Model Boat Mayhem
Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => The "Black Arts!" ( Electrics & Electronics ) => Topic started by: ian-mccaffrey on May 18, 2012, 01:16:56 am
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ok guys some one must know .... who makes the smokeyst smoke machine for the least £s ???? or should i say who makes the most smoke for the least ££s ???? %%
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yep make your own if you want cheap there was an article in model boats no so long ago on how to make one, it's one of the easyest thing to make. I am shore someone will come up with the date it was in.
Peter
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thanx mate ... any advice or help is muchly appreciated
idealy i want to buy one ...... but if someone could show me step by step that would be even better
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The heated oil based ones produce lots of smoke but take quite a bit of power to run.
Smoke pellets produce the most smoke but are quite short lived....
http://youtu.be/SkYPKqnTQMk
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They can't come much Smokier than that. %)
ken
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looks like the funnel wants sweeping. {-) brilliant thats the smokiest boat I have ever seen.
what are these smoke tablets? are they prescription only? {-) {-) {-)
john
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looks like the funnel wants sweeping. {-) brilliant thats the smokiest boat I have ever seen.
what are these smoke tablets? are they prescription only? {-) {-) {-)
john
http://robotbirds.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=129_128
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Beware of the "black" ones , it is more of a dark purple-ish colour. Maybe mixing in some other colour might work, ie two pellets each different. Expensive way to experiment :((. That pellet was a 90second one, I split them down the middle and put one half on top of the other. They have to be in a metal tube and away from plastic, they get very hot, dont forget it is a slow burning firework. :o
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Hi, We used a smoke bomb (Drain Tester) to simulate a vessel on fire, plenty of smoke with this one. Nemesis
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Hi, We used a smoke bomb (Drain Tester) to simulate a vessel on fire, plenty of smoke with this one. Nemesis
but not the every day smoke out of the funnel look that im looking for .... i work for a firework company . and i can certainly make things smoke .... just not what im looking for ... any one make good smoke machines out there
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i got a grunpner 6v off ebay for £10 and run it with 3 in 1 oil and i get loads of smoke
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but not the every day smoke out of the funnel look that im looking for .... i work for a firework company . and i can certainly make things smoke .... just not what im looking for ... any one make good smoke machines out there
Marks Model Bits have been doing smoke generators for a while now. These use plain water and no heat.
http://www.marksmodelbits.com/
ken
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i got a grunpner 6v off ebay for £10 and run it with 3 in 1 oil and i get loads of smoke
have you got any video of yours and maybe a link to the one you got
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i will try and put some pics up
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Sadly there is no thing as a free lunch. With any unit more smoke means more power. There are pros and cons for both oil and water foggers. Personally i use water foggers. You can buy off E Bay tripple foggers. To be built into your own case etc. But they take three times the power, about two and a half amps 24v. John.
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thats just 3 in 1 oil
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thank guys ... i got a hunter systems smoke generator .. and to be honest . its pritty dam good . so i might play about with different oils ..
.http://shop.huntersystems.co.uk/smoke-generator-tm-141-p.asp
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this is mine in my Orca, its home made, and is the hot oil type, inefficient, but works great :-))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmEngFE3EKg
then I modified it, to recreate the engine about to blow up :}
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1wLQvMgW24
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It`s a bit long winded,but here goes:- 1.a piece of 22mm copper tube(approx 1 1/2")
2.wick (1/2" x 1" strips)
3.oil (veg oil,car oil,3 in 1 oil)
4.box of matches/lighter
Drill holes in copper tube all over,soak wick in oil,drain excess oil off and set alight(adult supervision req).Singe one end,and when glowing blow flame out,put wick into copper tube(put copper tube a 1/3 of the way into the funnel)lasts about 20 mins(very effective)one last thing before i go,about 6 to 7 yrs ago i soaked the wick in breakfast oil,and when my tug was going round the course in a compitition you could smell the "breakfast" and people were saying i need either a bacon or sausage roll that`s making me hungry.costs peanuts to make (less than a fiver).baloo
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lovely ... thanx guys ..... i think im sorted
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this is mine in my Orca, its home made, and is the hot oil type, inefficient, but works great :-))
Excellent, but how did you make it? and what from?
john
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i got a tupperwear box . cus a 10 mm hole in the top . and a 40 mm im the bottom .... then i used hot glue with a computer cpu fan and stuck it over the big hole ... then i opened teh box and put inside an old agtion electronics smoke machine .... turn the smoke machine on ... let it heat up ... then turn the fan on . and it blows out plenty of smoke !!!!
