A look inside two different cotton candy floss machine heads.
Cotton candy, or candy floss as we say in the UK is made by spinning ordinary sugar in a drum with a source of heat. The sugar crystals cant escape from the spinning drum until they are in a molten state, and then the drops of molten sugar are thrown from the drum centrufugally, making long thin strands of sugar floss in the process.

16 thoughts on “How does a cotton candy floss machine work?”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Adam Johnson says:

    Candy floss? UK just hates having good news for things

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gregory Dahl five star โญ youTube says:

    Thanks . I have a 110v machine ordered . I belueve a gas heated spinner head will fit and a plumbers torch might heat better . But I imagine it might catch fire to a spinning cone .
    I am amazed at the screen mesh . Is it there or is it not there on the spinner head that will be on my machine .

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Gregory Dahl five star โญ youTube says:

    I never saw the mesh or holes before . I knew something had to be there .
    The gas flame heater is more practical for me especially in a carnival lot far from an electric power pole .
    And the fans purpose was not clear until now . Thanks . I learned more from this one video than from all the " wire candy '' diy videos . The diy candy was funny like motor wire crunchy and the machine they made fell apart but was edited out with a thumbs up grin . Crunchiing on his straw candy

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars George Varghese says:

    Thanks a lot for this wonderful video explained everything on cotton candy.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ali T n says:

    We learn you don't like Chinese..!๐Ÿ˜‚

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars White Lion says:

    I was long time thinking of building this from junk and after this video I think I have a great idea. Thanks for show and tell.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Emma stunned says:

    Informative !!โค

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Edward Baker says:

    Who figured out how to make cotton candy to begin with? Genius

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars NEKO๐ŸนTAROU says:

    nice to meet you . (^o^)

    Americans invented the cotton candy machine, Americans are very smart ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ โค ๐Ÿน

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars CandyWorld30 says:

    Thats so interestng

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Garry Sekelli says:

    ฤฐ think that the technical term for a resistor should be a heater.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars cosmicallyderived says:

    Excellent walkthrough of the mechanism!

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Smilence says:

    Discrimination against chinese made products. Stop emphasising on it being chinese made !

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars georgH says:

    I remember the gas-fired cotton candy machines at the local fairs growing up in the 80s-90s. It was mesmerizing to watch!

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Friedel Schroder says:

    Thank you sooooo much for sharing your knowledge, really makes learning fun :)!!

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Manohar Aaivale says:

    Hi

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