tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039256.post113652066496782008..comments2023-12-16T07:28:27.968-05:00Comments on Notes from the Technology Underground: Making FlamethrowersWilliam Gurstellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12504155694151207039noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039256.post-1136859295599762762006-01-09T21:14:00.000-05:002006-01-09T21:14:00.000-05:00Howdy,Far be it for me to lead anyone down the pat...Howdy,<BR/><BR/>Far be it for me to lead anyone down the path of mayhem. (disclaimer: I AM an original member of the Austin, Texas "Torque & Recoil Club")<BR/><BR/>but these may be some interesting links. And by interesting, I do mean "Kids, don't try this at home"<BR/><BR/>http://carpetmonster.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fj.htm<BR/><BR/>http://science.howstuffworks.com/flamethrower.htm<BR/><BR/>http://www.spudtech.com/components.asp<BR/><BR/><BR/>and should you be in a more interesting country....<BR/><BR/>http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/africa/9812/11/flame.thrower.car/<BR/><BR/>all my best....<BR/>Charlescstatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217901395454107751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039256.post-1136590070912852692006-01-06T18:27:00.000-05:002006-01-06T18:27:00.000-05:00To Thurston and other interested "tankers":I belie...To Thurston and other interested "tankers":<BR/><BR/>I believe the best way to attach to a schrader valve (bicycle tire-type valve) to any tank is to install what's called a "tank valve." Available at larger hardware stores, look for a Schrader Bridgeport “Camel” Model 38-900 or a Tru-Flate 47-951.William Gurstellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504155694151207039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039256.post-1136583360064693472006-01-06T16:36:00.000-05:002006-01-06T16:36:00.000-05:00Why do Super Soakers always provoke this kind of b...Why do Super Soakers always provoke this kind of behaviour. :-)<BR/><BR/>We filled ours with windshield-washer fluid (glycol) which doesn't dissolve plastic and burns like alcohol.<BR/><BR/>One of those little catalytic (ie. very hot) lighters set the stream on fire quite nicely.<BR/><BR/>Anything within about 20 feet could be set on fire with this configuration. Further away, it would only scorch.<BR/><BR/>Nasty, dumb, and oh-so-cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039256.post-1136579665977634762006-01-06T15:34:00.000-05:002006-01-06T15:34:00.000-05:00Ragnar's Big Book Of Homemade Weapons has a chapt...Ragnar's Big Book Of Homemade Weapons has a chapter on flamethrowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039256.post-1136570127860418592006-01-06T12:55:00.000-05:002006-01-06T12:55:00.000-05:00Let's just say, the first time you figure out how ...Let's just say, the first time you figure out how to mount a Tire valve on any sort of re-usable pressurized tank is a beautiful thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039256.post-1136526447377334282006-01-06T00:47:00.000-05:002006-01-06T00:47:00.000-05:00In college We (royal use) built a flamethrower out...In college We (royal use) built a flamethrower out of a super-soaker water gun. We filled it with rubbing alcohol. After pumping it up, the stream was too powerful for lighter to ignite it. So, we took an aerator off a water faucet and secured it tot he tip of the soaker. <BR/><BR/>Full pressure, and a lighter at the tip, we ignited a HUGE fireball. It went from floor to ceiling (about 10 feet tall) all from the tip of the Soaker.<BR/><BR/>The ceiling and carpet were singed (did I mention we did this inside!). <BR/><BR/>Luckily, we stopped after the great fireball of doom.<BR/><BR/>Definatly not safe or prudent. In hindsight, the plastic Soaker could have melted, the alcohol could have weakend the tank, explosion etc etc. Nothing good could come of that experiment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com