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DIY Flame Thrower for 100 Episodes

Monday, April 20th, 2009 – running time 22:34
Systm hits the 100th episode, and to celebrate we decided to light up our cake with a DIY flame thrower!

Systm has finally reached 100! 100 episodes, that is. Today we explore one of the more novel ways of lighting our cake with candles by using a cobbled together flame thrower. Now, unlike a mil-grade flame thrower, our DIY version uses a mixture of butane and propane commonly used with camping stoves. Along with some empty AirSoft canisters and an ignition source you've got yourself a big flame shooter.

Word of extreme caution: This is FIRE you're playing with, so do not attempt this project unless you have the proper work space and take the necessary precautions. Do not use on siblings, neighbors, people, animals or vegetation. For use against inanimate objects in supervised settings that will not cause property damage, injury or death to any person or persons.

Highlights
squarespace ( 0:40, 3:14, 3:20, 3:46, 0:40, 3:14, 3:20, 3:46 ) sigourney weaver ( 10:48, 10:48 ) build homes ( 2:21, 2:21 ) burt ward ( 0:49, 0:49 ) squarespace ( 0:40, 3:14, 3:20, 3:46, 0:40, 3:14, 3:20, 3:46 ) sigourney weaver ( 10:48, 10:48 ) build homes ( 2:21, 2:21 ) burt ward ( 0:49, 0:49 )

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" Wow."

" So what hundredth episode assistant when we figured we celebrate with a cake and candles. But because system -- DIY oriented shall we figured we'd build our very own contraption a light the candles I don't know the flames are on today's episode the system."

" This episode a system is brought to -- Squarespace. Godaddy. And Netflix. Welcome to episode 100 -- out today actually where's -- Isn't Burt ward because he forgot his fire extinguisher -- playing with planes errors well before we get -- a -- those we need to explain. Normally when -- showed its its 100 episode we usually have balloons streamers Kate okay we got the cake. But we figured you know we can do this and that would be it and it would be too much fun would be too much fun at all so you had a much better idea. Old flame throwers everybody wants a flame thrower and on today's episode system we're gonna teach you about flame -- now flame throwers might think of flames are usually think of those will work to movies where you know the Marines happy hunting statute to. The big big napalm stream. At the same thing are we gonna burn our cake in the can't look the same that well there's a major difference between the what we in the industry like to call as staged fire. Industry has to put an issue at that -- from the wrote that that dangerous robot showed industry. And the military if so when you. Talk about military flame throwers. I'm military claims there is actually have two things that they're pushing it you want is just nitrogen so you have the nitrogen which accelerates. Angel -- Propellant at all names such as date palm. You know sometimes what you essential part gasoline things like that. But what happens then is -- basically your skin is covered in that that jello gelatin is to gasoline -- burns so it's actually burning on you. -- it's very hot. I mean all fire is of course hot but different fires bird he's so age. Simple flame -- such -- when you could build homes. -- uses just a propane and butane -- which burns significantly cooler. Then the military there restrictive a whole lesson in almost fired it -- you know he likes. He likes it hairspray with as escalator. Do the same thing you can do that the problem with hairspray is is that it can be itself. Oxidized in which means if you're sitting there with you with your hair spray can -- I'm eventually that other connection we're back inside the tan and explore the -- because -- of oxidized where as propane and eighteen. Do we need actual oxygen around so it can actually go back into the canister. So inside the cancers and nerd you can't set that off unless you introduce oxygen."

" So we'll take a moment that whatever fabulous sponsors scored a space here to tell you more is our fabulous editor -- yeah. -- the only editor at the thin and I'm here to tell you about Squarespace the smart web publishing site and take that bet -- he. -- Squarespace is being fully hosted environments which means that you don't have to worry about installing any code on any server. That combined with the great template design got to take advantage of their fourteen day free trial. I was up and running within an hour and that includes the complete importing of my previous blog with very important -- And you better use the code system that SY ST and to get 10% off the light of your order. -- head on over to Squarespace dot com and you won't be disappointed. Since."

