cotton candy machine

Step 1: Cotton candy machine

Material:
electric motor, battery, (2)orange juice lids, sugar, wire, small piece of wood, electric clip, connector,( found in Homedepots)

Tools: drill, groove plier,knife

Step 2: Orange juice lids

find two orange juice lids, clean the inside and outside with sand paper

Step 3: First lids

make a large hole as shown below, use the drill to make the hole,

Step 4: Second lids

second lids, use the knife to make small hole around the lids,

Step 5: Two lids together

drill three holes around the 2 lids, use the wire to connect the lids together,

Step 6: Put together

connect the lids to the electric motor and to the small piece of wood

Step 7: Yummy cotton candy

Heat to melt the sugar and turn it into a liquid
A set of very small holes that the liquid sugar can flow through to form threads of sugar
A spinning head that slings the liquid sugar outward so it is forced through the holes
use a stick to catch the threads

Comments

[Bowtie41]

How did you heat it?

[RENATO.ROSS]

Infelizmente isso não funciona! Foi um dos primeiros instructables que tentei fazer e me decepcionei. Precisa de uma fonte de calor para aquecer o açucar e o autor não mencionou isto.

[stvwinslow]

Where does the heat source go?

[Ironman97]

What store can I get a threaded motor at? Please don't reply just an "electrical store." Does Menards have them? Ace? Home Depot? Lowes?

[jnguyen16]

At RadioShack is the best place or menard don't depot is $$$ so just go to RadioShack is like 1.00 for a really good motor

[huntblack]

radio shack

[qballcat]

in canada we have the source but in the usa i think its called circuit city

[AlbinoMoose308]

DANGER!!!!!
cotton candy burns fast and uncontrollably
use caution!

[huntblack]

Haha suggested at my school doing it in engineer class thanks for the plans
5*'s

[kcls]

Pretty cool! A few questions, though.

1. Does the lighter fluid run out often?
2. Doesn't sugar fling towards you as well at the paper?
3. Does the cotton candy ever catch on fire as you are waving the cone around it?

4*'s!

[fvm]

Espectacular!!!

[poolshark162006]

I am Thinking of using an old Weed Wacker engine to make it spin and to use like a gas burner (from a grill or stove) for the heat and using a new wash tub thing from like homedeopot.... The only thing what can i use for the little funnel thing????

[poolshark162006]

this is what MAYBE it to look like... Used google sketchup which is free

[Lesedi]

dude ur brilliant u jus gave and absoulte brilliant idea gonna make ur version xcept smaller!

[bloke2022]

SKETCHUP ROCKS

[Crash2108]

You should use a propane powered engine, and maybe heat diffusers for the flame. Like a small camping propane griddle, you don't want it to kick out too much heat and burn the sugar, like if it were a turkey fryer head.

[Mariamk]

Very creative!
I wonder if I can make this... =]]

[PKTraceur]

What RPM is the motor w/ snapple cap? (500 RPM?)

[PKTraceur]

500 RPM =1 revolution per .12 seconds

[ReCreate]

I think it is faster than 1 revolution every 12 seconds XD

[poolshark162006]

its .12 not 12

[ReCreate]

...i was joking...

[PKTraceur]

(Saying as, the snapple cap is 1 1/4 circumference

[didibemi]

Really Nice! I am doing one now!!! I'll post pic's later!!!

[cloot100]

I love cotton candy! Great idea! 12 star!!

[sthealthraider]

Use a small alcohol burner!! with a tiny wick

[n0ukf]

You didn't say in the instructible itself HOW you heat the sugar. I'd hesitate to use your method. Have you ever accidentally ignited the cotton candy with the lighter?

[patchouli514]

I don't understand how people expect to be able to build something on their own when they dont even have the ability to watch a video properly. Some of these questions are so rediculous!! IGNITE THE COTTON CANDY!!! OMG!! You may set the cotton candy on fire!!LMAO Geez. Do us all a favor and dont try this at home k?

[n0ukf]

My point is that the Instructable says nothing about how to heat the sugar. And yes, an open flame is not a good way to heat the sugar.

[poolshark162006]

I dont think that you will ignite the cotton candy i think that it will just melt again...

[mynameishamm]

Candle!

[hishealer]

Did anyone else get pelted with hot sugar? Or did I do something wrong?

[IW5 Industries]

mine vibrates too much

[PKTraceur]

You probably dont have it centered. -PKT

[bomberman3]

You could probably use the heating element from a hot glue gun. However, you would have to plug it in there. Great instructable! I shall make it with an old hot glue gun i broke.

[djr6789]

great ible! one question how do u connect the mottor to the lids?

[AllDayIDreamAboutInstructables]

great job. it looks awesome although i would consider moving the back board you have back a little bit so that as the cotton candy forms, it won't brush up against the back board and leave that mess on it. overall great though

[Instructables Shadow Robot]

Great job on this! Rated 5 stars! (*****)

[Mattrox]

Great job A++++ :)

[PKTraceur]

Is there another option for a heating element? I think I would want to do this for a school project.