Puttin the heat on me or what??Quote:
Originally Posted by Trace
no pun intended*;)
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Puttin the heat on me or what??Quote:
Originally Posted by Trace
no pun intended*;)
Yes, yes I am!
:banana: Awesome overload, wow mia for a little bit, come back & wow plenty of awesome mods happening, excellent choice of box to mod 8).
This is a brilliant mod BS Mods +rep :):up:
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Originally Posted by Waynio
Thank you so much for your kind words:D
After thinking about the red light in the chimney some more I definitely need it to be yellow. Fire looks more yellow when it flickers. So I swapped it out and I am much happier now.
Time for smoke!!
I stopped off at the local electronics store and picked up a few things.
Like a mad scientist I rolled my hands together in anticipation of this creation. It will be the best smoke making gadget ever devised!
I got my parts sorted. Busted out the Dremel, marked the holes, and let'er rip!
I made a little chimney to focus the smoke upward. The fan will blow air into the box forcing the smoke out.
I wired in 2 connectors to hang on to some wire I found inside my wifes hair dryer. (Don't tell her I took it}
I wrapped it around some fire proof rope, dropped some smoke oil on it, and poof!
I tested it with a spare power supply and used the wires for a fan hookup for my power source. The wire gets orange quick and makes it smoke A LOT. I might have to tone it down a little.
All put together and looking nice..
I installed it at the top so it could point out the chimney by making a bracket.
I tried the top and it fits perfect. I can't believe how smoothly this mod is going. 8)
I plugged it in to the red/black wires for less amperage to cut down on smoke but it just didn't make enough to shoot out like I wanted. So I decided to plug it back in to the yellow/black to get more juice.
I had a friend come over and he was checking it out so I showed him the whole mod and he thought it was awesome. Then I showed him my smoke machine and decided to do a "full burn" on this baby and see how much smoke I could get.
It was really really smoking good and we were like wow this is awesome.
And then we were noticing you could just see the glow from inside due to how hot the wire gets.
And then...we realized it was ......
ON FIRE!!!!!
I was able to act quick and get it back off without doing any damage to anything else. The Modding Gods were looking over me for sure.
It appears that the "Fire Proof" rope....isn't!
I am so pissed. :evil:
I will be doing "Smoke Box part 2" tomorrow. After I simmer down a little. No pun intended :wink:
I realized that when I did my full burn that I had not turned the little fan on, which most likely let everything get a little too hot. Also, a "full burn" maybe isn't the best idea unless I want a "Complete Full Burn" as in total meltdown of the entire mod.
I wanted realism, but damn, that was too real.
Bad luck on the burning..smoke.. :whistler: The yellow looks much better though, just the right color.
For the smoke machine, I actually have a 2"x0.2" length of fabric tube that was insulating the heating element from an old soldering iron. You're welcome to it if you need a more robust flexible insulator.
lol, that looks like my first soldering job on a cd drive. boy, it was fun to watch that thing catch fire
hope you have better luck in round 2!
Oh man thanks for the offer.Quote:
Originally Posted by x88x
I need this done for a LAN this Friday so I'll go pick up some better rope. Then I'll test it with a lighter in the parking lot and return it if it burns. Imagine the look I'll get if it fails and walk back in...
I'm confident this will be done by Friday.:rolleyes:
Good luck Mr. BS Mods
FWIW fire proof rope is like any other fabric else thats "fire proof" where it's actually "fire retardant" for a certain time or temperature. That rope they use in stoves is mainly as a heat gasket, where rubber cannot be used, but it won't see a direct flame for more than a few seconds at most. If you hold a lighter to it (or a glowing orange coil) it will most certainly ignite sooner or later :D
Methinks you need a metal project box instead, and don't forget to turn the fan on!
haha thats awesome. (not that you almost burned down your house, but come on, fire is cool!)
maybe you shouldnt be using wire from something quite so hot as a curling iron? idk.
and yes, a metal box would probably be a wise investment haha :up:
On that note, I actually still have the heating coil from the soldering iron iron as well...not sure how well it would work on 12V though...Quote:
Originally Posted by billygoat333
Thanks for the input guys.:)
I thought about a metal box but I didn't find one the size I needed. This is a pretty expensive little box for being plastic. It's made for electronic stuff I guess. Just not fire.:rolleyes:
I'm using the wire from a hair dryer because it can get hot over and over without getting brittle and breaking. And if you think about it, hair dryers have air moving across the element so that's where my little fan comes in.
