Body Fogger

The Body Fogger is a wearable design object that allows the wearer to disappear with a puff of smoke.

The Body Fogger is a mini fog machine that heats up small amounts of Fog Juice, which in return create fog.

To make the Body Fogger you will need:

• 1 Loomia Heater
• 1 Container of Fog Juice
• 2 Wires for Soldering
• 1 Heat Resistant Silicone Tube
• 2 Pipe Clamps
• 1 Epoxy Adhesive
• 1 Can of Primer Spray Paint
• 1 Can of Metallic Spray Paint

You will need access to:

• 3D Printer
• Soldering Iron

The first step to making a body fogger is designing what it will look like. I designed the shell of my Body Fogger in xShape. I wanted to create an organic form that felt like an extension of the body.

Make sure your final shell is hollow with a top and bottom half.

Once your shell is designed, 3D print it so you can see how it looks and feels in physical space. I recommend printing your shell out in a material that has high resistance to heat, such as ABS plastic.

Note: You may have to print out your shell in a few pieces so it can fit on the printer bed.

If you weren't able to print out your shell in one single print, now is the time to epoxy the 3D printed pieces together to make the larger form.

Note: Do not epoxy together the top and bottom half.

Once the epoxy has cured, get your pieces ready to shine by priming them with a white primer coat of spray paint.

Once your piece is primed, make it sparkle with two coats of metallic spray paint.

The fog liquid will be held in a heat safe silicone tube which is attached to the 3D print through two adjustable pipe clamps.

Glue the two adjustable pipe clamps to the base with epoxy, making sure the clamps can still be adjusted once the glue cures.

Measure and cut a piece of the heat resistant silicone tube that comfortably fits between the pipe clamps.

Do not secure the tube yet, because we still need to add the electronics to it.

The Loomia heater only needs 2 wires to work.

The right most pin on the heater (the shorter pin) should be wired to go to Ground, and the left most pin (the taller pin) should be wired to go to Power.

You can see I denoted blue for ground and red for power in my soldering job.

After you solder electronics cover any and all solder joints with electrical tape.

Wrap the Loomia heater around the silicone tube.

Put the silicone tube into the tube holders.

Add fog juice to the silicone tube and lightly tighten down the pipe clamps.

Fit the 3D printed parts together and secure with a piece of double sided tape.

Note: This is a temporary step! Once it's time to refill the fog juice you will need to open the form back up.

Plug the wires into the power source and get Foggy!

The Loomia heater will get hotter depending on how much electricity it is powered with. I recommend using an adjustable universal power adapter. This allows you to control the power supply in real time to adjust the temperature of the heating pad.

Remember:

Every fog juice has different fogging temperatures, so play around with it.

Keep in mind that each 3D Printing material has a different melting temperature - don't melt your project!

Last but not least, you are dealing with real electricity and heat so be careful!