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Awesome video Norm, we appreciate it! We've just made the exterior MicroFogger model open source, and the STEP file can be found in the FAQ of the product page. One thing that we do want to add is that one of the biggest features of the MicroFogger 5 Pro is the advanced on-board menu, in which you can set it to run autonomously, in a program of your choice. We're also about to release our new MicroFogger 5 Lite, that will be priced at about $150 :) The extended base for the tripod mount was a deliberate decision, as having it flush would make it hard to remove since the threaded piece replaces the existing finger-hold. We'll see if we can further improve it!
Appreciate the comparison and honest review on these 💚 The bubble tip was cool. I’m excited to see the SmokeNinja come to stores; I like that it has presets as buttons. Hopefully Vosentech continues to innovate too and help lower the prices on these
Hey, just thought I'd say that I've ben making my own vape juice for over a decade now, and I'm sure you could get roughly the same fog output from that smaller unit by changing the ratio of ingredients. I'd try like a 10/90 PG/VG mix, and the less PG the thicker the fog will be. Just gotta be sure it's thin enough to have continuous output from the device. Cheers.
You should see some of the smaller slimmer devices we use in the magic world. I use one in my act that puts out more smoke than you would think it could. The microfoggers are great for props and escape room making as well.
This is a place where if you are doing this on a full up studio job, there is no upside to saving money if “ a few coils burn out”. Nothing worse than the feeling when the small gag you have had a meeting or two on is shelved because it doesn’t work every time.
If you have $600 to spend on these I'd say the best solution is buy 2 Microfoggers. It would likely give you more potential total output and give you redundancy in case one fails during a shoot. You'd also save $100. EDIT: PMI mentioned in reply to this that they've just launched a $199 machine so 2 of those would probably be a great option also. EDIT 2: and Vosentech mentioned there's a Microfogger 5 Lite coming soon for $150. Great to see such competition in the market and the entry points dropping :)
The Smoke Genie looked a lot thicker and slower and controlled. That will make the smoke look better when it's being blown at a model I think. The Fogger definitely drops a lot of fog as well but the actual output doesn't look as good to me. The price difference is HUGE though. The Fogger got a lot closer with the neck and the lower fan speed. That little tornado at 11:15 is amazing btw :D
Damn, I gotta start making portable smoke machines!! They gotta be making a killing off those things, as they are just using 3d printed housing and about $30 worth of internal parts!! 😂
Damn, I wish I had had one of these back in my days of photographing scale models to simulate 'reality'. Blowing cigarette smoke onto scenes wasn't the healthiest way to get an effect!
I just realised how incredibly easy it would be to make a glycerol feeder for a soldering rework station - that would make an amazing cheap portable fogger with near zero start time, tho mains powered
Thanks so much for this very informative and delightful video! I knew these were out there but wasn't quite ready to do the research on them and now you've done it for us.
the smoke bubbles brings me back to my childhood when I wanted the Ninja Turtles Bubble Bomber...it would drop smoke filled bubbles. It was the coolest sh*t when I was a kid and wanted it so bad, but sadly even to this day, I never got to experience that toy.
11:59 The tinkerer in me really wants to build one using one of the many “disposable” vapes I’ve collected in a box just to do the smoke filled bubbles. Given they’re flavored vapes, they’ll have the added benefit of smelling good, too.
Crazy timing!!! We got online just now to buy a fogger to stick in a huge bison puppet's nostrils and popped in to the Tested feed to avoid that work and what do we find?! This! 😅
Why does that open cell foam work? I have a smoke genie and it blows my mind. Curious if I can get...something to put over my regular size fog machine chiller I made to *really* make the fog sink to the ground.
So I'm sure you've said before, but seeing your wall of organizing totes is what really grabbed my attention this video. Does anyone know what shelves (kallax?) those are? and what tote size fits so well? looking to organize my craft/hobby room(s)
Based on the label that’s visible in the wide shot, the totes are Sterilite. I think, as far as their brand goes, they are pretty standardized sizes. Maybe the shelves are Sterilite brand as well
A commercial fogger is literally just a vape with a pump, and runs on glycol, if you wanna ghetto it. Dry ice in a hot water 'urn' is also a classic'. Blowing a fogger through a can cooler filled with dry ice makes for great low hanging fog
Was literally thinking the same thing. Could literally hook an electric air duster or can of keyboard cleaner to a vape and get similar results for a fraction of the price. Tinker with the ratio of glycerin to glycol to get different intensities of smoke.
