A Zen Garden Except the Sand is FIRE

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[@kerbalengineeringsystems7415]

I love how this channel oscillates between huge expensive high precision stuff like _Spite_ or the trailer and then just "hey I have some shit lying around let's get some pipes at lowe's and light it on fire!"

[@ShugoAWay]

Yeah kinda gives early Mythbusters (before the 3 rejects dragged it down) vibes where 1 day you got them doing precise calculations and the next you got *woosh* "am I missing an eyebrow?" "Yeah and a good amount of hair" "you're bleeping me?"

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

You don't become a master without some experience.

[@elainajourney]

@@ShugoAWaythere is no way you are saying that Grant, Tory and Kari in any way took away from the show

[@jfw413]

@@elainajourney R.I.P. Grant Imahara.

[@ShugoAWay]

@elainajourney yeah the rejects, the 1s that pretty much only got myths the real Mythbusters didn't want to do at first, then only got myths they couldn't mess up too bad, and finally just got removed it seemed cuz they were too much of a liability And before you try to claim they weren't a liability ask the family that only wasn't killed by sheer luck that they weren't home when those 3 shot the pos mortar that they kept calling a cannon (that was only used cuz nobody wanted to let those 3 anywhere near a real cannon given previous history) Or ask the historical dive museum that had a very nice relic dive suit they rented to the rejects ruined Or the time the rejects set off an explosion way to close to a residential area Or the time they didn't strap down the nitro cannon and could have easily killed someone I could honestly go on with the list of times they only didn't kill someone from sheer incompetence by luck but I think I've given enough examples

[@jamesw9930]

We tried this once and the trick (for us) to get more even propane distribution was to split the supply line with a T and feed the spiral coil from both ends. That seemed to keep the pressure more even and gave a better distributed flame.

[@jttech44]

You need the whole line to hold pressure for this to work, and basically, for the amount of fire they want, the holes they drilled were way too big. That said, the result was still super cool.

[@OneHuntiBoi]

And finer sand.

[@omegatotal]

@@jttech44 yes, less holes and smaller holes, with the feed from both ends

[@Nothing-f8z]

​@@OneHuntiBoi Not an expert but with coffee if the grounds are too fine it creates uneven flows. I can imagine it's the same with sand.

[@cambridgemart2075]

@@omegatotal It looks like they were using a 1/16 drill, a 1/32 would have been more appropriate.

[@thethoughtemporium]

Now that is my kind of zen garden! Can't be zen without a little danger XD

[@xylafoxlin]

DANGER ZEN

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Propane and propane accessories, I tell you hwut!

[@joshmaxwellreinerallen3521]

⁠@@xylafoxlinI had a COO at a company I worked for once who said he got a similar meditative feel when he raced cars; and he was still racing, even at 65 years of age. Danger Zen!

[@nikolai-Ll9iZXJnYW1vdGgK]

Fried zen🔥

[@ajbp95]

​@@xylafoxlin Into the danger zen!

[@tommartinez62]

in my 48 years as a plumber, you would not believe the times I have watched a rookie forget the flare nut, as I laugh when they realize it.

[@SkaterStimm]

She could have still put it on..

[@layjong]

@@SkaterStimm I was yelling that.

[@dtnicholls1]

As an electronics technician, we also laugh when the apprentice forgets the backshell on a connector. The larger the better. Best I've ever seen was a 100 pair telephone cable connector, 200 wires all individually stripped, tinned and soldered into the connector. More than a days work to figure it out right at the end.

[@tommartinez62]

@@dtnicholls1

[@tommartinez62]

@@SkaterStimm yep simply cut off the flare.

[@joker0174]

"... playing with fire because it's cheaper than therapy" I feel like this needs to be on a shirt/mug! Always love your content! Keep kicking ass out there!

[@xyzzyx7812]

Non-feminism is also cheaper than pink-hair feminism

[@BPSspace]

0:53 YO SICK MUG ALERT 🚨

[@xylafoxlin]

found it in the dumpster out back!!!

[@morkovija]

Ouch ;)

[@TheReaverOfDarkness]

nice coffee cup too!