" What do we need exactly okay -- we're talkin' stuff that we can probably get at the hardware store. Right pretty much can distort. You can pretty much. Build your flame thrower musings everything you can find at Home Depot or camping store. Or oddly enough ace black ball splat ball. Story. Now up. Why are we using butane propane. -- on the subject. We're using butane propane mix because I'm it is cheap readily available and it burns fairly coolly. So propane shippers at thirteen two degrees Fahrenheit so when you're driving on -- street you see a big track. I'm it has big. -- That's sticker on this thirteen to you know that -- prepay. And -- butane somber as little cooler -- here so basically what we like to use is the stuff that you can -- it. I'm at your. Local. Are eEye or whatever -- camping supplies store basically one of those camping stove fuel -- exactly it can still fuel canister Eagles have most of the parts available to hook this up to something such as the sole element which is another part of the flame -- so it's very easy to build on what exactly is a solenoid and what does that do for -- entire can press -- It only does so here's an example of a -- it. I'm I happen to be using -- labs so mine's on because. We want them for a little robots. These are much lighter and smaller than the normal kind of -- you use on a much more expensive -- want to look around on. On something like -- McMaster Carr for different -- And basically what it does have an input -- and I'm output now controlled by DC current and also and it's very in terms of which DC current operates so. In this case its troubled soul and mind you can go up to -- people's. I'm and basically what happens when you play current it sucks the gaps -- on air I'd you can either use electing gas or any kind of fuel. I'm liquid and it. Sex through and pushes it out and actually pushes not with much more force than you would get otherwise. So that's basically taking her Phelan objecting and a yes exactly so it's it's sucking our fuel from -- reservoir what that -- or something like this or a smaller reservoir -- going to be built -- And it shoots it out now once all that has been shot out. On you need something to ignite the fuel otherwise it's gonna be big stinky maps so -- can use a lighter. You could use a lighter but the problem with using a lighter is of course then you have to hold the -- actually giant planet spinning out and it's probably did not liar if not your hand first so I'm I'm electrical current is a much better way to do that. And you might be wondering well what kind of electrical current doing need well twelve -- is just not gonna cut it so you actually need to step up that voltage to the 75000. -- I 75. Thousands of 75000. Yes. And it. You can get something it does that I'm at your local paranoid warehouse. Still it warehouse an amendment that story -- yes the parent warehouse for almost period of people who believe that they're going to be kidnapped. You can get a stun -- Now that little spark gap. Is enough to put somebody in the floor and no matter how much Roger nineties each other I don't think I'm actually gonna zap them today. But this kind of stun gun is it really dirt cheap way to ignite. You're flame thrower and because it's all electrical there's no pushing parts I mean I'm pushing down on this which is basically if we take this completely apart. On that's just singles which we can control that with an on off switch which controllable through solenoid. As well Niger -- and these this put the elements of the top one not know once the plane goes now exactly so because it because they're used to the kind of current and voltage going through these. I sign literally search since. Finally you're gonna need a battery or power supplies so you're -- the middle RadioShack power supply will work just fine. Or using on my favorite battery source I'm an old. I drilled gun battery any kind of night electric drill will work just fine generally in the 1218 or 36 -- category will work. But always remember to check the voltage on both through -- and you're so we're going to make sure you're not over vaulting it and the destroying it. You're probably not gonna overruled a stun gun but you might -- a solenoid which will then burn it out and we'll stop working. Can we registering a bunch -- together in the case of a stun gun. You literally just pop into nine volts for eighteen volts and it steps up the voltage from there and that's your that your starter and you can use one of those nine votes if you're using nine -- solenoid or if you're using up to an eighteen evil solenoid. Too I'm actually controller so -- so basically you're not able batteries could cover you depending on your configuration. Now unfortunately when I was doing this on. The restraining orders to holdings of it would be buying unless I'm gonna on my own so we had to ask one of our friends age bring in his -- for this. I was using some more well industrial grade stuff so what I happen he is just because -- happen happen. This is this is really overkill for purposes but what this is is it's -- and I get. Power supply and this actually stepped things up. 27000. Volts it's the stun guns actually usually about 250000. Volts on the aperture as low enough that it's not gonna cage in which on the floor. This yes projection high enough where also the voltage is lower it. It could soccer on and I also have a professional grade spark gap generators so basically what you have here. Is -- had your two point you to contact points consumers coming through. And you can see these two contact points and what happens is when we when we powerlessness. It wants to complete the circuit and there's so much voltage there and basically you get a tiny tiny tiny little lightning strike between. The two point as a jumps -- the space exactly so it's just like that Tesla coils were one in the car a spark plug in a car here your. Stun guns -- all of these things so basically all the technology comes down to you know that little spark. Kind of thing and it's the same for this as well now this he said this is professionally made so you just that he bought this port so I bought it. These two portions."

