fire starter

[Hrusai]

yeah fire pistons have been around for yonks, i think the original discovery was an explorer visiting a remote tribe and when he got there he was shocked to see one of the tribes men whip out a fire piston and a cigarette, casually press it down and use it to light his fag! he ended up trading a zippo lighter and 3 pieces of hubba bubba chewing gum for the curious device.

okay just did some checking it was U.S. Navy survival instructor Mel DeWeese and some others who found it and it was in the phillipines they landed and it was in a helicopter...and it was only 2 pieces of hubba bubba!

anyway this ancient device thought to have been discovered during blowgun manufacture or some such actually went on to become the basis for the diesel engine!

theres the article that i read a while ago when i found out about them! http://www.primitiveways.com/fire_piston.html

you can pick them up for a few quid in various places

heres a cnc machined one for just under 40$

http://goinggear.com/numyth-vulcan-fire-piston.html

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very good ible though, even if it does presume you have a multiple of power tools at home