[@MissMerc]

I had this idea years ago and my girlfriend was terrified to try it! New relationship, new home, new maker space; Now I need to make one! You seem down lately, I hope you are finding peace. You deserve it after all of this that you've built! You're an inspiration. You made me want more out of my life. And soon I'm getting it!

[@scaredyfish]

A wild Simone appears!

[@nasonguy]

I can't wait until Steve Mould catches wind of this and makes a transparent version to explain what's going on with the propane and flames.

[@glowingtrashpanda]

He actually already has made a video on this! I don’t remember the title of the video or how old it is cuz it just randomly showed up in my recommended feed recently. It’s a video of him doing this but by putting the fuel in a spiral thingy & adding fuel to it & then lighting it on fire to watch the fire spirals happen & explain it

[@Lizlodude]

Then Nile will spend 6 months making perfectly clear sand, he'll send some to Xyla and she'll use it to make V2, and the cycle will be complete.

[@Qermaq]

But it's 2-dimensional.

[@andrewwang568]

@@glowingtrashpanda I thought of his video too when I saw her drawing shapes in the sand! His video is called "Bizarre traveling flame discovery".

[@gcewing]

Then Integza will try to build a Zen garden rocket engine and test it in his living room.

[@jasonbalius4534]

As an HVAC tech of 10 years, I still forget to put the nut on before flaring the copper.

[@opcn18]

Flaring out the tubing before you put on the fitting is an extremely relatable mistake.

[@nurmr]

You get one get out-of-jail-free card: You can put the fitting on from the other end of the pipe and slide it alllll the way down.

[@xylafoxlin]

Nah it can’t clear any minor bends haha

[@OnceShy_TwiceBitten]

@@xylafoxlin Gee, I wonder how you know that? hahah. I knew because I tried it too before haha. Although I was able to get it down by slightly bending the tube as needed.

[@Kinann]

@@xylafoxlin It was a new tube when you first made the mistake, their aren't any minor bends. You're not getting haughty, are you?

[@basic9254]

Cut the flare off and redo??

[@timothyearp631]

Ok, just a thought; a subwoofer under the barrel end playing just loud enough to vibrate the sand a little.

[@RHCole]

YEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!! 🤘🏻🔥🤘🏻

[@vincentdesjardins1354]

oh yeah !!!!!

[@mrlithium69]

Cymatics

[@kenreynolds1000]

If you mount a waterproof speaker in a sealed box in line with the fuel flow… magic happens.

[@MrSnowlver]

you might want to check out rubens tubes, and their 2D box version. The fire mimics the sound waves

[@PhiloSage]

Well at 2:35 one should know that tubing has two ends. The flair nut can be installed from the other end

[@aqro_00]

Someone in the comment section, with 30 years of auto mechanic experience said that flare nuts are directional

[@Squirrelking4395]

@@aqro_00 Umm, you don't think they were perhaps taking the piss? Think about it.

[@jonathanshaw6784]

​@@aqro_00they are, but that doesn't stop you installing it from the other end

[@chonolith]

also, pro tip about drilling copper tubing for flame effects- use a center punch to put an indent into the tubing first- then your drill bit won't walk. .. Also, I would have loved to see you put the pipe inlet on the bottom, so that when you put it on a stand you could hide both the connection and the propane tank.

[@decisiveliberty]

To get an indication of how much propane is in a tank, pour hot water over the top (tap hot water) then feel the water along the wall. When it gets cold, THAT is the level of the propane...

[@Mikeztarp]

Simone Giertz sighting in the wild! When you both moved to LA, I thought, "These two could totally be friends."

[@HotRodHippie]

I love that you got the FULL tubing flaring experience by forgetting the tube nut before flaring. 😅🤣 As someone who has flares hundreds and hundreds of times, I still do it from time to time. 😂

[@travcollier]

I've done the equivalent with wiring too many time to count.

[@doubleohasian]

I really appreciate you willing to put the small failures in your videos. The hiccups of any process add immense value to the final success. Without them we’re left with only a positive feedback loop or dopamine-videos. Thank you.

[@CerberusTenshi]

"With fire you get smores. You can't get smores with therapy." That is a sound statement. No fault in that logic.

[@eDoc2020]

I'm sure some therapists have smores.

[@ycplum7062]

Smores is therapy if done right.