Absolutely @@JackArchambault, occurred to me right after a soldering rework station could be a goer too, just a bit of wick into some juice at one of the nozzles might work really well. Fog is so much fun
Norm: "I wish they'd release the 3D files so other people can print them" Also Norm: "I made this 3D print file so the base sits level, but I'm not sharing the file" c'mon mayyyyyyyyne
@11:16 did anyone notice that "dust devil" or rather baby fog demon formed on the table? There must be a hot spot on that location, probably because that fog machine thing lingered over it some seconds before?
@@bonster101 I'm honestly considering just designing my own and ordering it and the case through like PCBWay or JLCPCB then making it available as a kit ...
@@bonster101 He explains at the beginning of the video that these are so you don't have to lug around a plug-in fogger. they're portable and easy to hold. obviously not for everyone but if you're a professional it could be a nice quality of life item.
@@TheVerendus I get what he's saying about these, but at $250 for the cheaper of the two, it's really priced out of the range of most amateur shooters, and even a lot of beginner-pros. While I do love Tested sharing these products, they need to remember when they're talking to the audience that they get these these products for free. Products are always way better when you don't have to pay anything for them, like the 3D printers they show off ever 2-3 weeks.
I love every one of your videos. I wish Adam had more guests like Fon Davis, You, and more. I like the fact that you each have different interests. Adam does too much machining all the time and I like to see different ideas. I would love to see more of Kate Sabacher too.
It depends on the smoke alarm detection method. If it is a standard household detector, that measures particulates by light refraction - then yes. If you have a more industrial that detects heat, then no.
the liquid is just the same stuff watered down. you'd want to probably use pure glycerol and water it down yourself to whatever consistency these seem to like
@@Trevellian I think those are sold as 'food additives' for people who make their own vape juice, as amazon doesn't sell vape or smoking products, not officially anyway, which is why a lot of things related to those activities are listed with ambiguous info, like 'herb grinders' because it's really common to grind up your own oregano lol
When Adam did one of the ghostbuster's proton packs, he used a vape pen product made by spoonmakes for smoke effects. It's a bit cheaper than the microfogger , but perpetually out of stock. Something to keep an eye out for though.
I made the one I use on stage for under $75 with Remote control it can be done cheaply. But if money was no object I would love to have one of these just for all the accessories.
Wow amazing marketing.. To sell a potentially sub $100 product of $250-600. All the electronics $40, the battery $30 - 60, the fogger itself with the fan $25 - 40.
yeah i think buying a cheap vape pen will do the same thing .. just mod it with a bunch of cotton and juice it up put a bit higher voltage. pretty sure this can be made but half the cost of that 600$ one
price way too high, there is nothing in these devices worth above 75$, take that from a "vaper" that makes own juice and coils along with electronics engineer and maker, this can all be done simply with the poorman's juice is cheap, plain ole Veg glycerine.
No more than using the same amount of battery power on your phone. "Smoke machines" aren't making actual smoke, they're atomizing a liquid into tiny droplets suspended in air the same way fog is suspended water tiny droplets. When that fake smoke disappeared, it was because it condensed back out of the air. And the liquid is both biodegradable and designated as food-safe. Vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol, both of which are naturally occurring chemicals.
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Awesome video Norm, we appreciate it! We've just made the exterior MicroFogger model open source, and the STEP file can be found in the FAQ of the product page. One thing that we do want to add is that one of the biggest features of the MicroFogger 5 Pro is the advanced on-board menu, in which you can set it to run autonomously, in a program of your choice. We're also about to release our new MicroFogger 5 Lite, that will be priced at about $150 :)
The extended base for the tripod mount was a deliberate decision, as having it flush would make it hard to remove since the threaded piece replaces the existing finger-hold. We'll see if we can further improve it!
Appreciate the comparison and honest review on these 💚 The bubble tip was cool. I’m excited to see the SmokeNinja come to stores; I like that it has presets as buttons. Hopefully Vosentech continues to innovate too and help lower the prices on these
That slow formed vortex on the table though 🤤
Hey, just thought I'd say that I've ben making my own vape juice for over a decade now, and I'm sure you could get roughly the same fog output from that smaller unit by changing the ratio of ingredients. I'd try like a 10/90 PG/VG mix, and the less PG the thicker the fog will be. Just gotta be sure it's thin enough to have continuous output from the device. Cheers.