" On. And I just take this -- for for the purposes of showing how to how to assemble it all so these two portions there are. Basically you know just off the shelf is actually by Honeywell. And again this is -- this is a professional grade spark gap financing is like 75 bucks and this is really. Not the way to do it for the the -- home flame throwers so."

" Really what you want is one of these I suspect -- hundred bucks. And no that'll that'll cover most of your city's."

" It's time now for our Netflix sponsored particular week. This week -- and starring Sigourney Weaver this 1979. Ridley Scott masterpiece tells the story of an unsuspecting spaceship crew on their trip back to earth. After receiving a mysterious transmission the crew investigate only to discover malicious alien race that wreaks havoc throughout the ship. Not having any conventional weapons they make do with what they can and -- fashioning a crude flame thrower so they can kill it with. Fire. Not the -- for science fiction thriller or horror flick. No problem -- load just browse the other feet 9999. Titles Netflix has to offer including Blu-ray. You're bound to find any title you're looking for plus with forty shipping centers almost all deliveries happen in just one interstate and shipping both ways is read. Plans start at 499 but the system you were you can get free trial by signing up today yet dub dub -- dot netflix.com slash system."

" So let's go build this thing what are we start with first so what I -- going to you can create is actually an air and what that is is. As the fuel. Comes out of a whole is you want answered -- want to spread around. You don't want to have this is solid sprays kind of like when your gardeners for a nine you know you can have the missing section where you can have this brace actually definitely want to -- you're gonna get a bigger -- So what the star is these are just your --"

" It's the same thing and what I'd do is I just take this and -- cut off the end and you can do that using. It's -- in your in your supply. You might want to put some aeration holes and -- a little bit more. And then you just start running your wires so actually in terms of assembling. The flame thrower while you're doing is you're taking it pneumatic tube being. And you're going from your. Canister to your solenoid to. Your air what's that he could actually have on the -- is that just hold it there or that's because -- it was getting caught in the end of the fires treatments there was -- excellent -- it and it just so weighs just so I understand you are literally -- that the bottom it literally cutting environment and if you're if you're not using one of these measure direct fuel source that is to say. If you wanna fill up your flame thrower from one of these canisters -- actually use the canister in the flame thrower. I'm these -- also make great fuels like cancers because -- totally built for this kind of pressure Syria -- any problem using one of these to store your fuel and."

" So for the two things to connect you're. Solenoid to your narrator on and your your prophet and again I'm just using off the shelf stuff force by about guns and this is the same kind of fanatic host game gears you can use or spun off. Next and he just that that's going fifties it cut that length and fortunately most of the smaller so Illinois you can buy it on have. Your little grabbing clamps on the hand and so basically -- which put that to vision is gonna hold it yeah. Now what she used to actually hold everything together if you just build something that has. Yeah this is the part where I looked towards the furious to be creative so I'm gonna show you -- final simple version but. There's a million different ways to use what you get the basic concepts. I'm you can make Hillary can make turn into a gun or you can look cool. In my case what I want it was something. Compact that I could put on a robot. And move across the room so what you can see here is you actually see."

" Here's are step up transformer if the spark gap generators -- generator. Here is actually our reservoir so we can fill this with fuel and then remove. -- tank."

" Are so on right now this is very important most so Illinois agency with the with one and grannies on its muscle in his our metal. Between the problem with the kind of voltage were using just like lightning as it can jump. And so I wrap all of my so much of an electrical tape it looks back crappy. But that electrical tape prevents the spark from jumping from summer here over somewhere else you can also see here or actually the reservoir tank. Has also been wrapped up in -- electrical tape and I've done that because sometimes and is could be dangerous I was noticing that the spark gap which instead of going from here it's here -- actually jumping from here. To the tank. Which could explode the fuel city just as an electrical tape insulated it's. -- Justine -- now why did you use. Visitors -- this is essentially worthy nano processor air raid okay. And so now you can see I have to do is really run your tubes here so this is actually are filled out. And so in this case I'm I'm actually. For the purposes of system we're gonna leave the tank on now here is a larger tank mrs. Coleman ran. Also setting percent from butane 3% -- and this is -- oil giant power. There's a million different now what is this exactly the celebrated as if you have this great -- Actually what she would use if you're making me propane butane. -- if so -- the camping stove. This is the -- which actually screws into either one so this you basically purchased at an aria or camping store and and all you're gonna do and you can see is this little."