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agtion electronics smoke machine
its actually ahunter systems one i got not the action electronic one lol .... i dont even know if they make one haha
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:-))
john
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i will add pics and a video later in the week so keep a look out !! :-))
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Excellent, but how did you make it? and what from?
john
Hi John, its a metal box (maplins), I use resistance wire, from an old hair dryer, you have to crimp the battery wires as you cant solder the wire, and insulate the box or wire where the wire goes in and comes out, the wire is coiled inside the box, loft insulation is stuffed inside the coil, and it then sits on a gauze shelf inside the box. The substance to be heated is poured into the exhaust, or funnel, this soaks the insulation, the wire heats up, the circuit is made from my transmitter, a switch on the tx operates a microswitch which makes the circuit. The fan on the front blows the smoke up the funnel/exhaust. It could be proportional via the motor speed, thats a project for another day.
Its trial and error on the bench how long the wire should be, depends how many volts the power source is, and the insulation needs to be very damp, not soaking or it will drown the wire, too dry, it could go on fire, although the insulatioon I have is flame retardant :embarrassed:
I have a mini mister which will be far safer and more efficient, but.. I cannot fit a water container in the boat as the mister needs s certain amount of water above it!
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Try Harbor Models in the US www.harbormodels.com
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Try Harbor Models in the US www.harbormodels.com
Bet expensive :/
http://www.alwayshobbies.com/Model-Boats/Fittings/Graupner-Model-Boat-Fittings/Graupner-6v-Steam-Generator.ice i have one of these somewhere my grandad thought the house was on fire when i test ran it {-)
I dont have this one but it says its for larger models :-)
http://www.alwayshobbies.com/Model-Boats/Fittings/Graupner-Model-Boat-Fittings/Graupner-12v-Steam-Generator.ice
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Take a look see at the unit I made and sell for £22.00.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1Cl47tSfoI
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Dad made his smoker from a piece of tube and the wire came from an old heater matrix.
(http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww141/lancejsy/normal%20pictures%20overload%20from%201st%20album/DSCF0214.jpg)
The smoke can be seen for miles and attracts the public to the lake.
(http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww141/lancejsy/normal%20pictures%20overload%20from%201st%20album/DSCF0209.jpg)
It is fitted into his Imara and he used the plastic cover from the heater to make the grill that sits on the top of the stack.
(http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww141/lancejsy/normal%20pictures%20overload%20from%201st%20album/DSCF0215.jpg)
I hope this give you some ideas.
Cheers
Lance
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Heres the link to my latest smoke gens. *****
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkbbzCkomw
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Would you like to place an Advert in the Sales section along with a picture as Sales in other sections are not permitted.
Ken
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Heres the link to my latest smoke gens. *****
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TkbbzCkomw
I have just bought one of Bill's smoke machines,and I can happily vouch for it.It works extremely well and is very reasonably priced.
Mick F
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I must read this later when I have time.
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Would you like to place an Advert in the Sales section along with a picture as Sales in other sections are not permitted.
Ken
Ken I have mate :-)) Been there for a bit now. http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=39918.0
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My experiment so far, only using paper. Cloth dipped in lamp oil should improve it a lot. It consist of a5/8 inch aluminium tube about 9inches long. A 2 bladed aluminium propeller (home made) in a plastic shroud fixed on the end. The motor came from a electric toothbrush, runs on a AA cell. The whole lot weighs 4.5 oz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r75f1EVTL6A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r75f1EVTL6A)
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How to make your own.
http://www.srcmbc.org.uk/ht_pkt_smoke.php (http://www.srcmbc.org.uk/ht_pkt_smoke.php) (http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p8/DickyD_photos/Smileys/emoticon_right.gif)
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My experiment so far, only using paper. Cloth dipped in lamp oil should improve it a lot. It consist of a5/8 inch aluminium tube about 9inches long. A 2 bladed aluminium propeller (home made) in a plastic shroud fixed on the end. The motor came from a electric toothbrush, runs on a AA cell. The whole lot weighs 4.5 oz. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r75f1EVTL6A (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r75f1EVTL6A)
I love the way it burst into flames at the end, but not on one of my boats thanks.
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just what I thought after watching the video! hope he knows how to install a fire sprinkler system!
Mick F
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just what I thought after watching the video! hope he knows how to install a fire sprinkler system!
Mick F
te heeeeeeee {-)
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I did say it was an experiment. The twin burners in the boiler burn a lot hotter and longer. ;D Meany have been laught at before and have been proved right laugh all you like. %% %% %%