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How to Make a Flame Thrower Pen

video How to Make a Flame Thrower Pen

25 comments

Dec 17, 2011. 9:34 AM

Aron313 says:

Thats kinda dumb. My lighter can shoot fire higher then that.

Nov 1, 2011. 10:51 PM

Blueeyeddevil says:

yeah thats not to smart not that this isnt brillant but the fact that u dont have anything to stop a flash back which is when a flame travels back up a tube which is common in welding which can happen here and make the can of fuel explode

Oct 26, 2011. 9:01 PMtehkvdd says:

I didn't see it actually "throw any flame". What I do is get a PVC pipe, stick a rubber band or whatever will burn on a metal wire on 1 end of the pipe (that's my fuse) and then spray a can of lubricant or any other flammable material through the tube. That was very neat though but if you want the flame to "throw" you will need something to spray or shoot the fuel across the fuse.

Nov 21, 2010. 11:04 PM

jpoopdog says:

thats as much a flame thrower as a can of hairspray and a lighter is, WHY CANT SOMEONE MAKE A DECENT FLAMETHROWER!!!!!!!!!!!

Aug 24, 2011. 7:33 PMhifatpeople says:

I will in the future, as soon as i get a job and move out of my parents houses. As for now, i'm stuck with filling a fire extinguisher with propane. (secretly of course, stupid parents)

Aug 24, 2011. 8:24 PM

jpoopdog says:

forget it, i have already devised a working flamethrower pen, all i need now is a way to either rotate something by mechanically pushing a trigger in, or by opening a ball valve by the same means

Aug 31, 2011. 4:52 PMhifatpeople says:

have a picture or something?

Aug 31, 2011. 6:36 PM

jpoopdog says:

of the pen, why certainly. Better yet, heres an ebay link to the one i am using right now, i bought two of them, one for a flame thrower, the other to use as an actual pen. currently i am experimenting with using higher carbon fuels like acetylene in the pen, since it can hold pretty much anything.
To make it into a flamethrower, just remove the nozzle of the end and light directly. but at full release, unfortunately, so much gas is escaping that only the very end of the flame lights, because most of the butane is turning into gas where we want it burning in vapour form. hence why im testing acetylene, and LPG

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Butane-Pencil-Torch-Welding-Soldering-Jewelry-Repair-/250866974490?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a68d63f1a

Oct 26, 2011. 5:59 PM

raynman217 says:

Don't mix the two up and try and write with the flame thrower.....

Oct 25, 2011. 10:56 AMartobot says:

And this is how CyberTech2000 became homeless...

Jan 3, 2011. 3:03 PMxBRAZZMATAZZx says:

why would u do that in you're house

Aug 24, 2011. 7:31 PMhifatpeople says:

Why not, its a tiny flame and only compressed gas.

Feb 7, 2011. 3:19 PMThe3rdPunch says:

what kind of tubing is that?

Dec 28, 2010. 5:54 PMRadioactive_-Chemist101- says:

Terrorist!!!!

Nov 21, 2010. 11:08 PM

jpoopdog says:

what i want to see is how you made that flamethrower on the icon that i clicked which led me here!?
wher eis it, why is there no info on how to make that one, the one that clearly works better than the one in the video

Aug 12, 2010. 2:12 AMthepaul1993 says:

How did you get the can to put out the gas?, you have to hold it down normally.

Aug 17, 2010. 7:01 AMadrian09 says:

thats why i asked for details

Aug 17, 2010. 7:59 AMthepaul1993 says:

I should of done this before (looked on the youtube page) The tube is put through the cap very slightly and then glued to the cap. This means that when i put the gas cap back on the tube is fittied into the nozzle and is being pushed down by the closed cap.

Aug 18, 2010. 7:07 PMadrian09 says:

any videos or pictures? make an instructable=D

Aug 19, 2010. 1:59 AMthepaul1993 says:

Me to make a instructable?

Oct 7, 2010. 10:07 PMadrian09 says:

yeah, like detailed one? maybe a video will be great