" Wiring you. What I've done here is I just modified -- so I can join it. Our plastic -- to the metal tuning on announcement this this zoning as soon as this middle portion part of the brain gets so normally you'll happiness here yes those so that's that's -- Normally what happened here is this is where you actually see it. Two. -- some actual still would be right here. On and we just monitor and then say you had to do in order to siphon it off onto this those yeah socially we've drilled in and then we've we've put we've editor posts here and this essentially just point pacers series. I don't claim to -- to get a correct so basically what it was so these are your very typical. On new Mac or drugs so salinity now so they just days and joined together if I were to open this up because this fuel tank is is still right now we justice."

" As with everything now if you're playing with fire the most important piece of equipment you can count. Fire extinguishers or fire extinguisher and I'm not ask him about this every room in my entire house has fire extinguisher and many firemen looking. And the reason that is I just have a tremendous respect fire because well it's really cool and it can also get out of control and two very bad things so. Before you trite any of this stuff an entry have a brand new fire -- and pictures felt ready to go."

" And you know how to. Now you know that say we do you wanna Warner viewers sent this is not something that you want to kind of do. In -- crowded there or. Smaller includes location when -- if you have enough space don't have any you know items in the way they could catch fire. You are quite literally playing with fire so be careful I mean this is some weaknesses this can be -- disinterested in many -- very dangerous. So you know if you're uncomfortable that we recommend you not do any of this at all and just kind of like what. Well what contrast. -- try to light these candles. But again you know if if you're you know you have the slightest hesitation --"

" You really don't want to use it -- either and we were in a professional studio with concrete walls and things like that. And we also have -- it professional standing behind this thing happens. We're also professionals only do so basically this is why the educational kind of thing of Shanghai how to make whatever. But you really don't want to its home at the worst case scenario what you want to do. Did you want to build this on in your driveway out side. -- one of the reasons I uses elements do is because they're really not capable of pushing out. That much fuel at a time so you're never gonna -- Did -- norm -- kinds of planes that you would see with the military greatly empower. On you're just gonna see a short little plane which is still very dangerous thing always have a great respect for fire specialist --"

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" Right so we're gonna light the candles on our 100. Episode of Centennial Kate I have -- fire extinguisher in case something goes horribly awry. And I have a point there are some things can go horribly -- so it falsely if things go according to -- we should have a lit birthday cake if not you know a lot of screaming a lot of."

" And if you saw fumes. Sauter fumes and when rules are right. Happy birthday to. You heard me do."

" heard me news. After being. I love what you're melting the candles and -- Wait I know --"

" Of course I'm milking it candles candles melt. You give melted at before they were -- A lovely night to night to -- off the top -- to make cake. He soon afterward that seem like we're Clinton. Thank you for joining us for 100 episodes our system we really appreciate you guys remove from one -- to another and Patrick Celso integrated I don't know what he's in the -- he's in the burn ward you know I told him he's -- here. While that's actually cannon that's kind of cool I mean it's not something you wanna do and a kids' birthday. Maybe. Other Mike expert and it anyways. Be sure to check out their Revision 3 store it's brand new and you can buy T shirts hats stickers and much much more. We've got items from specific shows access systems stickers. Or even Diggnation bottle openers or you can represent the whole network with the Revision 3 hat or -- check out at revision3.com/store. And there's always if you have any ideas comments or suggestions. Please feel free to email us at system at revision3.com. Don't forget to this -- at revision3.com/forum. Of course you can see all our old episodes at revision3.com. Slash system I'm if Cochran's gonna rush change. We'll -- to -- freak him out the candles. Fire them. It."

" You'll blow it handled locally. Okay great gift -- off the week."

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" Wow."

" So what hundredth episode assistant when we figured we celebrate with a cake and candles. But because system -- DIY oriented shall we figured we'd build our very own contraption a light the candles I don't know the flames are on today's episode the system."

