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The DubJunglist
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Woodworking project help

Post by The DubJunglist » Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:10 am

Ok, so I'm building this wooden model of a tree and burning it with chemicals so that it burns green.
THe things I need are:
Transportation
Jigsaw/Jigsaws
cordless drill
space to work
methyl alcohol/boric acid
extra set of hands
a place to burn an 8' wooden model of a tree (green)

Its quite a longshot, but if anyone wants to help with this project. just let me know. thanks
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Re: Woodworking project help

Post by rodent » Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:27 am

The DubJunglist wrote:Ok, so I'm building this wooden model of a tree and burning it with chemicals so that it burns green.
THe things I need are:
Transportation
Jigsaw/Jigsaws
cordless drill
space to work
methyl alcohol/boric acid
extra set of hands
a place to burn an 8' wooden model of a tree (green)

Its quite a longshot, but if anyone wants to help with this project. just let me know. thanks
Just a recommendation. If you haven't already, build a much smaller model for testing. 8 feet is pretty big for a "model". Do a 3-4 footer first for asthetic positioinings and testing of your chemical colorations. Then build bigger, and bigger.

Over the course of last year, I constructed and burned a number of effigies. Starting out at about 5 foot tall with the tallest being about 16 feet. Boy was I glad I did the tiny ones FIRST. If I had jumped in with the 16 footer, it would have been a hair-pulling, frustraiting disaster.

Also, I assume you're in SF? How far away could you drive for a work space (I don't have one but someone else in the Bay Area might)?

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Post by Dustdevil » Tue Feb 24, 2004 2:08 pm

I will be picking up some methanol this weekend for my fire art project. I will get a couple of extra gallons if you like. Boric acid is easy. Roach killer at Home Depot. Cheap too. I have a quantity of Lithium Chloride. It is a little more expensive but I could spare some to experiment with red flames. I have lots of Boric acid here. I will mix a gallon of each for your project if you like. You'll have to cross the bridge to Oakland to get it. Advise if this helps at all.
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