anyone ever make an ice luge?
 

for the uneducated, an ice luge is a big block of ice which is either cut at an angle or suspended at an angle and has a narrow channel cut into it down which alcohol is poured into the waiting mouth of thirsty partygoers..

i have been charged with the task of supplying the ice luge for a party this weekend and i've never made on before.

the basic size of a "big block of ice" is 300lbs. i suppose i can cut it down to reduce the weight, but i've decided not to in order to maximize the length of the "luge"

the tricky part that i've run into is how to set the luge up without it falling over or breaking or melting all over the place.. there are two basic schools on setting the luge path at an angle..

1) you build a stand which holds the whole block at an angle and carve the luge path into a flat side

2) you carve the actual block of ice into some kind of angle and just set it flat on a table

option 2 seems to be the least dangerous.. to start, it'll effectively halve the weight.. if i take a rectangle of ice 1'x2'x4' and cut it down so it's 2' tall at one end and 0" tall at the other, i've cut the ice in half..

also, i don't trust myself to build a stand capable of supporting 300 pounds.. 150lbs on a table or counter would be a lot safer, imho.

has anyone ever made one of these before?

also, be sure to read the party invitation thread i'll post shortly..

-adam

One word for cutting Ice:

Chainsaw.

One word for the design of the channel in the ice:

Twisty.

One word for cutting the channel in the ice:

Blowtorch!

One word for my work here:

DONE! :D :D :D

Collins

ww111 = the complete ice luge instruction manual.:D

My ideas are more on the simpler side. Big @$$ drill between 2 edges. Voila, Super Ice Luge! Little work, yet superior cooling abilities due to 360* of ice. If you really want to be tricky, do it from the corners.

As far as melting during construction, you don't live very far from me, so no doubt it's cold as hell there, too. Just do it on a picnic table in your back yard, or something.

You're just trying to catch up with my post count...

Stop it...

The Big drill bit idea was inspired tho'

How's this...

Dry ice...

I bought some for halloween and had nothing but that and rum and cokes and drank it from a beaker... it was fun.

Collins
Now quit that posting, (and I mean it)

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:D :D :D

you guys are a real couple of characters.

thanks for the advice. i have an electric chainsaw and a small propane torch ready to go.

the path will look like the road from that acura commercial.. remember the one where the guy and his wife are driving to see a new house and the road is crazy twisty and as soon as they see the real estate agent the guy looks at his acura, looks at the road and says "we'll take it."

anyway, thanks again. i have chisels too, just in case i decide to get a little "artistic"

-adam