Getting Started with Propane and Fire Effects
Learn the basics of using propane safely to start incorporating fire effects into your projects.
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The Essential Spare Parts for Any Fire Project
Trying to get a flame effect operating without appropriate parts is too dangerous to be worthwhile. So pack these essential spare parts.
Check Your Grill’s Remaining Propane? There’s An App For That
Ever wonder how many hours of grilling are left in a tank of propane? Makers Frank Vigilante and Brendan Glunz built a prototype device that can be attached to the standard brass valve between a propane tank and grill to measure the internal pressure—and sends the data to an app, so you can check your grill’s […]
Tim’s propane vehicles
Tim Wicks sent me a bundle of images of some propane vehicles that he and a buddy built — a couple of campground runabouts that fold and stow below their RVs, and a propane-powered mini-bike. I asked Tim for some additional details but have yet to hear back. I wanted to get this post up […]
Weekend Project: $30 Micro Forge
Do some blacksmithing and make your own nails and other small iron parts. Thanks go to Len Cullum for the original article in MAKE, Volume 18. To download The $30 Micro Forge video click here and subscribe in iTunes. Check out the complete $30 Micro Forge article in MAKE Volume 18 and you can see […]
Weekend Project: $30 Micro Forge (PDF)
Do some blacksmithing and make your own nails and other small iron parts. Thanks go to Len Cullum for the original article in MAKE, Volume 18. View the PDF of this project. and then subscribe to MAKE Magazine for other great projects you can do over the weekend. Get the firebrick here.
Mr. Tank Nanny identified a need
Photo from The Boston Globe While working at a local shop, Earl Cogswell, jr. saw the need for people to have a clean, secure way to store their propane tanks during transit to and from the filling stations. As he filled up tanks for people, he could see that often women were jamming the tank […]