[@resurgam_b7]

"I woke up this morning and I was like, let's make some fire!" Haha, if that isn't the most relatable mood, I don't know what is 😂 That first flame in the day time was honestly pretty cool too, like a little fire pit with no visible pipes or source for the flames. The end result at night was definitely super neat as well though!

[@SeenOrHeard]

I am so glad I’m not the only one who made all the mistakes with flare fittings. I laughed so hard at you holding the nut next to the finished flare. I’ve done that a few more times than i should admit

[@MonkeyJedi99]

I have never made that mistake (having never worked with plumbing) but I have stood in front of a project, shrink-tubing in hand, staring as a fully crimped wire connection.

[@GordieGii]

I just shook my head when she grabbed the second roll even though she only flared one end of the tube...

[@xorbodude]

@@GordieGii aye me too

[@ace2459]

You can't go back to the drawing board if you skipped the drawing board in the first place

[@thatHARVguy]

The drawing board is the sand.

[@MatthewBowe]

14:34 SIMONE!

[@jlnrdeep]

I did a double take because of the light conditions i couldn't recognize her completely

[@gnmatsu]

LOL!! How many of us have forgotten to put on the nut before the compression or flare in our lifetimes???? I'm raising my hand. One of those things done one time and probably NEVER ever forgotten (LOL). How fun! Another fun video.

[@andan2293]

How many of us didn't realize the pipe has 2 ends?

[@johncochran8497]

Well, the solution for the error in the video is easy. Either: 1. Cut off the flare and try again. 2. Place the nut on the tube from the other end and slide it all the way to the flared end. Six of one, half dozen of the other...

[@username34159265]

Never forgotten? Forgotten no earlier than the next project with flared tubing if I'm lucky. It's somehow not easy to remember!

[@zrobotics]

Or the other fun one, forgetting the heat shrink on a wire. I seem to do that one way more often, and always feel incredibly intelligent each time.

[@sephalon1]

I like how Xyla's friend stays on-brand by wearing shorts and a crop-top in a workshop.

[@xylafoxlin]

The Los Angeles uniform! haha

[@TXH1138]

so, you weren't here for the articles.

[@jawshogga]

I wish I was 25 years younger and had a 10th of your enthusiasm, intelligence, and creativity. Living your best life.

[@FalconicofPern]

“For the electrolytes actually” is such a mood for someone with our medications!😂😂😂

[@ViktorBengtsson]

I really like the amount of planning that went into this and how it paid off with the second tube being the when needed.

[@KarmaCadet]

"I just want to light things on fire in my back yard" you're turning into the backyard scientist!

[@Mart77]

Let's be honest here. We all have forgotten the fitting once or twice when flaring the pipes. Maybe more than twice. Also appearance of wild Simone made already wonderful video even better.

[@vernhoke7730]

I knew exactly what was happening, especially how proud you looked when you took off the flaring tool, and I didn't see the coupler. 🤣🤣🤣 Don't feel bad Xyla, been there, done that. 🥴

[@DarkMatter112358]

If you have only flared the one end you can still sneak the fitting on from the other end 😊 I have had to do that many times before!

[@baronvonbarbeque]

You are such a treasure. Love your vibe Xyla, keep making vids and being happy.

[@beaniiman]

Great video love fire and the Simone cameo was great.

[@OrigEntertainmentOfficial]

That came out better than I expected. This is an indication of your high skill level. You can now just imagine something, get the parts without a list and much of a plan, and basically improvise your way to a good result.

[@DucatiKozak]

Zyla, if you expand a flange and needed a fitting on... Slide the nut from the other end of your copper pipe to get the nut to the flange. 😵‍💫

[@SupraDebt]

Watching a rocket scientist have trouble using a flare tool and not figuring out to slide the nut on the other end is priceless lolol

[@xylafoxlin]

nah once the tube is bent at all the nut can't clear it! its a super tight fit

[@xylafoxlin]

@@RipVanAllan1983 yeah unless the tube is perfectly straight you cant do that, it cant go around the spiral the answer is to cut the flange off but i am ~lazy~ (and couldnt find my pipe cutting tool)

[@KalLanPIDT]

@@RipVanAllan1983 And she said it wont clear the bends, you'd have to make the whole tube straight to be able to get the nut all the way to the other side.

