Post your Flame Throwers!!

[THE HUNTER]

we did use a D engine once, idk what number, but it landed on top the church...
yes, this was a church group doing this loll
last March (when we do the pinewood derby) we made the crappiest car ever, then covered it in gas, lit it, then launched it! C engines put out the flames cause it accelerates so fast, but A and B engines are fun for the flaming cars!!

but this time we did it as far away from the grassy bush thing that went up the year before, and it was all on a wet parking lot, it just finished raining.... so it was pretty safe... kinda.... but it WAS lotsa fun lol

 

[SHERIFTV]

Does it count if my flame thrower is my mouth? LOL

Here's my flame thrower Enjoy!

[flash]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLvnEjdwuUY[/flash]

 

[TravisD]

I was bored and so i made a few more videos!!
I had a stuffed lion around so i thought i would place it 19feet away and blast half a liter of fuel at it!! i should of used more fuel but im running out due to using it all

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another video to come tommorow!! :arf:

 

[modelengineer]

So you get a container of fuel... and put compressed air in it...
Nice.
A steel container with air-fuel mixture in it + fire = ...

Surely there is a less dangerous (to you) way to make a flamethrower.

 

[TravisD]

wats so dangerous?

 

[TravisD]

its probaly more safer than u think, see the fuel gets sucked from the bottom, so no air is comming out only fuel, and remember only the fumes are flamible so if the flame goes inside there are no fumes to burn and is stoped from all the liquid, and since its only fuel comming out it has to airate inorder to burn, thus giving u about 1-1.5meter of unlit fuel before its airated enough to combust, and plus u have 120psi flowing out so its pretty hard to get the flame to go back.

but becuase i said that, its STILL VERY DANGEROUS
kids dont try this at home

 

[freakboy]

Then can we try it at your house?

 

[THE HUNTER]

DUDE that is AWESOME!!! i added it to my favorites, and gave it a 5star rating!

wats so dangerous?

i think he meant that there is a flammable mixture in the container.... a compressed one at that.

but like you said, the liquid in the hose will stop anything from burning back.
but i would deff check the tank for any rust spots starting. and dont put water in it, that will only accelerate rust on the inside. you could put some oil (or WD-40 would be easier) inside and swirl it around every now and then to make sure it doesnt rust on you.
plus WD-40 will burn pretty good too. lol

i just had an air compressor tank spring a leak cause it rusted through... couldnt see any rust on the outside. so all of a sudden when i was in the garage i hear "pshhhhhh.." and look around for a leak in something (checking the acetylene tank first!! lol)
so if you have a leak unexpectedly start on your flame thrower there with some fuel in it... it could be bad... just dont want anyone to get hurt. (besides the stuffed lions that its) lol

 

[TravisD]

Yeah each time im finished i will normaly spray some oil in there to stop it from rusting, and i check inside every now again to see if there is any rust at all and if i think its getting rusty or worn out i will just replace it thanks for the tip tho,

 

[THE HUNTER]

glad yer thinking ahead!
but where are you getting all these old fire extinguishers? lol, now i want one..
a fire un-extinguisher?? lol

but i made a mini version just a few mins ago.
a paint sprayer i found in the basement and fixed, plus some kerosene! its great for takin out those pesky weeds in the driveway cracks... if you dont mind black marks around them lol.

the compressed air mixes thoroughly with the fine mist of fuel... it burns pretty bright and doesnt make much smoke at all....
i wonder what would happen if i used compressed oxygen instead of regular air?....
im kinda scared to try
lol

i like kerosene cause its not as dangerous as gasoline. you can literally dunk a lit match in a bucket of the stuff, and it wont go up.
but if you spray it as a fine mist and THEN try to light it.... hehehe

 

[modelengineer]

Just watch out if the tank runs dry, since then you will be getting air fuel mix in the hose and there is a chance that it will run back through the hose and explode (and likely kill you). It's a slight chance, but it's your life, so...

 

[THE HUNTER]

the air/fuel would be moving too fast, i wouldnt be worried about it too much...but yeah it is a possibility. especially if you for some reason loose some air pressure at the same time (it could happen, weirdness like that always does)

a steel screen in the nozzle would be good insurance to prevent any burn-back.

 

[TravisD]

I get this fire un-extinguishers from some idiots that stole it from the shops and sprayed it at each other and when it ran out there thew it into the creak bank near the shop, I seen it a was like FREE fire un-extinguisher, but yea, and there are a lot of stupid people that just throw them out due to they don’t know u can refill them or some what, and when the tank runs dry the flame does out straight away, its like as if the flame gets blown out, and a good thing about this is that when u rapidly decompress the extinguisher you get condensation so just as soon as the tank runs dry it shoots some condensation(water) out,

 

[TravisD]

Pictures!!

hope u like them

 

[THE HUNTER]

i liked the pics! but i would like them better if they were higher-rez

 

[TravisD]

i would but im on dial up at the moment so it will just take to long and im lazy, and stuff the pictures u should see it in real life!!!! man does it burn your eyebrows!!

 

[THE HUNTER]

well, i cant see it at yer place, its half way round the world from here.
and i dont have a fire un-extinguisher of my own... plus even if i did, i would prob get in big trouble if i tried that in my driveway...

lol

 

[TravisD]

dont worry i would get in so much trouble as well if my dad caught me, Im not allowed to do this stuff

 

[THE HUNTER]

i assume your dad is one of those ppl that cant work a computer then lol
i dont wanna post too much on my youtube account cause im worried one of my parents might discover how to use youtube! lol

plus i dont have as big of an area to do this like you have in your video. there would actually be a good chance i could set something on fire that shouldnt be burnt.... like our house or garage or something lol.

 

[freakboy]

this is mean but my mom made a myspace and i blocked her and said i didnt get a request that she has the wrong person. and that my level of security is almost imposible to find it (total BS)