Pulse-jet bike

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By Gareth Branwyn
Posted 2009/06/25 @ 6:52 pm
Category Fun & Games

That looks like one rascally rocket to ride, but hey, it’s a PULSE JET! You can buy one of the jets from the maker, on eBay (link on the Instructables item below).

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5 Responses to Pulse-jet bike

Tercero on June 26th, 2009 at 4:40 am said:

I’m sorry, but that’s just tacky and pointless. There’s literally thousands of FREE plans available. I used to be a member of http://www.pulse-jets.com/phpbb3/index.php

It’s free to join, the people are absolutely brilliant, and better yet there’s close to a hundred different type of pulse jets, ramjets, valveless pulsejet, pulse detonation jets.. You name it, PLANS FOR FREE. A couple of the makers have been featured in PopSci and Junkyard wars.

I’m very incensed that you would post a link to ebay plans that someone would have to buy. Very cheap shot MAKE, you should be trying to save people money, not supporting ripping them off.

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anonymous on June 26th, 2009 at 4:45 am said:

Plans are FREELY AVAILABLE AT http://www.pulse-jets.com/phpbb3/index.php

Why pay to get for something you can get freely shared among the actual people who designed it. And didn’t steal it and claim it as their own.

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St.Eligius on June 26th, 2009 at 3:33 pm said:

I hope everyone else flags this at Instructables. I thought that Instructables was here to showcase home builds and help educate not hock peoples wares. Ebay and Etsy are for that. It would be slightly different if a kit was offered but a completed unit, no. I feel this violates the spirit of the site.

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PhooBar on July 3rd, 2009 at 10:55 am said:

I think this just shows what is possible.
Where you get the plans and materials is up to you.
If you want the easy way out, go to E-bay and Wally-mart.
If you’re more skilled, it’s dumpster-diving time.

But you have to admit.
It looks like a cool way to make a beer run.

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dindong on June 13th, 2012 at 9:39 pm said:

easy peasy to make one yourself, take a canteen, cut the lid, solder a foot long steel tube to it, make the valves, drill 2 holes to make a place for the fuel tank and spark plug, hook up the spark plug to battery which will run continuously when you turn it on, put an aerosol can filled with R/C jet fuel (you can get it from your local hobby shop) in the second hole, hook up the aerosol trigger to your pedals with a string so that when you pedal, you can a “pulse jet”, not a “jet” and superglue it on to the bottom of your seat. The result is a loud, pulse jet boost for when you pedal.

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