Mini Snow Gun design help

[freestyledork]

I found a video on youtube that showed a fully working snow gun very similar to one you would see at a resort.

I would like to try and make one of these.

Used the search bar found some posts about it but I'm looking for something a little more specific to what I'm trying to do. With success I will definitely post plans and supplies needed to make the unit.

The concerns I have are with the power needed by the air compressor and pressure washer. Maybe someone who knows how these work a little better then me....

Here is my basic idea...

The back bone of the project will be an industrial fan. Found one at harbor freight for 70$ that for now seems like it might do the job.
http://www.harborfreight.com/8-inch-portable-ventilator-97762.html

I have a man made lake in my back yard so I want to get a pump that will draw water. (the lake is big enough and spring fed the water level will never go down from the little amount I will be drawing.) I have done a little research and your house hold water hose pulls about 10 GPM (gallons per minute)= 600 GPH (Gallons per hour). So I would need something close or more then that depending on the amount of snow I would like to make. The water pump I selected pushes 900GPH.
http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-qu...ow-well-pump-with-pvc-pump-housing-47907.html

Now that I have a pump that will feed the pressure washer I need to buy a electric pressure washer so the system doesnt have to run on gas... unstable.

open to suggestions for this part.

I have an air compressor at home. It seems to be a decent size so for testing I hope it is enough.

Now I want to bend a pipe around the fan and put the nozzles on the pipe...

That's the very basic idea. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Thoughts?

 

[TijmenDal]

This is by far the easiest method I think. Of course it's probably not as fast but it's cheap and it works well. Just blow the water through tiny holes to make it spray.

 

[freestyledork]

Thanks for the quick replies.

awaiting conformation on the site.

 

[Evilchris]

https://newschoolers.com/ns/cult/forum/cat_id/1122/

the cult is long dead but there is still plenty of information

 

[3ski6guy0]

i built a small T gun back in the day for about 30 bucks. the best homemade ones include a pressure washer. just know that you are going ot be using lots of water so keep the cost of that in mind unless you have well water or something

 

[omIV]

this website is an incredible resource. they are extremely helpful, both with designs and finding cheap equipment. to start, look at eaton compressors; they're wicked cheap and pretty reliable. for a small gun (t- or y-shape; read the snowguns.com forum for more info) you don't need anything bigger than this: http://www.eatoncompressor.com/catalog/item/733537/450646.htm