Homemade flamethrower

pHaestus · 06-27-2004, 07:54 AM

Something to do with your PVC and copper pipe soldering/joining skills.

One of the coolest and craziest things I've seen on the internet

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cougem · 06-27-2004, 08:41 AM

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Oh my God, that is cool

BillA · 06-27-2004, 12:35 PM

too cool
jeez, what can I say I need it for ?

jaydee · 06-27-2004, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by unregistered

too cool
jeez, what can I say I need it for ?

Well up here in the NW I can say it is for melting the ice off the drive way.

That would limit it to winter though.... :shrug:

pHaestus · 06-27-2004, 02:25 PM

I could get a solid 6-8 months usage out of it then

iroc409 · 06-30-2004, 01:48 AM

i've thought a lot about building one of those, but using those little camp stove propane bottles for propellant.

never gotten around to it though... all the crazy things i'd do if i had a nice big shop to play in all day long

MeltMan · 06-30-2004, 10:47 AM

I've made stuff based on the same principles, pressure, valve, fire stuff.

You can make pneumatic potato guns with water-sprinkler pnumatic valves, a pvc cylinder of compressed air, and a barrel.

I've made 4 as of this day. They look very similar to this : http://www.xinventions.com/main/spud/pac2.htm

Vector86 · 07-07-2004, 02:31 PM

my freind made one... IT ROCKS!

BillA · 07-07-2004, 05:10 PM

ok, but how do you get the potato to explode ?

firtol88 · 07-07-2004, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by unregistered

ok, but how do you get the potato to explode ?

Soak it in gasoline, or fill it with gun powder.

BillA · 07-07-2004, 05:25 PM

and igniting the gasolene ?
the gunpowder will work but requires mixing with something to make a spark

gotta be something simple . . . .

firtol88 · 07-07-2004, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by unregistered

and igniting the gasolene ?
the gunpowder will work but requires mixing with something to make a spark

gotta be something simple . . . .

a friend with the flame thrower :shrug:

firtol88 · 07-07-2004, 05:37 PM

Looks like the forum went away but this is a good place to start looking.

BillA · 07-07-2004, 05:52 PM

THAT is an interesting site

redleader · 07-07-2004, 06:24 PM

I built one in highschool. I used an oxygen conaster from a B-52 to hold propane gas, and hooked up a small clear PVC tube filled with liquid fuel that got blasted out by the propane through a small nozzel at the end of the barrel.

It was a fun project.

06-27-2004, 07:54 AM	#1
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06-27-2004, 08:41 AM	#2
cougem Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cambridge Uni Posts: 176	//edit image removed please host it yourself or attach it don't rape their bandwidth. This is for your own protection Oh my God, that is cool Last edited by pHaestus; 06-27-2004 at 09:39 AM.

06-27-2004, 02:25 PM	#5
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	I could get a solid 6-8 months usage out of it then __________________ Getting paid like a biker with the best crank... -MF DOOM

06-30-2004, 01:48 AM	#6
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	i've thought a lot about building one of those, but using those little camp stove propane bottles for propellant. never gotten around to it though... all the crazy things i'd do if i had a nice big shop to play in all day long __________________ :shrug:

06-30-2004, 10:47 AM	#7
MeltMan Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: KS Posts: 374	I've made stuff based on the same principles, pressure, valve, fire stuff. You can make pneumatic potato guns with water-sprinkler pnumatic valves, a pvc cylinder of compressed air, and a barrel. I've made 4 as of this day. They look very similar to this : http://www.xinventions.com/main/spud/pac2.htm __________________ MeltMan Lurker Supreme!

06-27-2004, 12:35 PM	#3
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	too cool jeez, what can I say I need it for ?

07-07-2004, 02:31 PM	#8
Vector86 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: KANSAS "it's not just cows"! Posts: 211	my freind made one... IT ROCKS!

07-07-2004, 05:10 PM	#9
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	ok, but how do you get the potato to explode ?

07-07-2004, 05:25 PM	#11
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	and igniting the gasolene ? the gunpowder will work but requires mixing with something to make a spark gotta be something simple . . . .

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firtol88 Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: BRLA Posts: 151	Looks like the forum went away but this is a good place to start looking. __________________ - - In this corner representing the democrats... Flipper

07-07-2004, 05:52 PM	#14
BillA CoolingWorks Tech Guy Formerly "Unregistered" Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Posts: 2,371.493,106 Posts: 4,440	THAT is an interesting site

07-07-2004, 06:24 PM	#15
redleader Thermophile Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The deserts of Tucson, Az Posts: 1,264	I built one in highschool. I used an oxygen conaster from a B-52 to hold propane gas, and hooked up a small clear PVC tube filled with liquid fuel that got blasted out by the propane through a small nozzel at the end of the barrel. It was a fun project.

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