" This episode a system is brought to -- Squarespace. Godaddy. And Netflix. Welcome to episode 100 -- out today actually where's -- Isn't Burt ward because he forgot his fire extinguisher -- playing with planes errors well before we get -- a -- those we need to explain. Normally when -- showed its its 100 episode we usually have balloons streamers Kate okay we got the cake. But we figured you know we can do this and that would be it and it would be too much fun would be too much fun at all so you had a much better idea. Old flame throwers everybody wants a flame thrower and on today's episode system we're gonna teach you about flame -- now flame throwers might think of flames are usually think of those will work to movies where you know the Marines happy hunting statute to. The big big napalm stream. At the same thing are we gonna burn our cake in the can't look the same that well there's a major difference between the what we in the industry like to call as staged fire. Industry has to put an issue at that -- from the wrote that that dangerous robot showed industry. And the military if so when you. Talk about military flame throwers. I'm military claims there is actually have two things that they're pushing it you want is just nitrogen so you have the nitrogen which accelerates. Angel -- Propellant at all names such as date palm. You know sometimes what you essential part gasoline things like that. But what happens then is -- basically your skin is covered in that that jello gelatin is to gasoline -- burns so it's actually burning on you. -- it's very hot. I mean all fire is of course hot but different fires bird he's so age. Simple flame -- such -- when you could build homes. -- uses just a propane and butane -- which burns significantly cooler. Then the military there restrictive a whole lesson in almost fired it -- you know he likes. He likes it hairspray with as escalator. Do the same thing you can do that the problem with hairspray is is that it can be itself. Oxidized in which means if you're sitting there with you with your hair spray can -- I'm eventually that other connection we're back inside the tan and explore the -- because -- of oxidized where as propane and eighteen. Do we need actual oxygen around so it can actually go back into the canister. So inside the cancers and nerd you can't set that off unless you introduce oxygen."

" So we'll take a moment that whatever fabulous sponsors scored a space here to tell you more is our fabulous editor -- yeah. -- the only editor at the thin and I'm here to tell you about Squarespace the smart web publishing site and take that bet -- he. -- Squarespace is being fully hosted environments which means that you don't have to worry about installing any code on any server. That combined with the great template design got to take advantage of their fourteen day free trial. I was up and running within an hour and that includes the complete importing of my previous blog with very important -- And you better use the code system that SY ST and to get 10% off the light of your order. -- head on over to Squarespace dot com and you won't be disappointed. Since."

" What do we need exactly okay -- we're talkin' stuff that we can probably get at the hardware store. Right pretty much can distort. You can pretty much. Build your flame thrower musings everything you can find at Home Depot or camping store. Or oddly enough ace black ball splat ball. Story. Now up. Why are we using butane propane. -- on the subject. We're using butane propane mix because I'm it is cheap readily available and it burns fairly coolly. So propane shippers at thirteen two degrees Fahrenheit so when you're driving on -- street you see a big track. I'm it has big. -- That's sticker on this thirteen to you know that -- prepay. And -- butane somber as little cooler -- here so basically what we like to use is the stuff that you can -- it. I'm at your. Local. Are eEye or whatever -- camping supplies store basically one of those camping stove fuel -- exactly it can still fuel canister Eagles have most of the parts available to hook this up to something such as the sole element which is another part of the flame -- so it's very easy to build on what exactly is a solenoid and what does that do for -- entire can press -- It only does so here's an example of a -- it. I'm I happen to be using -- labs so mine's on because. We want them for a little robots. These are much lighter and smaller than the normal kind of -- you use on a much more expensive -- want to look around on. On something like -- McMaster Carr for different -- And basically what it does have an input -- and I'm output now controlled by DC current and also and it's very in terms of which DC current operates so. In this case its troubled soul and mind you can go up to -- people's. I'm and basically what happens when you play current it sucks the gaps -- on air I'd you can either use electing gas or any kind of fuel. I'm liquid and it. Sex through and pushes it out and actually pushes not with much more force than you would get otherwise. So that's basically taking her Phelan objecting and a yes exactly so it's it's sucking our fuel from -- reservoir what that -- or something like this or a smaller reservoir -- going to be built -- And it shoots it out now once all that has been shot out. On you need something to ignite the fuel otherwise it's gonna be big stinky maps so -- can use a lighter. You could use a lighter but the problem with using a lighter is of course then you have to hold the -- actually giant planet spinning out and it's probably did not liar if not your hand first so I'm I'm electrical current is a much better way to do that. And you might be wondering well what kind of electrical current doing need well twelve -- is just not gonna cut it so you actually need to step up that voltage to the 75000. -- I 75. Thousands of 75000. Yes. And it. You can get something it does that I'm at your local paranoid warehouse. Still it warehouse an amendment that story -- yes the parent warehouse for almost period of people who believe that they're going to be kidnapped. You can get a stun -- Now that little spark gap. Is enough to put somebody in the floor and no matter how much Roger nineties each other I don't think I'm actually gonna zap them today. But this kind of stun gun is it really dirt cheap way to ignite. You're flame thrower and because it's all electrical there's no pushing parts I mean I'm pushing down on this which is basically if we take this completely apart. On that's just singles which we can control that with an on off switch which controllable through solenoid. As well Niger -- and these this put the elements of the top one not know once the plane goes now exactly so because it because they're used to the kind of current and voltage going through these. I sign literally search since. Finally you're gonna need a battery or power supplies so you're -- the middle RadioShack power supply will work just fine. Or using on my favorite battery source I'm an old. I drilled gun battery any kind of night electric drill will work just fine generally in the 1218 or 36 -- category will work. But always remember to check the voltage on both through -- and you're so we're going to make sure you're not over vaulting it and the destroying it. You're probably not gonna overruled a stun gun but you might -- a solenoid which will then burn it out and we'll stop working. Can we registering a bunch -- together in the case of a stun gun. You literally just pop into nine volts for eighteen volts and it steps up the voltage from there and that's your that your starter and you can use one of those nine votes if you're using nine -- solenoid or if you're using up to an eighteen evil solenoid. Too I'm actually controller so -- so basically you're not able batteries could cover you depending on your configuration. Now unfortunately when I was doing this on. The restraining orders to holdings of it would be buying unless I'm gonna on my own so we had to ask one of our friends age bring in his -- for this. I was using some more well industrial grade stuff so what I happen he is just because -- happen happen. This is this is really overkill for purposes but what this is is it's -- and I get. Power supply and this actually stepped things up. 27000. Volts it's the stun guns actually usually about 250000. Volts on the aperture as low enough that it's not gonna cage in which on the floor. This yes projection high enough where also the voltage is lower it. It could soccer on and I also have a professional grade spark gap generators so basically what you have here. Is -- had your two point you to contact points consumers coming through. And you can see these two contact points and what happens is when we when we powerlessness. It wants to complete the circuit and there's so much voltage there and basically you get a tiny tiny tiny little lightning strike between. The two point as a jumps -- the space exactly so it's just like that Tesla coils were one in the car a spark plug in a car here your. Stun guns -- all of these things so basically all the technology comes down to you know that little spark. Kind of thing and it's the same for this as well now this he said this is professionally made so you just that he bought this port so I bought it. These two portions."

