[dorkbotdc-blabber] Parts source

[Alberto Gaitán]

Pyrophones are fun! Let us know how this goes because we'd love to 
see/hear it!

Alberto



On 8/7/08 1:40 PM, Shane wrote:
> Hey there everyone,
> Well I'm sorry I keep missing all these cool demos and such, I'm out in 
> Hagerstown and it makes staying in town sometimes difficult to catch these.
> I am hoping that this collective group could help me with something, I 
> need a parts source and maybe some information on how electronically 
> control some gas.
> I want to build a pryophone, as seen many places but here is where I saw 
> it http://www.scribd.com/doc/266111/Steampunk-Magazine-Issue-1
> I basically want to be able to control a propane gas jet that I can turn 
> on and off with a button push.
> On a button push, actuate a valve to turn on the gas and strike a spark 
> to light the gas, it makes a noise in the tube, then closes the gas feed.
> If I can get this to work with just switches, I will then move that too 
> a more automated level with an Arduino or something like that.
> 
> I'm really new to this level of construction of things, so I'm hoping 
> that if I am thinking about this wrong, then someone will push me in the 
> right direction.
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Shane Amerman
> SilverAdept at gmail.com <mailto:SilverAdept at gmail.com>
> "His Job is to Shed light not to master"
> 
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