Crash1647545504 Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Odd question but no one else seems to know. Iv serched the internet and only found stuff on renting ones and they are all huge. i dont want anything massive just enought for 10-20 sq ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiG BeN Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 probably better off to make one.doesn't sound like something that would be reasonably priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrelyNutsDSP Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Look into a large/hi-powered box-style fan and the idea is to mist low-temp water out in front of it with cold air temperatures so it freezes and falls. You could make something pretty easily, I would think, with a little ingenuity. smile.gif If you do I wanna see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted February 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 well the idea is to get enough snow on the ground to snowboard and ride some rails i have since its cold enough but no snow on the ground... would mist really do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgbdbn Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 I made one out of some copper tube a few hose nozzles and a leaf blower. Works pretty good. And its cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 Haha, me and Marc were just talking about this on Sunday. We went up to MRM and he told me about your rails, but didn't know if you just waited for snow, or had a snow maker or what. Good luck with that, I don't really know very much about them. Tried e-bay yet, or maybe call around to some local 'mountains'? I know back when I was in high school, MRM used to have almost all portable snow makers. Then got some grant or something, and put in all of the permanent snowmaking they have now about four or five years ago. I don't think they use very many of their old portable snow makers, might be worth a try. Speaking of rails, I tried to start hitting them again on Sunday. redface.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 for gods sake, this aint hard, chipper/shredder + bags and bags of ice. Like in Fargo, but replace steve bucemi with the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Ben, if you get snow on the ground, call me. I want some free leasons -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Maker Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Originally posted by MadMalibu: Ben, if you get snow on the ground, call me. I want some free leasons -MarcI'll come over for the entertainment. I can only assume it's pretty funny watching me fall every time. graemlins/lol.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doggunracing Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 http://www.snowathome.com/external_mix_1.htm http://makesnow0.tripod.com/build.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desperado Posted February 17, 2005 Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 Building one would NOT be difficult. Hell I was playing around with a big fan and a mister and made snow. All you have to do is produce a fine mist of water in front of a fan and have the air temp below 32. If you are looking to get it to work above freezing, it gets tricky at that point. In order to get it to cool out below surounding air temps you have to put the air and water mist together and then push it through a venturi, what happens is the air gets compressed, without alot of heat being added, then as it experiences the pressure drop coming out of the venturi tube, the pressure drop causes a pressure drop. But to get a significant enough drop you are going to need to produce a drop of several pounds. Of course the amount of drive power needed to pressurize the high side of the venturi will be linked to the size of the venturi it self. If it's a 3 inch pipe, necking down to 1.5 inch then it ain't gonna take alot of drive, if it's 12 inch, you are going to need a car engine connected to the fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash1647545504 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2005 hmmmmm interesting... i think im gonna have to make one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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