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kelthen Descens Offline Eyay yesu domine... whack! dona eais requiem... Posts: 185 Gender:	incendiaries? Feb 17^th, 2007 at 7:56pm i was wondering if you guys knew any good incendiaries. i am trying to make a fire arrow. the problem ive run into is that nothing goes up quick enough. ive tried everything i could find in my house, olive oil, cooking oil,mixtures of both. my next attempt will be liquid parafin (lantern fuel)if i dont get some natural things. thanks in advance.
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Mordechaj Funditor Offline I love Slinging.org! Posts: 576 zagreb, croatia (europe) Gender:	Re: incendiaries? Reply #1 - Feb 18^th, 2007 at 6:30am oil may not be the best solution. have you tried with something more sticky? (tar, lard, sth. similar?)
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Willeke Interfector Viris Spurii Past Moderator Offline Give me some string and I know what to do. Posts: 2072 Netherlands Gender:	Re: incendiaries? Reply #2 - Feb 18^th, 2007 at 6:42am An other household thing is Candle wax, both the natural bee wax and the modren replacements. But they only work to make something burn better. And be carefull where you aim, forrest fires and house burning are not wanted. Willeke
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: incendiaries? Reply #3 - Feb 18^th, 2007 at 6:46am cotton wool soaked in petrol.
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Dravonk Funditor Offline Posts: 773 Aachen, Germany Gender:	Re: incendiaries? Reply #4 - Feb 18^th, 2007 at 5:21pm There's a way written on http://www.slinging.org/36.html. I haven't tried that.
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kelthen Descens Offline Eyay yesu domine... whack! dona eais requiem... Posts: 185 Gender:	Re: incendiaries? Reply #5 - Feb 21^st, 2007 at 6:29pm ive tried wax. doesn't go up quick enough and smothers itself. drips too.
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Reply #6 - Feb 23^rd, 2007 at 7:20pm

We went camping last week and tried to shoot flaming arrows across a frozen lake in the dark. Great idea but gas soaked rags on the arrows kept blowing out as the arrow released. Next time we will try a couple of different mixtures. Maybe gas soaked rag to get some pitch or slower burning stuff to light. At -10C you don't want to spent too much time getting something to burn.

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Reply #7 - Feb 24^th, 2007 at 4:01pm

with most of the videos on you tube and similar sites, the flight is really fast. if any of you shoot you will know what this means, i am planning on using a flu-flu (very slow flight bird arrow) and a really light bow. it would give it some air time and maybe it wouldnt go out as quick like monsters arrows.
Monster: did you use normal arrows? i was thinking of making some really shoddy one so it woudnt be much of a loss.

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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: incendiaries? Reply #8 - Feb 25^th, 2007 at 6:51am soak your rags in a concentrated solution of potassium nitrate, dry them and then soak them in petrol the nitrate will add extra oxygen to the fire. It'll burn like a basta*d but it shouldn't go out as easily :-) ps. Get someone else to light the nitrate and petrol soaked rag - unless you have no desire to keep your eyebrows.
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Monster Descens Offline Posts: 234 Calgary, Canada Gender:	Re: incendiaries? Reply #9 - Feb 25^th, 2007 at 8:47pm I had some old damaged arrows that didn't fly straight anymore so no loss when they wenting missing.
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