Do not DIY: Melt away that lingering snow with a handmade flamethrower
There are so many practical uses for a flamethrower. You can use it to cook dinner in a snap, as long as you don’t mind some burnt meat and singed kitchen cabinets. You can use a flamethrower to light your fireplace for a romantic evening, as long as you like the sound of smoke detectors blaring nonstop. Or if you’re sick of this perpetual winter, you could use a flamethrower to melt those pesky patches of ice and snow that just won’t go away. Sure, you might set your entire yard on fire, maybe even the entire neighborhood, but it’s worth it to say goodbye to snow forever. In a recent video, YouTuber Hacksmith Industries demonstrates how to build a flamethrower like the one featured on The Mandalorian. Please, don’t try this at home.
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Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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