Flame gun makes winter work a lot easier

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I want a flame gun that "takes the work out of winter" (and has 1,000 and 1 uses) - Link.

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  • Josh Leo's Cornstarch Flamethrower - Link.
  • Homemade backpack flamethrower - Link.

Posted by Phillip Torrone | Jan 17, 2008 02:00 AM
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Posted by: Mic_Hall on January 17, 2008 at 3:54 AM

Yeach... this is good one - it melts all the snow into water, which in turn will freeze and make a nice ice pool - great for skating ;-). Good luck, nonetheless...


Posted by: rmadams on January 17, 2008 at 4:07 AM

I saw the part where it said "even your wife can use it," so I asked my wife if she wanted a flamethrower, but when she asked "what for," all I could say is that there were 1001 uses, none of which I could enumerate...


Posted by: John B on January 17, 2008 at 4:28 AM

I got one and burned the house down. Plus, when the fire fighters arrived they slipped on the glaze ice covering the front walk. BRILLIANT!


Posted by: NotoriousBRK on January 17, 2008 at 5:04 AM

I have something similar. A $20 propane torch from Harbor Freight that connects to an LP tank for a BBQ grill.

Very handy, not much use for clearing snow, but it is good for burning down weeds and other add tasks that freak my neighbors out.


Posted by: BK on January 17, 2008 at 5:40 AM

Love the disclaimer:

Clear stairs (except wood)


Posted by: Dax on January 17, 2008 at 8:37 AM

You could just buy a Tiger Torch. (For $20 at harbor freight as a poster above mentioned)

Video of a Tiger Torch vs. a Snowman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAMMKR_xK2M


Posted by: darus67 on January 17, 2008 at 8:43 AM

Whoa... It even "Burns up snow"

Now there's a trick!


Posted by: Owen on January 27, 2008 at 6:57 AM

Seems like a great way to shock stone, brick, and concrete into cracking.


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