Hi, I was looking into fog machines for a project, and I was wondering a few things mainly considering the range of how far the fog can go. I plan on putting a heat-resistant flexible tube/hose to redirect the fog to leave out the of a solid tube which would be held by the operator, most likely a PVC tube. My goal is for the fog to leave the muzzle and reach a range of around 15 meters, if I can 18 meters would be best for accuracy to the real thing, but that sounds unrealistic and it just needs to have some range to it. The fog doesn’t need to last a long time for me, I’ll probably be using Propylene Glycol because all I need is the fog plume to be visible.
TL;DR: I want to shoot fog out of a tube and have it go around 15 meters on a good day, doesn't need to last long, just need the long cloud.
I have a few ideas on how to do this, including;
These are just the ideas I’ve had, but I wanted to just see what else might be possible, or if the solution to do this already exists, but I'm just blind and haven't found it.
TL;DR: I want to shoot fog out of a tube and have it go around 15 meters on a good day, doesn't need to last long, just need the long cloud.
I have a few ideas on how to do this, including;
- A heavy-duty fan attached as a “stock” for the pvc tube
- Cooling the fog, goes in hand with the fan idea but I also mean getting a cooling component attached to the pvc tube, but I’m not sure how this would affect the fog, and if it would condensate too quickly in the tube.
- Having a projectile “guide” the fog out of the tube probably could try to use an airsoft AEG motor with a low-power spring. (ANSI eye protection is already being worn)
These are just the ideas I’ve had, but I wanted to just see what else might be possible, or if the solution to do this already exists, but I'm just blind and haven't found it.