[@SchighSchagh]

Actual rocket scientist: understands safety factors and overprovisions materials in case of screwups Armchair afficionados: erm, ackshualyyy Xyla: ...

[@roberttimstarliper1671]

Fire is, indeed, zen. Your therapist recommended a zen garden, of course you had to do your zen garden. I would expect nothing less! :D Love it!

[@techalch3m1st42]

@5:12 SNAILED IT!

[@ZakLeek]

This is such a cool project, I love how the flames were stronger in the parts of the sand you had drawn in! I'd be interested to see how different shapes of pipe and different propane feed arrangements change the distribution of the flame. Thanks so much for sharing this! 💛

[@williamt1579]

I can finally become a fire bender now.

[@Forshledian]

I always upvote and ATLA reference

[@goodlight4113]

I now feel like you need one of these each of the 4 "elements"

[@ghoast59]

I just bought a house that has a 250 gal propane tank, but I am converting everything to electric. I had the idea to get a good grill to hook up to the tank. Then, my uncle had the idea to install a propane fire pit. I love the idea but have not gone down that road yet. And here we are! I may have to build one myself! Thank you Xyla!

[@AstroCharlie]

Honestly "Lets make some fire" is the root of most of humanity's good ideas.

[@dragoneye1589]

...and a good amount of its bad ones too. This is definitely one of the good ones though.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Most of humanity's good ideas are making either fire, water, earth, or air. That really is all there is to it.

[@AdventurousJohn]

We probably learned to use fire from the birds about 3 million years ago - BEFORE we became human, and since cooking food requires less calories to digest, That led to a caloric surplus, allowing us to survive the genetic changes that eventually made us human... Or: the use of fire is what ALLOWED us to become human... (Source: Advanced human Genetics University of Washington 2019)

[@michaelcox1071]

I made one of these about 25 years ago, but I put the burner in coarse gravel, then a layer of burlap, then sand. I wet the sand with a hose sprayer, turned on the gas, and lit it. If you used a stick you could write in fire! Great fun! 😁

[@flabreque]

Where are the S’mores? We were promised S’mores!

[@lear1980]

I always look forward to new content from Xyla, my favorite engineering/DIY/comedy creator on KZbin.

[@Rickster621]

xyla was halfway into making a copperpot destillation apparatus

[@robpeters5204]

Excellent way to let off some steam with a build! Turned out awesome!!! As usual. lol!!! Keep up the great work ladies!

[@elund408]

I studied refrigeration at community college and was laughing so hard, I didn't have time to cringe. We have all made your mistakes. another great video.

[@jttech44]

I'd hazard to say, everyone who's used a flare tool has done exactly this. Right of passage really. Also double fun to flare it when you use the pipe cutter and then have to reverse the flare the cutter makes lol

[@heathersupinie4103]

"I just want to light shit on fire in my backyard" is such a mood. Love your video! The fire is so pretty.

[@MrCytree]

lol at the flaring before installing the fitting. If I had a nickel for every time I have done that I'd have at least an extra couple of bucks right now.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

You were 38 mistakes away from being able to quote Doofenschmirtz!

[@DowenMeredith]

Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose.

[@animistchannel]

Beautiful "Garden of Dancing Lights" you made there. Or, since this effect is sometimes found in nature (swamps mostly) you could call it a "Will'o'wisp Ballet" :) It is enheartening and inspiring to see not only the projects themselves, the problem solving and determined endurance, but also the energy and comraderie that you and your friends bring together for these shows. There is still hope for your species after all. Now go build an O'Neill Cylinder that can go asteroid mine and build two more, and so on!

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Fire from the ground, quick(ly applied) sand... The time to worry is when rodents of unusual size show up

[@chenobble]

@@MonkeyJedi99 Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist. Aagh!