You should see some of the smaller slimmer devices we use in the magic world. I use one in my act that puts out more smoke than you would think it could. The microfoggers are great for props and escape room making as well.
Wow, $600 and $250 is very expensive. I made mine with a vape pen with mini pump running on two AAs. Total cost was $17.
lol same, i just used my sub 0hm vape. Other than burning out the coils quickly it works like a treat
Never tell your clients what it cost you! Poverty is a great source of inspiration when you can't just buy what you need.
This is a place where if you are doing this on a full up studio job, there is no upside to saving money if “ a few coils burn out”. Nothing worse than the feeling when the small gag you have had a meeting or two on is shelved because it doesn’t work every time.
If you have $600 to spend on these I'd say the best solution is buy 2 Microfoggers. It would likely give you more potential total output and give you redundancy in case one fails during a shoot. You'd also save $100. EDIT: PMI mentioned in reply to this that they've just launched a $199 machine so 2 of those would probably be a great option also. EDIT 2: and Vosentech mentioned there's a Microfogger 5 Lite coming soon for $150. Great to see such competition in the market and the entry points dropping :)
The Microfogger fog looks more natural to me too when imitation of steam is needed
@redswipe Actually.....We just literally launched a new machine today on kickstarter! Packages starting at $199.
@@pmi_gear Oh that's cool. 2 of those would prob be the best solution then lol
Hey! We also just wanted to chime in that we'll be releasing out MicroFogger 5 Lite soon, which will be priced at around $150 :)
@Vosentech any info on the release date by chance? Looking to get a couple :)
The Smoke Genie looked a lot thicker and slower and controlled. That will make the smoke look better when it's being blown at a model I think. The Fogger definitely drops a lot of fog as well but the actual output doesn't look as good to me. The price difference is HUGE though. The Fogger got a lot closer with the neck and the lower fan speed.
That little tornado at 11:15 is amazing btw :D
That was a great review. Thank you so much Norm.
Damn, I gotta start making portable smoke machines!! They gotta be making a killing off those things, as they are just using 3d printed housing and about $30 worth of internal parts!! 😂
you wouldn't be the first one lol
The smoke bubble trick gave me flash backs to the "foggy" dorm room days of my education... 😀
Damn, I wish I had had one of these back in my days of photographing scale models to simulate 'reality'. Blowing cigarette smoke onto scenes wasn't the healthiest way to get an effect!
I just realised how incredibly easy it would be to make a glycerol feeder for a soldering rework station - that would make an amazing cheap portable fogger with near zero start time, tho mains powered
pinecil 20V DC usb iron
Old electric frying pan works well too.
Norm! What timing! We are literally announcing our new machine in 1 hour!
on youtube?
@@JAM35_ yes, and
Kickstarter. google SmokeNinja
Oh you're ripping people off too?
@@iVolkswagen what do you mean? As in we are ripping off ourselves? 😂
Thanks so much for this very informative and delightful video! I knew these were out there but wasn't quite ready to do the research on them and now you've done it for us.
the smoke bubbles brings me back to my childhood when I wanted the Ninja Turtles Bubble Bomber...it would drop smoke filled bubbles. It was the coolest sh*t when I was a kid and wanted it so bad, but sadly even to this day, I never got to experience that toy.
Brilliant opening
11:59 The tinkerer in me really wants to build one using one of the many “disposable” vapes I’ve collected in a box just to do the smoke filled bubbles. Given they’re flavored vapes, they’ll have the added benefit of smelling good, too.
Crazy timing!!! We got online just now to buy a fogger to stick in a huge bison puppet's nostrils and popped in to the Tested feed to avoid that work and what do we find?! This! 😅
Why does that open cell foam work? I have a smoke genie and it blows my mind. Curious if I can get...something to put over my regular size fog machine chiller I made to *really* make the fog sink to the ground.
It all comes down to the fact that the foam slows the smoke down, and allows it to cool. Once cooled, it lingers and creates the fog effect :)
So I'm sure you've said before, but seeing your wall of organizing totes is what really grabbed my attention this video. Does anyone know what shelves (kallax?) those are? and what tote size fits so well? looking to organize my craft/hobby room(s)
Based on the label that’s visible in the wide shot, the totes are Sterilite. I think, as far as their brand goes, they are pretty standardized sizes. Maybe the shelves are Sterilite brand as well
Cool what a nifty device
Any issues with fluid leaking? I have a microfogger 3 and no matter what i did the fluid would leak down into the internals of the machine.
