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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:28:55 PM EDT
Watching Marines roasting Japs on Iwo (one of the bodies looked like a dead squirrel), I realized that I want a flame thrower.
I know a guy that has a couple of real ones, but I wonder how hard they are to make? Fuel storage, gas to push the fuel, tubing, ignition source, flame gun. Can't be that hard. I'll put my 13yo on it, he needs a new project. 
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:30:32 PM EDT
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In before the skin grafts.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:30:35 PM EDT
[#2]
most people here want a flame thrower
I know I do |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:30:48 PM EDT
[#3]
Well. There's no way this could possibly end badly.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:34:31 PM EDT
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What little I understand of it - the pressure tank is a helluva risk.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:35:49 PM EDT
[#5]
I have a TM for flame weapons.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:37:46 PM EDT
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2 thing I have no desire to fuck with are grenades & flame throwers. Ever see either in person? Fucking scary shit.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:39:03 PM EDT
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I watched the thing a few days ago. I have been thinking fuck I want one but...
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:40:22 PM EDT
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2 thing I have no desire to fuck with are grenades & flame throwers. Ever see either in person? Fucking scary shit. Several times. And I've thrown grenades. Real ones. Dynamite is more fun, but hard to get these days. |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:41:56 PM EDT
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get one of those burners from Harbor freight put straps on a propane tank and you have yourself a trailerpark flame thrower. I of course jest for legal reasons
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:42:43 PM EDT
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I made one like 5 years ago and posted a how-to in team
ETA Pic  It's pretty simple with off the shelf parts, all you really need is a 5 gallon metal tank, a backpack frame, some compressed argon (or other gas that's non-flammable), a welding regulator, a blow torch with extended reach nozzle, and a trip to Home Depot for some pipe and fittings |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:44:30 PM EDT
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I made one like 5 years ago and posted a how-to in team There are 335,000 Google results for "homemade flamethrower". I an hear my wife throwing a fit already. 
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:50:32 PM EDT
[#12]
Neva been dun before but it will a game changar.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:50:33 PM EDT
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I made one like 5 years ago and posted a how-to in team There are 335,000 Google results for "homemade flamethrower". I an hear my wife throwing a fit already. Google for "wrist flamethrower" instead. Easier to hide, she'll never know. |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:54:00 PM EDT
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Perfectly legal around here. Used by farmers for burning ditches and other stuff.
Not real good for home defense though. |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:54:15 PM EDT
[#15]
This was The Next Project for my son and I after a couple of successful spudgun builds. The wife/mom wasn't as supportive of our plans as she could have been. Something about ER deductibles or some such BS is all I remember.
If you build one, it works, and you have enough fingers left to type up a how-to, my son and I will go Skunkworks with it based on your intel. |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:55:51 PM EDT
[#16]
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I made one like 5 years ago and posted a how-to in team ETA Pic http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/682/flamey.jpg It's pretty simple with off the shelf parts, all you really need is a 5 gallon metal tank, a backpack frame, some compressed argon (or other gas that's non-flammable), a welding regulator, a blow torch with extended reach nozzle, and a trip to Home Depot for some pipe and fittings The link is missing sir. |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:57:09 PM EDT
[#17]
Super Soaker plus lighter...why so hard?
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Posted: 1/4/2012 6:58:17 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: I made one like 5 years ago and posted a how-to in team ETA Pic http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/682/flamey.jpg It's pretty simple with off the shelf parts, all you really need is a 5 gallon metal tank, a backpack frame, some compressed argon (or other gas that's non-flammable), a welding regulator, a blow torch with extended reach nozzle, and a trip to Home Depot for some pipe and fittings The link is missing sir. Here ya go! http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_75/871573_HOW_TO__Make_a_homemade_backpack_flamethrower.html |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:01:07 PM EDT
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Super Soaker plus lighter...why so hard? Do that, post video. Well, have the surviving witnesses post a video. |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:01:25 PM EDT
[#20]
Find this
Turn to page 45 I took picture down might be COC violation |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:02:09 PM EDT
[#21]
Well at least the Med has a decent burn unit...
