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cb4289
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NEVER us gasoline as a fuel, it is carosive to pvc and is TOO flamable, to put it simpley




well i was saying to use a metal tamk and you could theicken the gas with a light oil like 85-90% gas and 15 to 10 % oil.

once agan read these two boks
Ragnar's Action Encyclopedia: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Choosing the Right Weapon, Assembling a Sniper Rifle, Making Improved C-4, Taking Out Tanks and Apcs, Acquiring New Id,: Ragnar Benson
Paperback, 1997 - Buy it for $27.44 (Save 31%)

Breath of the Dragon: Homebuilt Flamethrowers: Ragnar Benson
Paperback, 1990 - Buy it for $23.49

you can get them from www.half.com
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zeigs spud
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idk how bt u did it...u messed up the quote ans switches what i said with what u said lol. gj

uhhh no adding pil is even worse an idea....1 way too hard to put out 2-costs alot when alcohal denat aroudn 78-92% works fine 3- adding more iol just gives i more junky build up then u gota haveconstant maintnece fleaning it just cuz u want to sspend more $$....expecially with the gas prices now a' days......
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Personally i would never build one of these as my friend's father got third degree burnes when gasoline fumes went up his pants.... but if you are going to build one of these i would maybe suggest using a water type fire extiguisher instead of PVC as a tank. i would think that an aluminum tank is alot less likely to have flaws or other things that could cause a backflash than solvent welded pvc. it also wouldent be affected by gasoline. u can get water type fire extinguishers of ebay, built in valve, filled by schrader, gauge to 100 psi on them, exactly the same as a PVC chamber but way safer. also lighter probably.
Found a video, this looks like a gas filled extinguisher with a blowtorch held in front, works dang well though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuPu-q8d ... ed&search=
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