" On. And I just take this -- for for the purposes of showing how to how to assemble it all so these two portions there are. Basically you know just off the shelf is actually by Honeywell. And again this is -- this is a professional grade spark gap financing is like 75 bucks and this is really. Not the way to do it for the the -- home flame throwers so."

" Really what you want is one of these I suspect -- hundred bucks. And no that'll that'll cover most of your city's."

" It's time now for our Netflix sponsored particular week. This week -- and starring Sigourney Weaver this 1979. Ridley Scott masterpiece tells the story of an unsuspecting spaceship crew on their trip back to earth. After receiving a mysterious transmission the crew investigate only to discover malicious alien race that wreaks havoc throughout the ship. Not having any conventional weapons they make do with what they can and -- fashioning a crude flame thrower so they can kill it with. Fire. Not the -- for science fiction thriller or horror flick. No problem -- load just browse the other feet 9999. Titles Netflix has to offer including Blu-ray. You're bound to find any title you're looking for plus with forty shipping centers almost all deliveries happen in just one interstate and shipping both ways is read. Plans start at 499 but the system you were you can get free trial by signing up today yet dub dub -- dot netflix.com slash system."

" So let's go build this thing what are we start with first so what I -- going to you can create is actually an air and what that is is. As the fuel. Comes out of a whole is you want answered -- want to spread around. You don't want to have this is solid sprays kind of like when your gardeners for a nine you know you can have the missing section where you can have this brace actually definitely want to -- you're gonna get a bigger -- So what the star is these are just your --"

" It's the same thing and what I'd do is I just take this and -- cut off the end and you can do that using. It's -- in your in your supply. You might want to put some aeration holes and -- a little bit more. And then you just start running your wires so actually in terms of assembling. The flame thrower while you're doing is you're taking it pneumatic tube being. And you're going from your. Canister to your solenoid to. Your air what's that he could actually have on the -- is that just hold it there or that's because -- it was getting caught in the end of the fires treatments there was -- excellent -- it and it just so weighs just so I understand you are literally -- that the bottom it literally cutting environment and if you're if you're not using one of these measure direct fuel source that is to say. If you wanna fill up your flame thrower from one of these canisters -- actually use the canister in the flame thrower. I'm these -- also make great fuels like cancers because -- totally built for this kind of pressure Syria -- any problem using one of these to store your fuel and."

