[Shop-talk] Gophers
Pat Horne
pat at hornesystemstx.com
Tue Mar 16 12:14:41 MST 2010
Even if it doesn't work, it sounds like something we'd have fun using!
When I was a kid, back in the 50's my father bought some "gopher bombs"
They looked like votive candles wrapped in paper. Unwrapping one found
that they contained a length of old celluloid 35mm film and a wick.
Celluloid film is highly flammable and puts out deadly fumes when
burned, filling the burrows with smoke. You lit them, put them in a hole
and closed the hole. When you saw smoke coming up, you closed that hole
and kept going until there was no more smoke. It took care of our moles.
I doubt you can find celluloid film any more.
Peace,
Pat
Thusly spake Eric Murray, On 3/16/2010 1:30 PM:
> Some time ago on this list I asked if it would be a good idea
> to use a harbor freight oxy-acetlyne torch setup as a cheap
> Rodex 4000
>
> http://www.rodexindustries.com/4000.html
>
>
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