Need one or 2 or 3 of these. Anyone?

[Elvira]

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/4/7/3/8/8/webimg/118088684_tp.jpg

[Sickie Ickie]

Elvira, have you thought about making your own?

computer fan
lightweight cloth
bowl
powersource

[Elvira]

hmmm... maybe I could! I'll use the cord off the toaster, the fan out of my computer, and maybe, cut DH's cloths up! :D No I'm kidding, I should give it a go, it should't be to hard I don't imagine.

[Sickie Ickie]

worth a shot, and you'll learn a bunch in the meantime.

Heck, I've seen people make campfires out of box fans using the same technique. :)

[Elvira]

If I come back with hair that looks like a cotton ball, I'm blamin you Sickie!

Then yes, I would have learned, don't play with electrcal stuff! lol wish me luck!

[Sickie Ickie]

You'll be fine. Just remember to get a 120 AC fan if you plan on running it from a wallwart, or a 12V fan or less if you plan on running it from batteries.

Heck, you may even want to get a switch to turn it on or off, or just pop in and out the batteries.

You can even get a battery holder, :D

[Elvira]

What kind of cloth should I use do you think? I don't have one of these to look at, so clueless as to what to use.

No batteries, I hate replacing them! Plug in or nothing. A switch would be nice.

[Sickie Ickie]

All a switch does is make (in theory) a wire open or shut. It doesn't carry the current to the motor when open 'cause it can't get past that gap. Shut completes the wire (circuit) and power flows like a river to your motor.

cloth, the more lightweight the better. Several people have used silk. I think the cloth for airblowns would be fine, too.

[Elvira]

OK I do have one air blown thing.... but I so can't cut that up. LOL its been out of the box and and set up once (inside) just to see it, and decided I didn't like it. I should probably set out on a mission at garage sales, I am bound to find one there.

Should I buy a switch? Or rip it off something?

[Sickie Ickie]

either way will be fine. Most of the switches I get, I tear off of toys that I'm using motors from.

Here's a great link for a how-to. Adapt it for your bowl needs. :)

http://home.comcast.net/~mhios/hothead/index.html

[Elvira]

OHHHH! I have a fan like that, I remember seeing it, it was taken out of those old big computer covers that they used a 100 bazillion yrs ago.

Excellent how-to... have it book marked and I am definitely going to do it now that I saw that fan and actually have it. Thank you Sickie, saved me 30.00 plus :)

[Sickie Ickie]

*Deep bow* Props are my thang. You are very welcome, my friend. :)

[Clarice]

let us not forget the light.

[Sickie Ickie]

Ohhhhhh pretty!...Should I head towards the light?......

[pyro]

no dont go towards the light-stay here---- ive seen people use small sets of red mini lights and replace some of the bulbs with blue and yellow