Great post thanksgiving day. Everyone just hung out and talked. 

It was my brother in law Johns 59th birthday.. so we did some of that

We decided to do a family project as is our tradition. Todays project was to build a Boomstick (aka plasma gun) . I like calling it that because Sam had this Boomstick shirt

This build involved a couple of hardware store runs and some missapplied food shopping (ie.. we needed the containers.. not the food or drink inside them)

The basic operation is simple. you use a propane/MAPP rorch and run the output through clear vinyl tubing. You can run the tubing any way you want. When you fill the tube with gas an ignite it.. a small flame follows the tubing making cool sounds until it comes tot eh exit barrell which is made from a plastic bottle. there the gas has air to burn and makes a satisfying bang.

Love this family !

nite all, nite sam

-me