[b][u]HATERS GONNA HATE[/u][/b]
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[b][u]Summary[/u][/b]
Although you may not believe it, flamethrowers are completely legal in most US states. What matters is where you use it!
Last week I decided that it would be great to build a flamethrower. No, I am not talking about going to Wal-Mart and buying a super soaker and filling it with unleaded gasoline. Mine will be great, if all goes well I will be writing an instruction manual and selling a kit of the hard-to-find components. My goal is to spend less than $500 and end up with a device that can project a mixture of fuel more than 20ft.
A fairly respectable start.
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[b][u]How you can help:[/u][/b]
Can you think of anything that would make a flamethrower more amazing? If so please share.
[I fixed the first problem by tapping the outside of the existing fitting, and then adapting it from 5/8" to 1/2" for the hose barb]
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First tank- $30
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A standard tank used with soda machines before they switched over to the bag-in-a-box distribution method.
Pilot light- $18
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Constructed from:
- Clothes hanger
- Electrical tape
- Barbecue starter
- wires
Beginning of the torch
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Start of the back unit: $110
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Other:
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Some general tips:
-Point it away from yourself.
-Point it away from other people.
-Keep the fuel storage away from open flames.
You don't really need all of that stuff.
Can of Axe + Lighter = Flame Thrower.
I thought everyone didn't give a shit about that after the 5th grade.
Some tips:
-Point it at yourself
-Point it at other people
-Put the fuel storage into open flames.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;21645135]You don't really need all of that stuff.
Can of Axe + Lighter = Flame Thrower.
I thought everyone didn't give a shit about that after the 5th grade.[/QUOTE]
That's how middle-schoolers do it. I have seen a video it goes perhaps 2 ft and does not stick.
That's also how I would do it if I wanted my friends to look like ass-clowns when I have them make a demo video.
Use it to disperse foreign invaders.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;21645135]You don't really need all of that stuff.
Can of Axe + Lighter = Flame Thrower.
I thought everyone didn't give a shit about that after the 5th grade.[/QUOTE]
That's just retarded.
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Note: Flamethrowers are good for revolutions.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;21645122]Some general tips:
-Point it away from yourself.
-Point it away from other people.
-Keep the fuel storage away from open flames.[/QUOTE]
Duly noted.
(Perhaps I will make a warning sticker for the device with this on it)
[b]EDIT:[/b]
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Use denatured alcohol for a pretty blue flame <3
Burn you foes in style.
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That's a pretty cool idea. Just make sure your using it correctly. I dont wanna read on the news next week "Forum helps man make torturous flame thrower used in massacre" or anything...
I've used Canola oil cooking spray with a lighter and got ~50cm (nearly 2 foot) flame.
There's some tips on the net on how to brew your own Napalm-ish mixture perfect for this kind of stuff.
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;21645187]Use denatured alcohol for a pretty blue flame <3
Burn you foes in style.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aARHC7i2WxY[/media][/QUOTE]
I have a small bottle of denatured alcohol that I use for various things, it's just that it seems so expensive. However, I will look into it and try it out later on.
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;21645135]You don't really need all of that stuff.
Can of Axe + Lighter = Flame Thrower.
I thought everyone didn't give a shit about that after the 5th grade.[/QUOTE]
God you're an idoit
[QUOTE=Elexar;21645243]There's some tips on the net on how to brew your own Napalm-ish mixture perfect for this kind of stuff.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, I'll check that out.
make this.
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couldn't you get the hose barb from like a pc parts site like [url]www.performance-pcs.com?[/url]
Add a "Dragon head" to the head of your flamethrower
[QUOTE=Waals Vander;21645309]make this.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahwy3-k5mEY[/media][/QUOTE]
Perhaps that will be a future project. I am already somewhat committed to my current project.
[QUOTE=winsanity;21645317]couldn't you get the hose barb from like a pc parts site like [url]www.performance-pcs.com?[/url][/QUOTE]
My browser is having some trouble with that site; are you able to link the specific page with the hose barbs?
[QUOTE=ashxu;21645334]Add a "Dragon head" to the head of your flamethrower[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=harbar1232;21645385]Perhaps that will be a future project. I am already somewhat committed to my current project.
My browser is having some trouble with that site; are you able to link the specific page with the hose barbs?[/QUOTE]
There's a bunch of different barbs for 3/8
[QUOTE=winsanity;21645431]There's a bunch of different barbs for 3/8[/QUOTE]
All I see are male connectors, and I do not see any 19/32".
[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;21645135]You don't really need all of that stuff.
Can of Axe + Lighter = Flame Thrower.
I thought everyone didn't give a shit about that after the 5th grade.[/QUOTE]
That shit not say my old retarded friend burnt me and I got 2 degree burns on my upper arm.
[QUOTE=Aide;21645448]That shit not say my old retarded friend burnt me and I got 2 degree burns on my upper arm.[/QUOTE]
That really sucks. I made a warning label!
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that's the joke :rolleyes:
I've been meaning to make a liquid flamethrower myself. We have this big field in our back yard full of Goatheads, the most evil plant on the planet. I have a Propane burner but that thing is total shit, I wanna spray gasoline all over the fucking things and let em burn.
Don't use oxygen to pressurize the fuel, use argon. Unless you want to die in flames.
you'll blow yourself up
Yeah, actually use proper pressure vessels, use an inert gas for pressurisation and wear proper fireproof clothing- lots of Nomex and crap.
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This picture just screams good idea.
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