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    Default flame thrower

    anyone know where i can get plans to make a decent flame thrower?

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    Default Re: flame thrower

    Please Note: The poster was issued an infraction for this post.

    Edited, statement retracted, go for it, watch the eyebrows.
    Last edited by CommonHighrise; December 16th, 2008 at 08:21 PM.

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    when I was a kid, I would use a can of WD-40, you know, with the little straw, and light the end of the straw on fire and squirt the WD-40 through it. When it hit the little green plastic army men, they would burn. But l think there is a warning on the new cans stating that any use other than the intended use, blah, blah, blah.

    Just curious, Why would anyone want a flamethrower? A potato gun I can see,( them are fun) but a flamethrower? Man, who pissed you off THAT bad?

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    Quote Originally Posted by CommonHighrise View Post
    1) Thats a restrictied (ie illegal) weapon, in any form, even homemade.

    2) Therefore, discussing plans on making, owning, or using one, is prohibited by forum rules.

    IBTL
    that would be incorrect.

    meaning WRONG



    A flamethrower is an unregulated device, even Federally, it's not even considered a weapon, its considered a agricultural device.

    Flamethrowers are common at a lot of MG shoots.

    feel free to discuss plans, or sources of Flamthrowers, however, you'll find that REAL flamethrowers like the US models garner TOP dollar in sales price.

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    Al Pacino, as Col. Frank Slade from "Scent of a Woman":

    "If I were the man I was five years ago, I'd take a flamethrower to this place!"

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    lol, i want one because well... i do. but yea, played with a vietnam era one the other day, and since they cost about 4K and up, don't really feel like buying one, so i decided to build one. I did a little bit of research, and found that they are unregulated, so :-D now i need some plans.

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    sorry i can't point you to any plans...

    however, when i was at Knob Creek, the guys there actually had flmethrower RENTALS.

    for pure show tey didn't use the jellied gasoline, they used diesel fuel and the tanks were charged with nitrogen.

    made a huge flameblast, but didn't shoot the pure stream of lingering fire you see in WWII type newsreels.

    most of the guys i know who have them either have US ones complete, or US ones that they pieced together from parts, or copies of US one, like chinese versions.

    just google it, but remember, you are carrying a huge pressurized tank of fuel on your back, best to get some advice from people who absolutely know what they are doing before building one
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    also...before someone tries to claim this is a Destructive device, or other firearm or explosive regulated weapon...the ATF doesn't even consider this a weapon.

    below is the NFA FAQ, written by a NFA Attorney, just search for "flame" an you get to the portion:


    http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/user/wb...st/nfa_faq.txt


    this is what a destructive device IS and IS not under the LAW:

    DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES

    26 U.S.C. sec. 5845(f) "The term destructive device
    means
    1) any explosive, incendiary or poison gas
    A) bomb
    B) grenade
    C) rocket having propellant charge of more than four
    ounces
    D) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of
    more than one-quarter ounce
    E) mine, or
    F) similar device
    2) any type of weapon by whatever name known which will, or
    may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the
    action of a explosive or other propellant, the barrel or
    barrels of which have a bore of more than one-half inch in
    diameter, except a shotgun or shotgun shell which the
    Secretary or his delegate finds is generally recognized as
    particularly suitable for sporting purposes; and
    3) any combination of parts either designed or intended for
    use in converting any device into a destructive device as
    defined in subparagraphs (1) and (2) and from which a
    destructive device may be readily assembled. The term
    'destructive device' shall not include any device which is
    neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon; any
    device although originally designed for use as a weapon,
    which is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic,
    line throwing, safety or similar device; surplus ordnance
    sold, loaned or given by the Secretary of the Army pursuant
    to the provisions of section 4684(2), 4685 or 4686 of title
    10 of the United States Code; or any other device which the
    Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate finds is not
    likely to be used as a weapon, or is an antique or is a
    rifle which the owner intends to use solely for sporting
    purposes."


    note that a flame thrower is not included, nor does it fall under any definition of a "Destructive Device".
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    I've shot several US flamethrowers. A few friends have them. You're dealing with about 4 gallons of fuel pressurized to about 200-250psi, depending on how you have your regulator set. The compressed gas is around 1400psi. That kind of pressure demands a lot of respect. The potential for disaster here is enormous if a seal or a tank ruptures. As one of the guys who taught me on them told me, "you don't really need to worry, because if anything goes wrong, you'll be dead in seconds."

    Take a look at how a real M2 or M9 flamethrower is constructed to maintain those pressures. If you have access to a machine shop, it's possible, but it's not your typical DIY project.

    The chinese copies I've seen were copies of Russian flamethrowers.

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    Safest way is eating a large bowl of beans and employ the help of a friend with a Bic.


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