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Sheen flame gun
We discussed these a while back, just had mine going to zap some.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RMe6bh-zW8 Only a phone video but shows it works. Mike |
Sheen flame gun
In article , MuddyMike
writes We discussed these a while back, just had mine going to zap some. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RMe6bh-zW8 Only a phone video but shows it works. Mike Yes, they are good ! Some people seem to think you have to incinerate the plants but actually passing the gun over them and moving on seems to do the trick. Fabulous for clearing around the darker regions of compost bins etc. in case rats come out! Haven't used mine for about three years so it's probably stopped working, not sure where you'd take it to get it serviced but getting paraffin was unusually difficult too! Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Sheen flame gun
On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:37:01 +0100, Janet Tweedy wrote:
Yes, they are good ! Some people seem to think you have to incinerate the plants but actually passing the gun over them and moving on seems to do the trick. Yep, the blast of heat ruptures the plants cells and they wither. Haven't used mine for about three years so it's probably stopped working, not sure where you'd take it to get it serviced ... They are pretty simple devices, there isn't a lot to service or go wrong. The jet may need a prick from time to time but that's about all. ... but getting paraffin was unusually difficult too! Odd, almost every garden store/section that has greenhouse heaters has paraffin, at a price of course. Domestic heating oil is the same stuff but without "a pleasant fragrance" or the pink or blue colour. -- Cheers Dave. |
Sheen flame gun
In article o.uk, Dave
Liquorice writes Yep, the blast of heat ruptures the plants cells and they wither. Good for going round ponds etc. as there's no chemicals to get into the pond and fabulous fun on dandelion clocks etc. !Great for shingle though didn't attempt the tarmac on the driveway. I did once buy one of those silly little canister burners but they are useless and wouldn't work after half a can had been used. Sheen gun makes a lovely noise and you start to look round for other things to blast :) Probably good for starting a bonfire also! -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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Sheen flame gun
Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , MuddyMike writes We discussed these a while back, just had mine going to zap some. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RMe6bh-zW8 Only a phone video but shows it works. Mike Yes, they are good ! Some people seem to think you have to incinerate the plants but actually passing the gun over them and moving on seems to do the trick. Fabulous for clearing around the darker regions of compost bins etc. in case rats come out! Haven't used mine for about three years so it's probably stopped working, not sure where you'd take it to get it serviced but getting paraffin was unusually difficult too! I run mine on heating oil. Paraffin is available in 5 litre cans from the local hardware store but it more expensive than petrol despite all the tax on petrol. This one hadn't been used for 10 years or more when I first got it, just cleaned out the jet/nozzle and away it went. I also play it on all the holes in the dry stone walls where the snails like to hide. Its greatest success was killing of some trees that had grown out of the base of our garden wall. No matter what I did they kept sprouting new growth, until I cooked them with the sheen. Mike |
Sheen flame gun
In article , MuddyMike
writes Its greatest success was killing of some trees that had grown out of the base of our garden wall. No matter what I did they kept sprouting new growth, until I cooked them with the sheen. Mike How satisfying! -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
Sheen flame gun
On Jul 23, 11:57*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote: On Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:37:01 +0100, Janet Tweedy wrote: Yes, they are good ! Some people seem to think you have to incinerate the plants but actually passing the gun over them and moving on seems to do the trick. Yep, the blast of heat ruptures the plants cells and they wither. Haven't used mine for about three years so it's probably stopped working, not sure where you'd take it to get it serviced ... They are pretty simple devices, there isn't a lot to service or go wrong. The jet may need a prick from time to time but that's about all. ... but getting paraffin was unusually difficult too! Odd, almost every garden store/section that has greenhouse heaters has paraffin, at a price of course. Domestic heating oil is the same stuff but without "a pleasant fragrance" or the pink or blue colour. Paraffin and heating oil are 28 second petroleum fraction, diesel is 35 second. Undemanding applications generally work ok with diesel, and I expect this is one such. NT |
Sheen flame gun
On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:26:09 -0700 (PDT), NT wrote:
Odd, almost every garden store/section that has greenhouse heaters has paraffin, at a price of course. Domestic heating oil is the same stuff but without "a pleasant fragrance" or the pink or blue colour. Paraffin and heating oil are 28 second petroleum fraction, diesel is 35 second. Undemanding applications generally work ok with diesel, and I expect this is one such. I suspect it might be harder to light running on diesel, these pressurised paraffin things cane be interesting at times, normally cuased by not waiting for the meths to have warmed 'em up enough first. The old blow lamp of my Dads that ran on petrol is some what more frightening. Got that and the parafin one somewhere... -- Cheers Dave. |
Sheen flame gun
On Jul 26, 11:21*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote: On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:26:09 -0700 (PDT), NT wrote: Odd, almost every garden store/section that has greenhouse heaters has paraffin, at a price of course. Domestic heating oil is the same stuff but without "a pleasant fragrance" or the pink or blue colour. Paraffin and heating oil are 28 second petroleum fraction, diesel is 35 second. Undemanding applications generally work ok with diesel, and I expect this is one such. I suspect it might be harder to light running on diesel, these pressurised paraffin things cane be interesting at times, normally cuased by not waiting for the meths to have warmed 'em up enough first. The old blow lamp of my Dads that ran on petrol is some what more frightening. Got that and the parafin one somewhere... Apparently the old pressurised boiling paraffin blowlamps had a poor safety record, and that was the prime reason for the switch to more expensive gas. I don't think I'd ever want to play with a petrol one. NT |
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