I built two foam machines (one can also be used as a cannon) from watching your videos! I do many church events, city festivals, and private rentals now. Your advice is solid - thanks! The controller switch is great too: a must. You might want to wire it so that the pump cannot operate without the fan blower being on first. I had a rental once where they just ran the sprayers and did not turn on the fan. Idiots, I know, but they complained about it anyway.
Operators have had great success with a foam concentrate made to my formula: 4 volumes 40% diammonium lauryl sulfosuccinate + 3 volumes 30% active lauramidopropyl betaine + 2 volumes 40% disodium laureth-3 sulfosuccinate. I originally formulated it as bubble bath for sensitive people.
Magic Barry I use 2 of the Chauvet B-250 Bubble Machine www.amazon.com/dp/B000LXTKMK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-GH-Eb079MQ9H the chauvet bubble king is also legit. I like the chauvet machines because there indestructible.
You might want to also consider a cheap one from Party City. You can easily mount them to a tripod. Also, use Gazillion brand bubbles. They don't foam and are very dry.
unfortunately iv never been able to attach my foam machine to a folding stand mine are all to flimsy. in the video my machines are actually sitting on 2 stage pieces stacked on top of eachother with fans underneath to blow the foam out. in theory if the stand was strong enough and weighed down at the bottom you could hang it from the middle of the T bar with a ratchet strap wrapped throw the handle of the fan and pulling it up tight against the center bar of the stand. Good luck with you party tomorrow Joshua hope this reply helps.
Jeffry Viera true true.. I wish it was a way to find this. We might have to make it tbh www.atlspecialfx.com/collections/foam-machines/products/mini-extreme-foam-machine Click on the link
basically just wooden platforms about 4 foot by 8 foot and 30 inches high that could be used as a stage. i stacked 3 of them on top of eachother in that street foam party. the venue i was working at provided them for the party.
Cool never seen that before, looks like a speaker tripod that they simply bolted to the bottom of the machine.. couldn’t be to hard definitely something to try out.
Haha thanks. The last few years I’ve been using portable chain link fencing with tarps wrapped around them to form a 3 sided area. Works pretty well for the kind of public outdoor parking lot party type events I’ve been doing. Every now and then for smaller party’s I end up renting and inflatable foam pit if the client wants to get super fancy.
My favorite is foam frenzy fluid, www.foampartyfluid.com blankextremeentertainment.com Some times it’s available on amazon doesn’t look like there website is working right now though. I’ve also used foam daddy before and it works I didn’t have the best experience with there “foam gel” but there “ready foam fluid” worked alright. www.foamdaddy.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=20_63
Thanks for the tips, I'm actually excited to build mine thanks to you!
I built two foam machines (one can also be used as a cannon) from watching your videos! I do many church events, city festivals, and private rentals now. Your advice is solid - thanks!
The controller switch is great too: a must. You might want to wire it so that the pump cannot operate without the fan blower being on first. I had a rental once where they just ran the sprayers and did not turn on the fan. Idiots, I know, but they complained about it anyway.
Operators have had great success with a foam concentrate made to my formula: 4 volumes 40% diammonium lauryl sulfosuccinate + 3 volumes 30% active lauramidopropyl betaine + 2 volumes 40% disodium laureth-3 sulfosuccinate. I originally formulated it as bubble bath for sensitive people.
Bro i been following you since your first video ..lol still havent made one .. This is the year.. You rock man
Awesome buddy thanks for your support! Definitely the year.
THANKS for the advice
Hey, what foam soap do you recommend? thanks
Did you ever create a video on how you made your foam machine controller (switches and electrical outlets)?
How do you make your control switches. Can you make a video?
How much do you charge for your parties?
How much y’all charge for a birthday party and a school event?
Jeffry...what is a good Bubble machine that you recommend for the short intervals when I turn off my foam machine?
Magic Barry I use 2 of the Chauvet B-250 Bubble Machine
www.amazon.com/dp/B000LXTKMK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_-GH-Eb079MQ9H
the chauvet bubble king is also legit. I like the chauvet machines because there indestructible.
You might want to also consider a cheap one from Party City. You can easily mount them to a tripod. Also, use Gazillion brand bubbles. They don't foam and are very dry.
How did you get it on a stand? I made mine using your other videos. I actually have a party tomorrow and can’t hook it to the ceiling.
Stage raisers?
unfortunately iv never been able to attach my foam machine to a folding stand mine are all to flimsy. in the video my machines are actually sitting on 2 stage pieces stacked on top of eachother with fans underneath to blow the foam out. in theory if the stand was strong enough and weighed down at the bottom you could hang it from the middle of the T bar with a ratchet strap wrapped throw the handle of the fan and pulling it up tight against the center bar of the stand.
Good luck with you party tomorrow Joshua hope this reply helps.
Jeffry Viera true true.. I wish it was a way to find this. We might have to make it tbh www.atlspecialfx.com/collections/foam-machines/products/mini-extreme-foam-machine
Click on the link
basically just wooden platforms about 4 foot by 8 foot and 30 inches high that could be used as a stage. i stacked 3 of them on top of eachother in that street foam party. the venue i was working at provided them for the party.
Cool never seen that before, looks like a speaker tripod that they simply bolted to the bottom of the machine.. couldn’t be to hard definitely something to try out.
What do you build your pits with? Im progress of making one, you rock!
Haha thanks.
The last few years I’ve been using portable chain link fencing with tarps wrapped around them to form a 3 sided area. Works pretty well for the kind of public outdoor parking lot party type events I’ve been doing. Every now and then for smaller party’s I end up renting and inflatable foam pit if the client wants to get super fancy.
What took you five years to make this
More videos
Which dawn soap do you recommend?
Joshua Gardner I no longer recommend using dish soap but I used to use the blue ultra dawn.
Jeffry Viera which soap would you recommend? Do you have a url?
My favorite is foam frenzy fluid,
www.foampartyfluid.com
blankextremeentertainment.com
Some times it’s available on amazon doesn’t look like there website is working right now though.
I’ve also used foam daddy before and it works I didn’t have the best experience with there “foam gel” but there “ready foam fluid” worked alright.
www.foamdaddy.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=20_63
Stop wasting your money use washing up liquid same stuff no matter what they tell you
I have watched 3 of your videos about foam and the only foam in sight is from a pot over cooking