" So for the two things to connect you're. Solenoid to your narrator on and your your prophet and again I'm just using off the shelf stuff force by about guns and this is the same kind of fanatic host game gears you can use or spun off. Next and he just that that's going fifties it cut that length and fortunately most of the smaller so Illinois you can buy it on have. Your little grabbing clamps on the hand and so basically -- which put that to vision is gonna hold it yeah. Now what she used to actually hold everything together if you just build something that has. Yeah this is the part where I looked towards the furious to be creative so I'm gonna show you -- final simple version but. There's a million different ways to use what you get the basic concepts. I'm you can make Hillary can make turn into a gun or you can look cool. In my case what I want it was something. Compact that I could put on a robot. And move across the room so what you can see here is you actually see."

" Here's are step up transformer if the spark gap generators -- generator. Here is actually our reservoir so we can fill this with fuel and then remove. -- tank."

" Are so on right now this is very important most so Illinois agency with the with one and grannies on its muscle in his our metal. Between the problem with the kind of voltage were using just like lightning as it can jump. And so I wrap all of my so much of an electrical tape it looks back crappy. But that electrical tape prevents the spark from jumping from summer here over somewhere else you can also see here or actually the reservoir tank. Has also been wrapped up in -- electrical tape and I've done that because sometimes and is could be dangerous I was noticing that the spark gap which instead of going from here it's here -- actually jumping from here. To the tank. Which could explode the fuel city just as an electrical tape insulated it's. -- Justine -- now why did you use. Visitors -- this is essentially worthy nano processor air raid okay. And so now you can see I have to do is really run your tubes here so this is actually are filled out. And so in this case I'm I'm actually. For the purposes of system we're gonna leave the tank on now here is a larger tank mrs. Coleman ran. Also setting percent from butane 3% -- and this is -- oil giant power. There's a million different now what is this exactly the celebrated as if you have this great -- Actually what she would use if you're making me propane butane. -- if so -- the camping stove. This is the -- which actually screws into either one so this you basically purchased at an aria or camping store and and all you're gonna do and you can see is this little."

" Wiring you. What I've done here is I just modified -- so I can join it. Our plastic -- to the metal tuning on announcement this this zoning as soon as this middle portion part of the brain gets so normally you'll happiness here yes those so that's that's -- Normally what happened here is this is where you actually see it. Two. -- some actual still would be right here. On and we just monitor and then say you had to do in order to siphon it off onto this those yeah socially we've drilled in and then we've we've put we've editor posts here and this essentially just point pacers series. I don't claim to -- to get a correct so basically what it was so these are your very typical. On new Mac or drugs so salinity now so they just days and joined together if I were to open this up because this fuel tank is is still right now we justice."

" As with everything now if you're playing with fire the most important piece of equipment you can count. Fire extinguishers or fire extinguisher and I'm not ask him about this every room in my entire house has fire extinguisher and many firemen looking. And the reason that is I just have a tremendous respect fire because well it's really cool and it can also get out of control and two very bad things so. Before you trite any of this stuff an entry have a brand new fire -- and pictures felt ready to go."

" And you know how to. Now you know that say we do you wanna Warner viewers sent this is not something that you want to kind of do. In -- crowded there or. Smaller includes location when -- if you have enough space don't have any you know items in the way they could catch fire. You are quite literally playing with fire so be careful I mean this is some weaknesses this can be -- disinterested in many -- very dangerous. So you know if you're uncomfortable that we recommend you not do any of this at all and just kind of like what. Well what contrast. -- try to light these candles. But again you know if if you're you know you have the slightest hesitation --"

" You really don't want to use it -- either and we were in a professional studio with concrete walls and things like that. And we also have -- it professional standing behind this thing happens. We're also professionals only do so basically this is why the educational kind of thing of Shanghai how to make whatever. But you really don't want to its home at the worst case scenario what you want to do. Did you want to build this on in your driveway out side. -- one of the reasons I uses elements do is because they're really not capable of pushing out. That much fuel at a time so you're never gonna -- Did -- norm -- kinds of planes that you would see with the military greatly empower. On you're just gonna see a short little plane which is still very dangerous thing always have a great respect for fire specialist --"

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" Right so we're gonna light the candles on our 100. Episode of Centennial Kate I have -- fire extinguisher in case something goes horribly awry. And I have a point there are some things can go horribly -- so it falsely if things go according to -- we should have a lit birthday cake if not you know a lot of screaming a lot of."

