tjlwolf
Vampire

Arrrggghhh fellow Pirate!

love the vortex. do you mount the lazer on the board or the fan? ive never bult one before.thanks.love the pirate ship! love to see more pics!

i love love love your pirate ship do you have instructions? I am a huge pirate haunter and need to do a ship this year 2010

Whoops! Correction.. you mount one circle mirror (quarter size) slightly off level in the CENTER of teh fan..not one on each blade

I was wondering if you have a picture of your pirate ship? I would love to make it, I have your directions, but need a visual as well. Thanks so much!

Well simplicity is greatness. Dont bother with a lot of tutorials telling u to yank motors, solder this etc... Mountains out of molehills!
Go to Walmart, buy a 5 inch battery powered fan for $5. I bought these little quarter size mirrors in the Crafts dept. Get a Green Laser on ebay.

Take the guard off the fan and throw it away. Glue the mirrors directly onto the blades of the fan. Done.
I took a 2x4 about a foot long. Mounted the fan base to the 2x4 on one end. I just taped the button on the laser so it would stay on. Mount the laser at an angle to hit the mirrors. Its just trial and error to get the right angle. I just used a small wood block and zip tied it down in the right position.
Add fog.... DONE. A lot of tutorials will have u yanking little motors, doing this and that. Why? Its all done for you! Just use the fan!!!

Nice job on your haunt last year!
I particularly like the laser vortex in the garage. What kind of configuration did you use for the vortex?

Love your pirate ship last year. Look forward to seeing more pics from you. Nice work.