Language: English
- 2025-08-11 –, Workshop Euclid
- 2025-08-11 –, Workshop Euclid
All times in Europe/Amsterdam
In this 90 min workshop, you will build and test your own propane flamethrower. You can buy a kit from us or bring your own parts. We will use a tried-and-tested design. We will start with the theory and principles behind propane flame effects, followed by how to play safely with big flames. The second part is the guided, hands-on, step-by-step process of building your own. At the end, we will test the flamethrowers in a nearby area.
The workshop has 8 to 10 tables for building available. Please let me know via why2025@area42.industries if you would like to attend and build so that we can reserve a table for you.
We can provide complete kits at cost, and we will also provide a limited amount of propane for testing. Please note that if you bring your own kit, we cannot guarantee that it will fit together and work reliably. Building flamethrowers is mainly a plumbing problem: getting the right fittings and materials is the key.
The kit details are available in this google doc
If you want us to provide the kit at cost, please contact me at why2025@area42.industries. I expect the cost to be between 200-250 euros. If you just need the fire extinguisher then let me know as well.
A nerd, a tinkerer, and an artist. Besides a long career in IT, climbing the OSI stack from network engineer up to architect and management (or sliding down, depending on your perspective), Mike spends his time in his workshop tinkering and helping others realize their creative dreams with practical engineering support. The artist emerged after a visit to Burning Man in 2006, where he met fellow nerds creating their art, especially the amazing fire installations. In 2013, the first flamethrower was built for OHM2013, and he has been building bigger and better installations ever since, including Flamehenge for MCH2022.