" And if you saw fumes. Sauter fumes and when rules are right. Happy birthday to. You heard me do."

" heard me news. After being. I love what you're melting the candles and -- Wait I know --"

" Of course I'm milking it candles candles melt. You give melted at before they were -- A lovely night to night to -- off the top -- to make cake. He soon afterward that seem like we're Clinton. Thank you for joining us for 100 episodes our system we really appreciate you guys remove from one -- to another and Patrick Celso integrated I don't know what he's in the -- he's in the burn ward you know I told him he's -- here. While that's actually cannon that's kind of cool I mean it's not something you wanna do and a kids' birthday. Maybe. Other Mike expert and it anyways. Be sure to check out their Revision 3 store it's brand new and you can buy T shirts hats stickers and much much more. We've got items from specific shows access systems stickers. Or even Diggnation bottle openers or you can represent the whole network with the Revision 3 hat or -- check out at revision3.com/store. And there's always if you have any ideas comments or suggestions. Please feel free to email us at system at revision3.com. Don't forget to this -- at revision3.com/forum. Of course you can see all our old episodes at revision3.com. Slash system I'm if Cochran's gonna rush change. We'll -- to -- freak him out the candles. Fire them. It."

" You'll blow it handled locally. Okay great gift -- off the week."

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Started discussion: April 20, 2009 @ 3:28pm GMT

Episode 100 - DIY Flame Thrower for 100 Episodes

Systm hits the 100th episode, and to celebrate we decided to light up our cake with a DIY flame thrower!

Watch and download here.

haku
7 months ago
Fun :) thankfully no computers were involved in this episode

They won't allow me to buy a stun gun in the UK, stupid laws... can someone send me one? :D

Hope Pat is ok!
computoman
7 months ago
Liked the content and the info about solenoids.
fishtoprecords
7 months ago
Nice shoutout to us solder fume lovers.

Couple of questions:

1) you showed a small fuel tank, but when you fired it up, you had it connected to the mother tank. Why?

2) why not use a spark plug and an ignition system salvaged from a car/motorcycle/lawnmower? Use an Arduino to send out a pulse stream, trigger the coil, sparks show up at the plug. Fire!

An old style coil is cheap, a spark plug maybe $2. You could even open the plug gap a bit.

3) you can buy nitrogen at your local welding gas shop, where do I get the napalm or gellied gas?
Freakazoid12
7 months ago
Woo, Fire!!
Nice episode
magregerschaffer
7 months ago

Awesome!

Tell me why I was already thinking of Sigourney weaver before the Netflix ad?
MMgunner
7 months ago
Why wasn't a self igniting blow torch used as the ignition system? It already has a piezo to ignite the fuel, and you could use it as a pilot light with the same fuel as your thrower uses.
kiwifrog
7 months ago
I had issues with this episode,

1. Why would you need a $100 stun-gun or a $70 professional spark gap, when a nz$20 electric barbeque's starter, or a nz$5 RC glow-plug(Both only using a single D size Battery) would suffice.

2. You say that the professional tripler you used was only $70, why then would you spend the $100 on the stun-gun. (of course neither needed)

3. Dave explanation of a "solenoid valve" (not a solenoid) was unusual, It doesn't suck the gas from the tank then jet it out the end. Once the "solenoid valve" is opened , the liquid butane loses its pressure and becomes gaseous again. The liquid form of butane remaining in the tank is slowly expelled. The so called extra pressure come from the tiny orifice it's forced through in the valve (a bit like holding your finger over the end of your hose).

4. The aerator doesn't turn the LPG into a mist, its already become a gas(not a mist). The Aerator allows extra oxygen to be sucked into the flame creating a hotter flame. A bit like a Bunsen burner in school.


Mike.
davmoo
7 months ago
In reply to MMgunner:
Why wasn't a self igniting blow torch used as the ignition system? It already has a piezo to ignite the fuel, and you could use it as a pilot light with the same fuel as your thrower uses.


I have to admit I wondered the same thing. A stun gun is cool to play with and all that, but one can get a self igniting propane head much cheaper and at the local Walmart.
KlipschFan
7 months ago

UN Codes

I used to ship military cargo with UN codes. The temperature of a burning gas has nothing to do with the UN code. As a matter of fact most UN codes are for "Non Flammable" materials. The most common placcarded material that I sent, UN1075, Petroleum gases, liquefied or Liquefied petroleum gas. Some fire extinguishers are UN1044. Another common code was UN1057, lighters.
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