allLED2010 Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I built this flamethrower prop from some tiki torches, spare propane hoses and parts in my garage. Here is the clip on youtube: Added by Light-O-Rama:Caution: Light-O-Rama products are not rated for pyrotechnical applications. Such control systems have fail-safe features that prevent unexpected firing of channels. You would not want a flame thrower going off when someone/thing is in harms way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Showalter Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 sweeeeeet! I'm going to have to get me one of those. Is it triggered by a simple turning on of the gas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericnagel Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Very cool! I was a bit concerned that you were shooting the video inside, but you seem to have things under control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Saul Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 That's Awesome! Can't wait to see the display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allLED2010 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 yeah the first time i lit it off i had no regulator on it. My side door to my garage was just cracked open and blew it open from the force of the flame when i hit the switch haha! So now i toned it down a bit with the adjustable regulator. And yes it is controlled by a 120v solenoid valve, being in the hvac trade they are readily available from my truck for FREE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allLED2010 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Here are some close up pics of the building of the torches.Assembly of the custom burnersI hard soldered 1/2 inch copper pipe strap to hold the orfice and burner together.Close up of the burner attached to the 10ft propane hoses. Made from one 3/4X3/8 copper reducing coupling and one 1/2X3/8 reducer and a short piece of 3/8 copper pipe.120V gas solenoid coil to control from my LOR.burner attached to tiki torch.Burner and hose painted to hide the surprise in the dark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbettez Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 So I used this post as inspiration and stepped it up a bit. Not the best video but this will give you an idea of the results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubado Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 WOW! A CCR mega tree with flameage, cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hall Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Very Cool. I would love to try this but I know how my attempt at this would end up. You guys would read about it on the Darwin Awards website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbettez Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 haha, I was a bit nervous at first but it ran from thanksgiving to new year with no problems. The best part was the flame was visible for about 2 miles down the road. Looked really cool seeing it over the treetops from down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamS Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Is that on top of your house! Thats crazy, almost crazy enough to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbettez Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 lol, yes. I have an unused stone chimney that extends about 4 feet above my roof. I strapped the torch expansion tank (a 20 pound propane tank) to the top of the chimney. The torch head was 1/2" copper attached to an asco solenoid valve. The expansion tank was supplied by another 20lb tank on the ground with a regulator and hose running up the chimney. The flame was lit by a 15,000volt neon sign transformer that created a 2" spark at the top of the torch head. I ran about 20psi on the regulator and got a 15-20' flame. Overall quite the crowd pleaser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHolmes Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Wow! This is very impressive!!!!!It makes me glad to be getting into the market.For those who are a little worried (as I was) about getting into DIY fire,my company is on the verge of offering complete electronic-start, LPG and oil based fire projectors. These units are prebuilt and as easy to work with as any lighting unit you might already own. They run on DMX and some can even change the color of their fire .Does this sound like something you would be interested in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LORisAwesome Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 JHolmes wrote: Wow! This is very impressive!!!!!It makes me glad to be getting into the market.For those who are a little worried (as I was) about getting into DIY fire,my company is on the verge of offering complete electronic-start, LPG and oil based fire projectors. These units are prebuilt and as easy to work with as any lighting unit you might already own. They run on DMX and some can even change the color of their fire .Does this sound like something you would be interested in?That sounds really cool. How much would these units run?Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhyph Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 JHolmes wrote: Wow! This is very impressive!!!!!It makes me glad to be getting into the market.For those who are a little worried (as I was) about getting into DIY fire,my company is on the verge of offering complete electronic-start, LPG and oil based fire projectors. These units are prebuilt and as easy to work with as any lighting unit you might already own. They run on DMX and some can even change the color of their fire .Does this sound like something you would be interested in?I would be very interested, as long as they were safe, practical and reasonable in cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LORisAwesome Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 This is very interesting, and I'd like to look into it.I was wondering how you keep the flame from getting into the hoses and causing an explosion?What is an expansion tank for?Where do you get the specialized parts, regulators, lines, expansion tank etc...Does it require DMX, or can a regular LOR controller or DC controller?ThanksJerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1983ss454 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 mbettez wrote:So I used this post as inspiration and stepped it up a bit. Not the best video but this will give you an idea of the results!Pretty cool, might have to come check that out next year. I live about an hour from you back roads. I'm in ludlow on the other side of Belchertown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llewis Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 So cool! Love it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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