[@johndoyle2347]

From the polar equations of the trisectrices as applied with the exponential part of Doyle's constant to give an "invisible touch", just a slight "bump" in order to view the elliptical math with a lens. The conchoid of Nicomedes: gravitational fields affect the corner/cusp singularities, the cosine of theta represents how this laterally drives the central bulge to form a tornado of fluidic motion that occasionally forms gaps and can spin off budded primordial black holes. The Maclaurin trisectrix: the sine of 3 times theta represents the effects of the paired corner/cusp singularities forcing a rotation in the central bulge. The doubling signifies the top and bottom halves of the bulge. The Tschirnhausen cubic: the ripples of energy from the paired corner/cusp singularities combine at the inflected areas to fatten the particle. The trisectrix limaçon: the cosine of theta represents the line between the leading and trailing points of the rotating ring/cylinder/horn singularity being united with the rest of the body, such as a photon or electron, and the 1 squared divisor represents how gravity elongates the singularity, through the "magic" of split-complex numbers and how the leading and trailing rotating points maintain an elliptical orbit around each other. The equilateral trefoil: a supernova event. A high metallicity collapsing star briefly forms dark matter. The dark matter drives the explosion and gets quickly broken up. The cosine of 3 times theta represents how the dark matter breaks up at the inflected areas. The regular trifolium: the cosine of 3 times theta represents how a feeding or forming black hole singularity wobbles. The Ceva trisectrix: the 1 + 2 times the cosine of 2 times theta represents the top and bottom halves of the budding bulge of Big Bang era dark matter. The sine of 3 times theta over the sine of theta represents how ripples of energy from alternating corner/cusp singularities unite at the inflected areas to form a bulged disk shape from the inflection points onward toward the center. The Delanges trisectrix: the cosine of theta halved. Reminiscent of the natural logarithm of the imaginary number, forces are being released perpendicularly, but causing rotation instead of hindering it. The Dürer folium: whether in a proton or neutron, the two ring/cylinder/horn elliptical singularities cannot stably form obtuse associations. The hyperbola of eccentricity 2: gravity is produced, creating an accretion disk and causing impacts and a consumption of the less massive particle or body.

[@deepblue812]

[Simone randomly appears in video] Are you just neighbors? lol

[@jamest18]

Simone is attracted to chaos and fire, ideally both.

[@trioptimum9027]

@@jamest18 Yeah, I think when you make something like this, she probably just shows up, right?

[@quertz42]

I'm just way to excited by that. 😱 Can't wait for all these amazing creators to collaborate

[@jamest18]

@@trioptimum9027 Pretty sure it's like rubbing a lamp to make a genie show up. If you make something like this, Simone appears in a cloud of sawdust and grants you one project related wish.

[@tobiasziegler3451]

It is more of a summoning.

[@likebot.]

The pyro in me sat up and took notice. My kind of therapy.

[@ucitymetalhead]

I'd hate to be the local stray cat that mistakes that for a litter box.

[@vincentdesjardins1354]

🤣🤣🤣 This imaginary image will live rent free inside my head for a couple hours

[@thatHARVguy]

Would explain the "organic material".

[@shubinternet]

I’d hate to light that thing after a stray cat has made a “deposit” in that sand box.

[@mrrberger]

Made one of these years ago. Used fine pea gravel and bonded seep hose. LPG gas is heavier than air so stays in the gravel voids and at 100% saturation is inflammable at normal temps. The air/fuel boundary needs to be kept constant so you need a gravel as opposed to sand that "bubbles" or vents randomly. As a point burns it draws more gas to that point so a fine adjustment of the regulator valve provides quite remarkable fidelity. When running I could draw with my finger in the gravel and have the flame chasing behind. Of course a buddy tried after I said "keep your finger moving promptly", obviously didn't understand promptly or take note of watching me do it, he learnt quicker thereafter.

[@seanehle8323]

"We're playing with fire because it's cheaper than therapy." Why not both?!?

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

2:37: You could've just fed that in from the other side, silly. 😂

[@dkman123]

2:40 if you bend your metal and can't fit the fitting on just go on from the other end (as long as it's still regular pipe). So you need to push it along the whole 20 feet or so, but that's a lot easier than having a backup pipe.

[@RHCole]

"I just wanna light shit on fire in my backyard, okay!" Girl, same

[@ZoonCrypticon]

@14:00 Add some lithium chloride to the sand and attach loudspeakers in subwoofing mode to the vessel to create standing wave patterns of the burning gas.

[@andrewedgecombe]

That was so much more effective than I would have imagined. So awesome! Was the footage at the end of the dancing flames sped up at all, or were they genuinely moving that quickly?

