I have always dismissed the fire piston as a cool toy...more than a valuable tool.
That said...had tried building one out of wood....using sinew and/or rubber "O" rings.
Was never able to get one to work.....didn't have the compression to heat the air...
This was a quality control problem on my part... LOL
Most offering I have seen for sale were kinda of pricy around $50 bucks up...so wasn't ready to spend that amount to see if it would be worth the money.
Found this on Amazon for $25 bucks...Soooo
Bought one to play with......came with several spare 'O" rings and char cloth.
Put a ring on...Lubed up with PJ...loaded the end up with char cloth (Good stuff)...gave it a hard push.
First try slipped out of may hand...wasn't expecting that much resistance I guess....so kinda dropped it.
Char cloth came out..... then dropped in trash can under wood bench....as an ember...LOL
Worked!
My streak of setting stuff on fire on my work bench...or my self...remains unbroken.
Quickly pulled out that ember....made sure nothing was still burning.
Then carefully tried another piece of char cloth......Got another ember right away.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Not gonna be a carry all the time tool...but was good to see one work.
Too bad I wasn't smoking any longer....would have need a hoot to light up smokes....and amaze my friends....They don't smoke any more either.
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