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:03:16 PM EDT
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Quoted:
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I made one like 5 years ago and posted a how-to in team ETA Pic http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/682/flamey.jpg It's pretty simple with off the shelf parts, all you really need is a 5 gallon metal tank, a backpack frame, some compressed argon (or other gas that's non-flammable), a welding regulator, a blow torch with extended reach nozzle, and a trip to Home Depot for some pipe and fittings The link is missing sir. Here ya go! http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_75/871573_HOW_TO__Make_a_homemade_backpack_flamethrower.html Will CO2 work as the gas? I have several CO2 tanks. |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:08:35 PM EDT
[#23]
The only thing I would do different from ThatDude's design is a dead-man trigger instead of a ball valve to release the fuel. CO2 is inert and would work fine.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:10:24 PM EDT
[#24]
Hopefully the member that posted the pic of the big ass hornets nest in his basement is reading this.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:15:33 PM EDT
[#25]
watch the movie "bellflower"
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:16:38 PM EDT
[#26]
You will burn your eye out
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:19:18 PM EDT
[#27]
Quoted: Neva been dun before but it will be a game changar. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:26:37 PM EDT
[#28]
In for the BBQ.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:28:37 PM EDT
[#29]
Quoted: What little I understand of it - the pressure tank is a helluva risk. use nitrogen or argon  |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:29:48 PM EDT
[#30]
Deer hunting, not only could you bag the animal, but you could also cook it on the spot and it's ready to serve. Win/Win
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:36:21 PM EDT
[#31]
You used to see them at gun shows once in a while. My uncle had a Chinese one but never used it because it had three tanks on it and wasn't sure what went in which one...that's the only thing that stopped him from trying it
I want one too! |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 7:54:38 PM EDT
[#32]
Did you know that the flamethrower was invented by a German fireman?
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Posted: 1/4/2012 8:11:11 PM EDT
[#33]
A can of starter fluid and a bic lighter has worked every time I needed a flame thrower !
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Posted: 1/4/2012 8:14:55 PM EDT
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Quoted:
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I made one like 5 years ago and posted a how-to in team ETA Pic http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/682/flamey.jpg It's pretty simple with off the shelf parts, all you really need is a 5 gallon metal tank, a backpack frame, some compressed argon (or other gas that's non-flammable), a welding regulator, a blow torch with extended reach nozzle, and a trip to Home Depot for some pipe and fittings The link is missing sir. Here ya go! http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_75/871573_HOW_TO__Make_a_homemade_backpack_flamethrower.html That's archived. 
When are you going to post/make a new one? 
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Posted: 1/4/2012 8:33:26 PM EDT
[#35]
Great now I'm going to blow myself up because i have to build one, hehe. I wish i had $20K to buy an original WWII flamethrower
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Posted: 1/4/2012 8:41:39 PM EDT
[#36]
Do it and post video...err, better make that livestream.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 8:47:01 PM EDT
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Great now I'm going to blow myself up because i have to build one, hehe. I wish i had $20K to buy an original WWII flamethrower NO WAY! I'd rather have a newer, more long lasting and SAFER  modern purpose built one.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 8:51:22 PM EDT
[#38]
Just remember bro...
Every movie that includes the flamethrower scene also has the flamethrower blowing up scene. 
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Posted: 1/4/2012 9:28:21 PM EDT
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Find this http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo86/poolman58/IMG_6379.jpg Turn to page 45 I took picture down might be COC violation Bewbies? |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 9:44:06 PM EDT
[#40]
I need one.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 9:51:39 PM EDT
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Super Soaker plus lighter...why so hard? Do that, post video. Well, have the surviving witnesses post a video. Lots of 'em on YouTube already. |
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Posted: 1/4/2012 9:56:18 PM EDT
[#42]
There is some guy named Red Jacket who makes them
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Posted: 1/4/2012 10:27:47 PM EDT
[#43]
Congratulations, you've come to a conclusion that the rest of us reached when we were five.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 10:38:49 PM EDT
[#44]
Garden sprayer filled with gasoline and a road flare.
 
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Posted: 1/4/2012 10:51:46 PM EDT
[#45]
Here toy go.
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Posted: 1/4/2012 10:56:20 PM EDT
[#46]
1- Buy super soaker
2- Fill with kerosene or gasoline or vaseline or something. 3 Tape ignition device on front. 4- pump it like it owes you money 5-????? 6- Profit. Nothing can go wrong if you follow all my steps. For best effect only use indoors. |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 12:48:29 AM EDT
[#47]
There was a how-to with videos for making one out of pvc pipe also.
worked well. Quoted:
I made one like 5 years ago and posted a how-to in team ETA Pic http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/682/flamey.jpg It's pretty simple with off the shelf parts, all you really need is a 5 gallon metal tank, a backpack frame, some compressed argon (or other gas that's non-flammable), a welding regulator, a blow torch with extended reach nozzle, and a trip to Home Depot for some pipe and fittings |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 12:51:54 AM EDT
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What could go wrong?
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Posted: 1/5/2012 12:59:57 AM EDT
[#49]
Distinct lack of check-valves in this thread.
That being said, I've always wanted one since seeing D.C. Cab as a child. Probably why I piss the bed now.... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 1/5/2012 1:10:39 AM EDT
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