I will do some more experimenting tonight after I build a new one to see if it was just the fan not being on. I made a big mistake by installing the last one without doing more testing. Usually I don't do that but I am on a time crunch here so I risked it. I always push my luck and this time it bit me.:redface:
I will get the next one running and let you know.
I got some more parts today to make a new and improved smoke maker.
I took the new rope I bought and tried to light it on fire. It would not even get hot. I was pretty impressed. Then I put some of the "non-flammable" smoke oil on it and lit it. It was engulfed in flames instantly! So much for non flammable. Now it's easy to see why it caught on fire.
I did notice on the bottle that it said to only use a few drops at a time. So maybe I'll try that when I get this back together.
But first....
I made the bracket for a little speaker I'm putting inside the case. I will be putting it near the base of the chimney. This way should be able to hear sound coming from the chimney a little. More specific, you should hear the sounds of (fake) crackling fire coming from the stove.
I painted it to match and mounted it in a good spot.
It should work perfect.
Now onto the smoke again..
I decided I better do a LOT of bench testing with this thing before I mount it inside the case again.
So I built it the same way. I tried several different lengths of wire wrapped around the rope first to see which would get hot but not too hot. After settling with the one I thought worked best I gave it a try.
LOTS of smoke and I left it on almost a minute with no problem. That tells me the reason it lit on fire last time was from not having the fan running and keeping the wire a little cooler. And I had soaked the rope instead of only using a few drops.
Now I'm excited again!
So I mounted it back in the case. Hooked it up and turned it back on. The smoke wasn't rising out of the chimney for some reason so I quickly shut it down. I discovered there wasn't enough clearance between the top of the case and the fan so it wasn't able to pull air through the box.
So I have removed the fan from the top of the box and put it inside the box to pull the air through. It's working great.
I also painted it all black to match and made an extension piece for the chimney so that the smoke exits at the top of the chimney.
That's it for now. I'll have more tomorrow and it should be totally complete. I've been waiting on a 1 foot DVI cable to show up so I can hook up the monitor and adjust the image size to fit the window of the stove. Then I can put the back on it, wipe it down a little, and enjoy. :P
Awesome job!
ncie work! video is in order! :D
FWIW I think those real fire screensavers have sound built in :D
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Originally Posted by SXRguyinMA
Yea it does have a bunch of different sound options. But I need a speaker so you can hear it. I want it all contained inside so there isn't a lot of stuff plugged into the case. I will be using a wireless keyboard/mouse as well. The only thing coming from the case while in use will be the 2 power cords.
I think I will make a video and get it posted. I have the ability but not the extra time.8)
Looks good. OOC, what are you doing about refilling the smoker? You said that you soaked the rope, does that mean that to refill it you would have to dismantle it and soak it again?
It has been almost 12 hours since your last pictures what are you doing working or sleeping or something such a lack of dedication get back to it... awesome mod cant wait to see it finished.
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Originally Posted by Snowman
LOL
Not much sleeping. Just lots to do in a short time.
As far as refilling the smoker-
All I have to do is take the chimney cap off, drop a few drops of oil down the small tube, and it's ready. I lined up the rope so that it sits exactly under the hole of the tube.
Ok so you will really like this I hope.:think:
I am done!!
It works great. It has fire, crackling sound, flickering light, and real smoke.
Here is a pic I took.
I will get more up later but I'm updating all the software, drivers, etc.
