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Swapped my heat gun for a cheap hair dryer on my last fog machine build
I used to spend 20 minutes with my heat gun trying to get the glycerin mix just right for my homemade fogger, but last week I grabbed my girlfriend's $15 hair dryer instead and it worked way better at a lower temp. The heat gun kept scorching the wick material before the fluid could even vaporize, while the hair dryer spread the heat more evenly and gave me thick clouds for our Halloween party. Has anyone else tried ditching the fancy tools and going with something random from around the house?
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the_jason1mo ago
That burnt smell is the worst. I had the same problem with my heat gun.
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danielh811mo ago
Read online that someone used a car defroster for their fog machine and it worked better than a store bought heater. Makes sense, the hair dryer probably gives a gentler heat that lets the fluid evaporate without burning. I might try that next time, my heat gun always leaves a burnt smell. Good tip for the Halloween setup.
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the_lucas1mo ago
The 12V defroster I tried last year barely got warm enough to make anything but thin wispy vapor. A heat gun at least puts out consistent 500+ degrees which actually vaporizes the fluid instead of just heating it up. Burnt smell usually means you're running too much fluid through too little heat, not the other way around.
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