Smoke effects!!!😮
A commercial fogger is literally just a vape with a pump, and runs on glycol, if you wanna ghetto it.
Dry ice in a hot water 'urn' is also a classic'.
Blowing a fogger through a can cooler filled with dry ice makes for great low hanging fog
Was literally thinking the same thing. Could literally hook an electric air duster or can of keyboard cleaner to a vape and get similar results for a fraction of the price. Tinker with the ratio of glycerin to glycol to get different intensities of smoke.
Absolutely @@JackArchambault, occurred to me right after a soldering rework station could be a goer too, just a bit of wick into some juice at one of the nozzles might work really well.
Fog is so much fun
I have a mighty need.
I made my own and recycled a brand new Voopoo drag 2 vape and 3d printed a case. Micro air pump and remote control
Great video 📷 I want to get the mini
I wonder how to use these without setting off smoke detectors or sprinklers. Assuming the smoke can set them off.
It doesn't
Would the smokegenie/ninja also be able to make those cool bubbles with the parts they come with?
So serious question for anyone who knows. Why get this vs one of those 50 dollar 500w smoke machines? The ones typically on sale around Halloween
Portability
i wouldve liked to see the v3 of that new one.. why didnt u bring it to this shoot? 😅
Stay tuned Sept 1st PMI Gear is announcing a more affordable option.
Do you think something attacked the bird and to be in the condition its in?
3:44 Ah yes it runs on shotgun shells
the perfect fuel, of course...
if you use black powder shot gun shells it will add more smoke
Norm: "I wish they'd release the 3D files so other people can print them"
Also Norm: "I made this 3D print file so the base sits level, but I'm not sharing the file"
c'mon mayyyyyyyyne
Nice video
Hi Adam you cool, good vidio.
Interesting how vape technology is driving devices for other industries.
@11:16 did anyone notice that "dust devil" or rather baby fog demon formed on the table?
There must be a hot spot on that location, probably because that fog machine thing lingered over it some seconds before?
Nope, they're still stupidly expensive ...
@@bonster101 20 buck vape and a 10 buck air duster will get you there if you wanna ghetto it
@@bonster101 I'm honestly considering just designing my own and ordering it and the case through like PCBWay or JLCPCB then making it available as a kit ...
@@bonster101 He explains at the beginning of the video that these are so you don't have to lug around a plug-in fogger. they're portable and easy to hold. obviously not for everyone but if you're a professional it could be a nice quality of life item.
@TheVerendus sure as others have said a vape from your local vape shop and a few other things can get you portable fog
@@TheVerendus I get what he's saying about these, but at $250 for the cheaper of the two, it's really priced out of the range of most amateur shooters, and even a lot of beginner-pros. While I do love Tested sharing these products, they need to remember when they're talking to the audience that they get these these products for free. Products are always way better when you don't have to pay anything for them, like the 3D printers they show off ever 2-3 weeks.
Do they set off smoke/co2 detectors?
Gooo big
I love every one of your videos. I wish Adam had more guests like Fon Davis, You, and more. I like the fact that you each have different interests. Adam does too much machining all the time and I like to see different ideas. I would love to see more of Kate Sabacher too.
Norm isn't a guest. He co-founded Tested.
So if these are basically just a heater with a fan, why are they so pricey?
Norm is back
Videographers and camera specialists are highly underappreciated.
Blimey a mega vape😂
I miss the podcast 😢
Dumb question im sure but would this smoke trigger smoke alarms if im shooting indoors?
no
Yes.
It depends on the smoke alarm detection method. If it is a standard household detector, that measures particulates by light refraction - then yes. If you have a more industrial that detects heat, then no.
a $250 product should not have 3D printed parts. Especially poorly 3D printed parts.
MicroFogger sounds like Ben Stiller movie.
while smoke genie is like 5x densier ,its still produces 3x less smoke than powerstation and cheapest fog machine combo
No one else is going to talk about the tornado just after 11:14?!?!!?
Colored Fog?