[@xylafoxlin]

Everything is real time!

[@andrewedgecombe]

@@xylafoxlin High speed zen!

[@M.Campbell]

How cool! I'd love to make one. Only I have cats who would think it was a swanky litter box, when the fire is out.

[@jimmyrosen9424]

Xyla- Don' t worry about the flaring error. We all make mistakes. The other day I was changing the oil in my car. I took out the drain plug and my phone rang. I talked on the phone for 15 mins. Then, I preceded to add 5 quarts of oil- with the drain plug removed.

[@Hans-gb4mv]

That went down the drain fast.

[@Jasper_4444]

🤣

[@Ollerecovery]

Sooo good to see your happiness about just making a fire in the back yard :) Also i like to play with some fire, had a fireplace to play with as a kid, loved it, can understand the happiness :)

[@sephalon1]

Poor Hank Hill. His soul-mate was here on KZbin all along...

[@MonkeyJedi99]

You got propane and propane accessories, beverages in cans, and a whole lot of pocket sand. All that was missing was a 1971 Dodge Coronet Super Bee.

[@xpndblhero5170]

Do this w/ a LOT less tubing and it comes out a lot more even and definitely use mesh over the holes or flip it over to prevent the tubes from filling up w/ super fine sand.... That ruins the effect because it increases pressure in the system and it makes "hot spots", basically areas that have more gas than others. 🔥😍👍❤️

[@justinbanks2380]

Totally relatable flaring before putting fitting on, if you ever do again, could put the fitting on the other end of tube and just run it the entire length of the tube to the other end. Or just cut the end of and do again. 😊

[@LKamii]

It's so easy to harvest youtube comments

[@justinbanks2380]

@@LKamii ?

[@mildpandemic3944]

The last minute of the video was the most literal interpretation of ‘playing with fire’ I’ve ever seen. Fabulous!

[@benjaminshaw80]

Don’t feel bad. I have made 100s of brake lines. About 1 in 10 more than once because of the flare before fitting problem.

[@MrDwinstead]

Totally cool. Well done. I worry about storing a propane source under a wooden firepit, but I loved the concept and the execution. The Go-For-It ethic is AWESOME. Totally "Here, Hold my Beer"! I appreciate you.💯❤

[@ryanbetesh9640]

Oddly, one of my favorite builds. Really nice job and glad to see your back.

[@bassemb]

The final effect is so cool! And I learned something, I had no idea gas could go through sand like that in a way that keeps flames going

[@KCadbyRacing]

I 💖 this idea and I've done that more than once ( 2:37 ) lol... Adding that, it'll obviously be more complicated but I think it will work better if you use a Y fitting so the gas goes into both ends of the tubing, plus using coarser sand might help as well...

[@shootersix]

Love the end music, too! You're living the best life.

[@alphigginbotham2]

AIR MIXER!!! After the regulator hose mixes oxygen in with the propane so that it will ignite the whole line; look for it on grills! 😅 Sorry, now I can stop rocking in the corner. Exelent chaotic energy! Love your videos, please, please, please keep making!

[@andrewb6]

Xyla! Great fire tube! I've drilled several, for 'making movie magic & fire'. Smaller holes closer to the propane source would help the entire length get more even gas flow. It's a consideration of flow path cross sectional area, minus each hole as you move down to the end of the tube. Nothing extreme; 3-4 drill bit sizes is often sufficient. Increasing gas flow rate/pressure will help too, but then it might get too high. None the less, the jumping fire effect is really cool! Thank you!

[@TeeDubzz]

Another change you can make is having the holes getting progressively larger the further you get from the gas supply in order to even out the pressure at the hole outlets and have it light all the way to the end, OR instead of one big loop you lower the overall length of each section by using a branching pattern so the pipe pressure is more consistent across the board Love the idea, making stuff on the fly is always satisfying

[@HG_Budde]

What a cute and crazy couple you two make. I haven't seen you so happy and energetic for ages. in fact I'm rooting so hard for you two to finally date.. (not in a creepy way, rather because you deserve to be as happy as you looked to be in this video, but for every single day for the rest of your life.) [Addition: Ahm.. is that a trailer you have chained to that stake like a dog or a horse, as if it possessed the abilities to untie themselves and run away? 😂]

[@FlyingDoctor60]

Cracked me up when you looked down and realized the fitting was not on the flared tube. EVERYBODY who has ever flared tubing has done that at least once...and some of us more than once! Fun project!

