Disclaimer: I’m not responsible for any injuries caused by (working) with electronics or home-made circuits. Be careful with these things!
Want to up your cosplay with a fog machine, but prefer a readable tutorial instead of a video? I have that here for you. The shopping list is as follows:
- A rechargable vape -> JustFog Q16: looks like the picture below.
- 6mm silicone tubing (length depends on the distance the fog has to travel from the vape) -> AliExpress
- T-piece for the silicone tubing (amount of these depend on how many extra exits you want for the fog) -> AliExpress
- A 3.7V air pump -> AliExpress
- Micro receiver and a remote -> AliExpress
- Vape liquid (50% vegetable oil glycerine) -> Base liquid
Tools you’ll need:
- Scissors
- A rotary tool
- Soldering iron
So let’s get cracking!
It is a good idea to realize that this machine takes up some space and that planning accordingly will help. I decided that I wanted to place my first fog machine inside a shield, make it have multiple exits and trigger it with a remote. So that is what all these parts are for.
The electronics will be hidden on the “backside” of the shield. I made a flat cover to also sew the straps through for stability, but mostly to hide the electronics. The cover will be a hinged lid, so the electronics are placed on the actual shield part.
Next up was planning the exits for the fog. I noticed the shield I was making had multiple cross shapes. One was extended and the other was more embedded into the shield. Since I also wanted to use LEDs, I decided that the extended shape would be LEDs and the embedded cross would be the part I wanted the fog to rise from. This means I had to consider four exits and thus needed 4 T-pieces to make it happen.
The purple lines indicate LEDs and the white lines are where I want the fog to raise from. The white lines will not work like this, however, so the tubing and T-piece have to be installed in a different way.
The drawing is a bit small, I will add a picture of the final placement before hiding it later. But basically, I have to make a round shape with the tubing and T-pieces. The last piece is closed off on one side to prevent fog from going into the foam off the shield. It is a neccesary piece to create the right angle for the fog to travel.
I made the base shield with this in mind. Since I know where the tube should pass through the foam, I drilled a 6mm hole there with my rotary tool. The piece of tube that goes through here is going to be connected with the fog machine and will start this circle on the front. Then I connected the T-pieces and other parts of the tubing to create the circle for the fog to travel.
(Pictures coming soon!)
Now the fog can travel, it is time to make the actual fog machine. Of course, these parts of the tutorial can be switched around.
(Video coming soon as well, featuring CaptainWhiskybeard!)