BUILDING A FLAME THROWER FROM THE BOOK: THE POOR MAN'S JAMES BOND BY KURT SAXON AN EXCELLENT LITTLE FLAME THROWER CAN BE MADE, USING JUST ABOUT ANY METAL OR PLASTIC HAND SQUIRTER. THE ONLY CONSIDERATION IS THAT THE LIQUID MUST COME OUT IN A STREAM INSTEAD OF AN ATOMIZED SPRAY. SOME OIL CANS SHOOT A STREAM 30 FEET. SPRAYERS CAN OFTEN BE ADJUSTED FROM A SPRAY TO A STREAM. SPRAYERS OF VARIOUS KINDS CAN BE FOUND IN AUTO SUPPLY, GARDEN AND GROCERY STORES. A SIX-INCH TUBE, USUALLY ALUMINUM OR BRASS, IS FITTEN ON THE NOZZLE. A WICK OR PIECE OF HEAVY CLOTH IS WIRED ONTO THE OTHER END OF THE TUBE. THE FUEL IS GASOLINE, ACETONE OR LIGHTER FLUID. TO USE, THE TUBE IS TILTED DOWNWARD SLIGHTLY. THE SPRAYER IS SQUEEZED SLOWLY SO THE FUEL WILL DRIBBLE OUT AND SATURATE THE WICK ALL AROUND. THE WICK IS THEN LIT AND THE DEVICE IS AIMED AND SQUEEZED. QUICK, HARD SQUEEZES WILL SQUIRT THE FUEL THROUGH THE TUBE AND PAST THE BURNING WICK. THE WICK IGNITES THE FUEL AND YOU HAVE SUCH A DANDY WEAPON YOU WILL NEVER STOP BRAGGING! IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE BROTHER, HE CAN TAKE IT TO SCHOOL FOR SHOW AND TELL. Call The Works BBS - 1600+ Textfiles! - [914]/238-8195 - 300/1200 - Always Open