[@DavMuscy]

That was a lot more impressive looking than I thought it was going to be, great job (with a lot of flare).

[@CyberSQUID9000]

Ahahaha, the part when you flared the pipe and didn't have the crimp bolt on before cracked me up, we've all done it, it was just funny to watch the "ah! bugger" moment of realization

[@georgeaura]

That is pretty awesome especially seeing how the flame reacts when you rake it.

[@TheLolbster]

Great vid Xyla, I might actually make that. Thanks for the build!

[@deansiracusa3966]

One of my favorite art pieces at Burning Man years ago was a fire fountain. A water fountain that had propane bubbles that were lit on fire. You could put your hands in the water without getting burned!

[@ulrichminky9495]

A zen garden that I could roast a hotdog on. I fully approve of this. ~ulrich

[@Greeniykyk]

Two minutes in and I can so relate to your flaring tool moment. I've used mine dozens of time, but every next time I pick it up I have to stare at it for a minute to sort it out.

[@jackreed3445]

You can try feeding from both ends and put the sand on top of metal screen being held up with some metal legs so there is an open area under the screen, the type that goes on screen doors. That will allow the propane to fill the area under the sand at a low pressure and spread out over a larger area. We used to sit on a patio with a set up like that and it took very little gas and the fire danced all over the top pf the sand. jack

[@Dragonited]

You will only get the blue flame if the propane is properly mixed with air before it is burned. So flipping it around the gas had more time to disperse through the sand and mix with the air in it, which gave you a more blue flame. Gas stoves uses convection since the heat draws up air through the bottom of the circles that produces the flames and gas grills also have air inlets under the burners or even a opening before it goes into the burner to draw in air with the preasure that comes from the propane tank. It's the same with lighters that have a blue flame, it will have air holes before the burner to draw in air through before it comes out and starts to burn. The non blue flames uses the same gas butane and it will not get in contact with air until it gets out of the burner and therefor have a more orange flame.

[@tjiani111]

Good morning Xyla! Happy to see you again, hope all's well!

[@56Spookdog]

Congratulations for being one of the few KZbin creators that actually has a quality fire extinguisher, although it appears to be not the newest one the older Badgers are of good quality and dependable. The build is cool too.

[@Nekonaut_aka_Jebus]

this was way cooler than what I was expecting

[@angelinthecenterfold]

You had me at fire. I'm a pyromaniac. I love burning things (especially my ex's). Stayed for the unplanned shopping at Lowes

[@ConnorSinclairCavin]

Huge tip if you ever need to make holes like this in pipe again, just use a file with a groved corner (like a triangular file or a plank file with ridged edges), generally one or two good slides across and you have a nice cat’s eye shaped slit hole, which also makes it less likely to have material fall into it and can be meshed over easily. Also, heat the pipe before trying to shape it (even a hot water bath can massively help the ease of shaping) it can be easier to notch the pipe when its straight, then make spacers and loop the pipe with spacers holding it snuggly in place (basically choose a length of wood as tall as the pipe, as wide as you want the spacing, router each side so it cups the pipe, then place them as you spiral inward

[@TheSkyNinja]

LMAO - Step one ... flair end of copper tube, step two, laugh! hahahahah that was funny!

[@darrinrebagliati5365]

It may help to let the propane pipe breathe a little. Look at a BBQ, there's an air intake before the flame. But the lazy blue dancing flame is nice! Great vid! Thanks!

[@jimbobur]

I was expecting the fire to look cool but I was not expecting it to look *that* cool! 😮

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

"Oh, my GOD, Becky! Look at that FLANGE!😱" 🤣🤣🤣

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

The combined diameter of your holes is greater than the infeed pipe diameter so the gas effect is reduced because of lack of pressure around the pipework. As y u are going through sand which dissipates the gas you could reduce the rings to 2 or 3 with smaller holes. Some various kinds of rock on top of the sand could add colour to the flame in a similar effect to fireworks.