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pkh

Since 27 Feb 2005
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Couve / Hood
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PostFri Jun 01, 07 7:16 am    Sand Continent Reply with quote

Dude its huge, even bigger than when they lowered water for the cleanup party. Too bad the ponds are high and dry.

If it holds through tomorrow maybe try a 2nd time to get those piles to burn?


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BigR

Since 05 Jul 2005
372 Posts
White Salmon
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PostFri Jun 01, 07 8:21 am     Reply with quote

Get out a lotta Hair Dryers! Shocked

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Garret

Since 07 Sep 2006
254 Posts
Portland
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PostFri Jun 01, 07 8:23 am     Reply with quote

I think we should start building condos on it and make it a kiting resort--who needs grass when we have a new state to settle Smile

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boredbrain

Since 16 Feb 2006
352 Posts
Hood River
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PostFri Jun 01, 07 2:01 pm    Propane torches Reply with quote

Propane torches might be a way to get the stuff to burn.

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Kataku2k3

Since 14 Aug 2005
3753 Posts
Los Angeles, CA
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PostFri Jun 01, 07 2:03 pm     Reply with quote

Thermite Rxn too! Now who has some aluminum and iron filings? Wink

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TWIN-FIN

Since 24 May 2006
805 Posts
Portland, OR
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PostFri Jun 01, 07 8:13 pm     Reply with quote

Flairs burn realy hot and anywhere from 30mins to 45 mins long.

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stringy

Since 23 Jun 2006
1738 Posts
vancouver
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PostFri Jun 01, 07 11:15 pm     Reply with quote

Kataku2k3 wrote:
Thermite Rxn too! Now who has some aluminum and iron filings? Wink


I actually have a bunch of small bars of Magnesium. This metal will burn even underwater. I would be happy to bring some down to the sandbar. You might need your sunglasses because it burns so bright!

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KITEADDICT

Since 13 Apr 2006
117 Posts
PDX west side
Stoked



PostSat Jun 02, 07 6:38 am     Reply with quote

naypalm! Is that how you spell it ? Or wood chipper!

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magicmaker

Since 29 Oct 2006
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da Hood
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PostSat Jun 02, 07 9:35 am     Reply with quote

thermite is great shtuff, but you actually need iron oxide, AKA rust and aluminum powder, and then we need magnesium strips to light it, which require a propane torch to light the magnesium.

old burn barrells are a great place to find rust, dont know about the aluminum powder tho, we had it in our science lab when we made thermite for an independant project back in highschool.

that is a sweet picture pkh.

i think it is spelled napalm, and that is actually a pretty good idea too, all we need is gasoline + styrofoam, mix the two together and you got some seriously long burning goopy shtuff that we could put on the wood. I think the best idea however is to pull all the stuff in to one big pile and let it dry and use as little diesal as possible to get it lit. try to be a little more environmentally friendly this time around.

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Kataku2k3

Since 14 Aug 2005
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PostSat Jun 02, 07 9:43 am     Reply with quote

Yea you're right about using rust... but you don't need anything really fancy to light it. A sparkler works perfect!

And as far as aluminum. Brench grinder + aluminum block + vacuum!

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