[SML] Sal Ammoniac smoke

[Stephen Rees]

The heater cones were (are?) a ceramic cone with a medium-screw base wound
with nichrome heater wire that was screwed into a base within a metal
reflector and used as a very early space heater.  Usually had a
medium-gauge welded decorative wire cage over the face of them. Scary from
an operational standpoint let alone the fumes given off by the sal
ammoniac.  Another example of a device used for something other than its
original purpose.
Steve

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On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 11:30 PM, jdunfee12--- via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Since childhood, I have read about using Sal Ammoniac in a Heating Cone to
> make theatrical smoke.  However, I have never seen this done, nor even seen
> what such a heating cone looks like.  A search for a "heating cone" shows
> up some cone-shaped systems which you use to heat a bearing (I am guessing
> to expand it a bit, to put onto a shaft).  Is that the sort of "heating
> cone" used for smoke?
>
> A search on Youtube also turned up nothing except how to clean your
> soldering iron.   I also searched "ammonium chloride", since that seems
> to be the same stuff. But, again without success.
>
> Anyone know of a site that shows a picture, or ideally a video of such a
> contraption in operation?
>
> -Joe
>
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