Tribe.net. Local Connections XTREME-PYRO http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/b8ab978e-b61e-4a2b-8549-4be9a7f38ec2 2009-11-11T23:16:49Z 2009-07-07T14:05:11Z

<div>we started a build this week with my Rocket club. <br/> 12"dia X 13' L 1/9 scale Delta II rocket for PLASTER BLASTERS this year. <br/>Try this link. (i'm new at linking stuff) <br/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevlar/2900384968/ <br/>This is plaster blaster a few years ago, Our new rocket will be WAY better!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 11 replies </div>

XTREME-PYRO 2009-07-07T14:05:11Z Bob Noxious http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/92e0f693-6647-4ce2-9606-e218eb85a015 2009-08-03T07:07:45Z 2009-07-15T04:55:54Z

<div>so we took the burning duck out to the fourth of juplaya <br/>and got the BIG idea to create a duckstick for cinco de playo <br/>basically duck taped abunch of essssplosives an safensanes to a 15' pole goosed it with fuel and lit it on fire. Many refered to the ensuing ridiculousness as the "pole of failure" I however, am inspired to evolve the idea of a spark spitting, mortar launching, blackpowder exploding, burn til dawn fucking outasight duckstick into being. <br/>stay tuned!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 3 replies </div>

Bob Noxious 2009-07-15T04:55:54Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/7dabaa84-d646-4925-babe-6edb6bb0b0de 2009-07-31T08:06:20Z 2009-07-30T16:46:47Z

<div>Seen on Make today: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/07/gas-powered_vortex_cannon_as_big_ba.html <br/>Anyone ever built anything like this? Got plans??</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 1 reply </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2009-07-30T16:46:47Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/15ec04d5-b26f-4ec6-824a-adb888e498c7 2009-06-10T19:35:27Z 2009-04-01T17:27:05Z

<div> --Hey gang don't let this be my personal blog page; whatcha doing? Share!!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 5 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2009-04-01T17:27:05Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/ef997973-757b-42d9-96ca-c11fc9892e13 2009-04-09T02:16:37Z 2009-04-08T18:56:11Z

<div> Back from the adventure; first video now posted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGfIDGb9g9Y</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 2 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2009-04-08T18:56:11Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/46eda92e-e26b-4c0c-a891-04bd80aa1421 2009-04-01T17:25:39Z 2009-04-01T17:25:39Z

<div> Have spent the past few months building a calliope that, eventually, will run on propane. Have it far enough along that I can demo it on compressed air. Here's a link to videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=wanglydiaplt&amp;view=videos</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 0 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2009-04-01T17:25:39Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/9956bdd0-4c76-457e-b7bb-4b1e92cbaf71 2009-04-01T17:24:15Z 2009-04-01T17:24:15Z

<div> Boy, talk about low traffic on this site! The '09 cannon shoot will be this Saturday, just outside of Covelo, CA. Holler if interested.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 0 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2009-04-01T17:24:15Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/3574ef59-7325-4a34-b779-65bfbbd1e8f6 2008-04-06T17:23:25Z 2008-03-22T01:40:00Z

<div> Next cannon shoot is scheduled for April 5 and I'm gettin' my cannon prepped for the event. Learned a lot last time and *this* time I'm going to have a sighting widget mounted on it so I can get a little closer to one of the 'designated' targets, heh. Have been noodling on this problem a bit and am now building a really silly looking thing that may or may not work. I'm using 1/4" steel pipe to make a sighting tube, but to spare my neck and back I've put a kink in it; i.e. I've welded two pieces at right angles, then sawed the back of the joint open. I've tried putting a first surface mirror on this opening and, sure enough, I can see around the corner. Pretty funky tho and would like to know of what others have done. Any takers?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 1 reply </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2008-03-22T01:40:00Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/85a345fc-11fe-484c-a537-ea4964958831 2008-03-22T01:43:39Z 2008-03-22T01:43:39Z

<div> --In case you haven't heard the news it's back! They've worked a deal with ESPN and this time it looks to be a *lot* better than the deal with Comedy Central; i.e. more time seeing what the pit crews are doing and less time with the brain-dead bimbos. More deets here: http://www.battlebots.com/news_home.asp#espn2 <br/> PS if anyone needs a machinist, weldor, etc I work cheap! :-)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 0 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2008-03-22T01:43:39Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/47fd31cf-8bb9-4a0f-b8f9-350054064e89 2007-04-07T05:17:06Z 2007-04-06T05:00:39Z

<div> Had fun last weekend; went to an April Fools Day cannon shoot in northern California. Finally had a chance to learn how to shoot my cannon (bought at a tailgate sale many moons ago) without killing myself. Lessons learned: <br/> -50cc of F Pyrodex will send a golfball out of sight! <br/> -Aiming ain't trivial when the ground is sloping in two axes <br/> -Ramrods should be a constant diameter, just in case (no, it didn't happen!) <br/> -Pyrodex is corrosive; barrels need to be swabbed with soap and water, then oiled after use <br/> -And best of all: not all cannon nuts are Republicans, heh.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 2 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2007-04-06T05:00:39Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/bb63a330-bcde-4291-841d-54200950565e 2006-10-26T18:59:40Z 2006-06-20T02:17:43Z

