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DIY Clear Acrylic Fire Piston

Postby Silent Kube » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:42 pm

Hey guys. I was cruising instructables today and found this. Pretty nifty. You can see the flash when you get ignition.

http://instructables.com/id/SLAM-ROD-FI ... ON-BY-AIR/
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Postby Bearcat » Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:43 pm

A friend posted this on facebook and I thought y'all might enjoy it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rum-lbJo ... ata_player

ETA: Having trouble embedding for some reason.
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Re: Slam Rod Fire Starter

Postby SCBrian » Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:13 pm

:clap:
pretty cool.
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Re: Slam Rod Fire Starter

Postby Sledgecrowbar » Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:42 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_piston

I'm a big fan of these. One went up on Kickstarter last year that looks good, comes with some Ferrocerium rods that slide into notches in the body. Hoping they ship out soon, the guy had a heck of a time getting a manufacturer to make them to the right specs. I think there's a thread about it here somewhere.
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Re: Slam Rod Fire Starter

Postby ninja-elbow » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:05 pm

Had dupe threads, so I merged them.
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Re: Slam Rod Fire Starter

Postby Bearcat » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:33 pm

Sorry about that Ninja, didn't see it.
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Re: Slam Rod Fire Starter

Postby BullOnParade » Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:56 pm

Neat project, I've always viewed fire pistons as overpriced pieces of kit, but I will definitely keep an eye out for some acrylic to try this one myself.
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Re: Slam Rod Fire Starter

Postby KentsOkay » Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:04 pm

Cool project.

I miss old Instructables :cry:

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