I will make a little video with my HD camera too.;)
Hahahaha, that is awesome! :D
...though, being a picky perfectionist, I have to point out that not many wood stoves have brick interiors. :P
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Originally Posted by x88x
Yea I know. The video I have has 2 choices and this is the closest one. I could take a video with my HD camera of a real stove and put it to a video that I could loop but I didn't have time. I still can after this weekend.
There is a case mod contest this weekend at a lan I'm attending so I needed to wrap this up.
Thanks for the comments. I do it because I enjoy creating things and it makes me feel good when other people approve too.:up:
turned out freaking awesome. can't wait for a video! +rep
Yup, what he said. :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by billygoat333
Man I like this a lot!!
I know it's a little late, but there are soldering irons that run off 12VDC... Perhaps that could be a viable source for your heating element?
Nice work for sure! +rep all the way
Very excellent mod BS :banana:, looks awesome :):up:.
Thanks guys.
I just got 3rd place on a mod competition.
There was some awesome competition. I'm happy with 3rd for now. I'll make some improvements.
I think it needs some acrylic for the back and some interior lighting.
Someone also suggested windows on the sides too.
We'll see. ;)
Congratulations on the win! The competition had to be pretty stiff.
Nice work!
congrats! this thing came out awesome! I agree that maybe a side window and some interior lighting (maybe a red/amber combo) would look neat!
Thanks guys.
I might add a couple windows in the sides. I have other mods to do so I may just leave it and move on.
I will add an acrylic back and a light for sure though.
More updates to come I guess...oh, and a video. ;)
Cool Mod,
Can't wait for the video on this. And I agree with the Yellow/Amber and red lighting on the interior.
Here is a pic that was taken at a lan I went to and won 3rd place for the CPU Magazine mod contest.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zonedan...7625220197683/
I am beginning to make some more changes and will have a couple more updates soon.
I have cut some smoked acrylic for a back panel that will look black until I turn the interior lighting on.
I got some red cold cathodes for the interior and just need to get to mounting them.
I ordered the scented smoke oil. I got "popcorn" and "pumpkin pie". yumm:D
nice! congrats!
Nice one congrats :):up: that beer keg looked cool too :D.
Nice. Congrats on the contest!
Thanks guys.
The beer keg was really cool too for sure. Wish he would have made top 3. I know he worked extra hard to get it ready in time.
I decided not to work on the wood stove tonight because we are having a huge wind storm right now and trees are bending towards my shop! :eek:
I'm still playing with this thing...
Thanks to everyone at the lan who stopped by to check it out. It was funny to see how many people thought it was a real wood stove and couldn't figure out how I could be allowed to have it there. :P
I bought some red cold cathodes to put in the back. I also used some of my gray (smoked) acrylic and made a new back for it.
It really has a cool ominous red glow.
Here is the kit I bought. Needs some sleeving. So I'm just throwing some shrink tube at it.
I tucked them behind the inside rear corners. I will also be adding something to hide them completely from being seen when looking into the back. I also will be covering the extra screw holes. You can see them in the upcoming pics.
This is with the lights out.
and with the lights on-
A few other pics -
So that's it for now. I will be putting the final touches on very soon. And I will get a video together to show the full effect with the smoke on.
I wish you could smell this scented smoke. The popcorn scent is on the money!
Be back soon.
8)
Really is very awesome this mate :):up:.
the lights make it look sick! +rep
Thanks guys!
New update -
I have just completed the build 100%.
I picked up some black foam stripping to seal off the back panel. It has an adhesive strip on one side and sticks really good. I needed to hide the cathodes from showing when you look through the back. Nothing worse than looking into a computer to check it out but you are blinded by the lights.
So I cut what I needed and stuck it to the back. I placed it so the acrylic back would line up with it and then I can bend the excess around the lights a little to hide them.
Here is a shot where you can see the light strip ----
And now hidden ---
It looks much better hidden so you focus on what's inside a lot easier.
That's pretty much it!
I do have to get the video done and a few pics of the smoke billowing out of the chimney. I'll get it done and make the final post then.
Thanks for watching.
I'll get back to work on the Gun Safe Mod soon. 8)