<div> --Hey gang this tribe has gone from a crazy dream to well over 40 members. Soo howzabout sounding off with what you're about, etc, to stir the pot a bit? <br/> --Example: I was working on flame effects for a small art car, but have decided that "licensing" for Playa driving is a pain and will just use 'em around our campsite instead. And adding a whistle makes for a *really* loud flame! Hope to move on to a computer programmable flame calliope when I get the time. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 4 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2006-06-20T02:17:43Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/2197ad92-db82-4c1f-982c-d730f8eb8453 2006-06-20T02:13:33Z 2006-01-26T19:46:01Z

<div> --Have been taking a whack at building some for my art car project. Not much to report yet as I'm still amassing components, but here's a link to the blog: http://www.nmpproducts.com/artcar0601.htm</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 4 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2006-01-26T19:46:01Z John http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/2618942b-9d1a-4ab2-bbb5-5972d7d732e4 2005-12-13T04:00:49Z 2005-12-13T04:00:49Z

<div>I wound up posting the pictures of my streetluge that I built a year and a half ago over on the streetluge tribe. (well since nobody else posts there for some reason why not) <br/> <br/>Just wanted to say it..... If you want I could post them here. <br/> <br/>As for one of my other dangerous hobbies, A new article was posted in road king magazine. <br/> <br/>(I'm the one in the camo utilikilt (second photo down) <br/>http://www.roadking.com/story.php?id=27</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 0 replies </div>

John 2005-12-13T04:00:49Z Jeeves http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/0fc9acfe-b982-487b-bee7-773ce3016690 2005-11-30T22:02:35Z 2005-11-30T03:35:28Z

<div>anyone have any experience creating a sign with letters of flame? <br/> <br/>I'm thinking letters that are 3-5 feet tall, and burn with a steady orange-ish (blue-ish would be ok too, but far less cool) flame at night. Fuel source would preferably be propane. <br/> <br/>I've thought about modifying gas grill burners to fit them into a trough of sorts, but I'm not sure how well the propane would spread over that sort of distance. <br/> <br/>another option I've looked at would just be steel pipe bent to form the letters, with holes drilled every 1/2 inch to make small gas jets. Also not sure if the flame would spread enough with this... <br/> <br/>Whatever the burners turn out to be, they'd probably be mounted in some sort of steel trough to try and dissipate the heat. <br/> <br/>Oh, and this whole contraption will hopefully be a 10-12 feet off the ground, so people can walk under it. (I'm not sure if that makes it better or worse...) <br/> <br/>any ideas? <br/> <br/>Thanks! <br/> <br/>-jeeves. <br/>(who usually believes strongly in a policy of safety third, but sometimes lets it slip to 8th or 9th...)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 1 reply </div>

Jeeves 2005-11-30T03:35:28Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/a870f751-904c-4b76-8a91-c9c3a226975c 2005-04-28T20:25:31Z 2004-03-30T20:15:27Z

<div>--OK, gang I want to build one; first order of business build a "scale model". I'm on a mission to acquire parts to build a 4" bore grapefruit gun. It's got to be "portable", i.e. transportable to events in a trailer. At present I've got a lead on a trailer, barrel material and a 4" quick-acting valve. Next I need a pressure vessel of around 200-300 gallon capacity, that can withstand about 200psi (double the planned 100psi operating pressure for safety). Holler if anyone sees same on the Left Coast. With luck I'll have something working in time to storm the "Vault of Heaven", heh. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 2 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2004-03-30T20:15:27Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/0bbe14e1-a65c-4fbd-be54-bae6e34d34f5 2005-04-28T20:22:39Z 2005-03-06T02:33:57Z

<div>--Buildin' me a small-ish art car and am hoping to add something in the way of flames to brighten it up a bit. Hope to use plumbing fittings, bronze wool and propane to get the initial feel for working with the stuff, as I hear it's relatively benign. <br/>--But somewhere down the line I'd like to delve into building a Stamp controlled bank of solenoid valves to drive something really dangerous. Anyone been down this road? Any tips to pass along?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 2 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2005-03-06T02:33:57Z ghost http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/c46ad14c-ed66-4251-89d5-db9c9ff7e073 2005-02-28T22:41:51Z 2005-02-28T22:41:51Z

<div> <br/> <br/>Tribe of fellow dangerous hobbyists, <br/> <br/>I just completed the move, and I can now start working with fire and sharp things again. I need to bounce ideas off a few people, and maybe have someone help with a wrench or a torch. Anybody here in the NYC 75 mile radius? <br/> <br/>Bob</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 0 replies </div>

ghost 2005-02-28T22:41:51Z Magnus http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/d7120ceb-fcbe-499e-9ee3-a488cdc5ea26 2005-01-25T04:56:42Z 2004-12-01T05:18:22Z

<div> This is my new design. I am also working on "flame" and "Buzzsaw" designs. Look on my profile for another pic. <br/> <br/>Magnus </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 1 reply </div>

Magnus 2004-12-01T05:18:22Z Steamboat_Ed http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net/thread/41302322-3861-4af5-8f3a-784b2eb49476 2004-11-16T20:38:36Z 2004-11-16T20:38:36Z

<div>--Saw an interesting device yesterday: a piezo element from a lighter, taken out and attached to a piece of wood. Wires from it are attached thru holes in an up-ended plastic film can cap. Spritz explosive vapors into the can (the guy who showed me this was using Binaca breath spray; it smells vile once ignited!), attach can to lid and press trigger. Neat!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://dangeroushobbies.tribe.net">Dangerous Hobbies</a> - 0 replies </div>

Steamboat_Ed 2004-11-16T20:38:36Z