 12-volt battery, and tape the red wire to the positive end. Remove the tape to stop the fan.

]]> 99631 10 150 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/150.jpg Combine the pans Cover the pan holding the iron with the upside-down pan so the edges line up. Confirm the holes in the bottle are lined up directly over the heating element of the iron; then plug in the iron to test the temperature. If the top of the unit gets so hot that the glue begins to melt, turn down the iron.

]]> 99632 11 166 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/166.jpg Attach the pans Once you’ve reached the right temperature, hot glue or staple the sides of the pans together. To prevent condensation, leave a crack between the two pans to allow air to circulate.

]]> 99633 12 177 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/177.jpg Test out making fog Turn on the case fan and pour 1 to 2 inches of fog juice into the plastic bottle. After a few seconds, you should see fog starting to billow out from the case fan.

]]> 99634 13 187 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/262687/187.jpg Use it at a party Crank up the fog machine at your next party – and watch your guests go all misty.

]]> 99635 14 192 Fact The foggiest place in the U.S. is Willapa, Washington, which once reported 317 days of fog in a single year!

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