Can it use generic fog liquid?
the liquid is just the same stuff watered down. you'd want to probably use pure glycerol and water it down yourself to whatever consistency these seem to like
@@peterlarson233 Amazon lists a lot of glycerol liquid, but advertised as a food additive. Is that the correct stuff?
@@Trevellian it should be, I guess I don't know for sure that there aren't additives in the smoke machine stuff but I would think it's the same stuff
@@Trevellian I think those are sold as 'food additives' for people who make their own vape juice, as amazon doesn't sell vape or smoking products, not officially anyway, which is why a lot of things related to those activities are listed with ambiguous info, like 'herb grinders' because it's really common to grind up your own oregano lol
@@Trevellian Propylene Glycol would be more common, gives thicker fog. Generally you dont use water
Neat, but way too spendy for us hobbyists. An open-source DIY option would be amazing.
When Adam did one of the ghostbuster's proton packs, he used a vape pen product made by spoonmakes for smoke effects. It's a bit cheaper than the microfogger , but perpetually out of stock. Something to keep an eye out for though.
Beat but i ended up making my own for a quarter of the price.
I made the one I use on stage for under $75 with Remote control it can be done cheaply. But if money was no object I would love to have one of these just for all the accessories.
how much nicotine?
Do you vape that stuff?
I just chug my vape quickly 🤷♂
Is this guy son of Adam?
E-Cigarette, Fan, new Enclosure to force air from fan into air inlet of the Atomizer ... done. Total cost: not even close to $100.
ima go with the 20dollar one from the halloween store. 600 dollars wtf?! Potato chips are 5 bucks a bag right now, my dude.
Vapes!!!
Wow amazing marketing.. To sell a potentially sub $100 product of $250-600.
All the electronics $40, the battery $30 - 60, the fogger itself with the fan $25 - 40.
So it's a vape with a pump. I could make that with under $100 😂
Norm i don't mean to bother you, but your room seems a little smokey
The new ulanzi is way cheaper and better
Aka vapes with a fan, that cost 10x more
Idk why they are so expensive, like Bluh 250-400 dollars nahh
fog juice should be food grade propylene glycol
Just converted vapes lol
That’s a lot of money for a glorified eCig with a fan
its not LCD its OLED
ok the smoke machine is cool but theres no way those cans are scale to the machine
I was thinking the same thing. Those cans are way too small to be to scale.
How much nicotine is in the juice it comes with? trying to get trick or treaters buzzed on 50 nic this Halloween
The price on these is stupid high. There is no reason why they should cost so much.
I am a vaper, I always have my fog machine with me!! 😎💨💨
yeah i think buying a cheap vape pen will do the same thing .. just mod it with a bunch of cotton and juice it up put a bit higher voltage. pretty sure this can be made but half the cost of that 600$ one
my biggest box mod delivers up to 300 watts!! 😉 @@thatonebeone
@@thatonebeone you dont need voltage, just a subohm
@mycosys u can't have ohms without voltage numbnuts
Strange
Yeah we get it, you vape.
gimme 20 and ill stand in the corner vaping
Dang where is the 60$ and under option lol
so, just an expensive vape
Checks pocket sees vape and straw 🤔
overpriced! can diy for about $20, less if you already have a supply of parts.
price way too high, there is nothing in these devices worth above 75$, take that from a "vaper" that makes own juice and coils along with electronics engineer and maker, this can all be done simply with the poorman's juice is cheap, plain ole Veg glycerine.
We get it. You vape.
:)
Fuck that wayyy too expensive
What studio?? It sure looks like you guys got rid of the studio during lockdowns and now it's all Adam all the time.
Is this not co2 put into the atmosphere?
No more than using the same amount of battery power on your phone. "Smoke machines" aren't making actual smoke, they're atomizing a liquid into tiny droplets suspended in air the same way fog is suspended water tiny droplets. When that fake smoke disappeared, it was because it condensed back out of the air.
And the liquid is both biodegradable and designated as food-safe. Vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol, both of which are naturally occurring chemicals.
Sure, through the manufacturing and the energy used to run the machine.
@@23Scadu should ban it now think of the kids
$40 vape, and a $4 fan, you can doe everything this does. $250 is wild.
Just get a vape
I can produce better smoke with my vape for 10 bucks 😅
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Get a life 😂
We get it, you vape lol
Cheap fog machine already exists they are called vape instead of puffing you blow