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#204548 - 07/11/10 01:29 PM my son's first fresnel lens fire
kevingg Offline
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Registered: 10/21/05
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#204554 - 07/11/10 01:54 PM Re: my son's first fresnel lens fire [Re: kevingg]
Hikin_Jim Offline
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Registered: 10/12/07
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Loc: Southern California
smile Very cute.
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#204570 - 07/12/10 01:04 AM Re: my son's first fresnel lens fire [Re: Hikin_Jim]
Art_in_FL Offline
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Registered: 09/01/07
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Cool. Good job.

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#204672 - 07/13/10 07:26 PM Re: my son's first fresnel lens fire [Re: Art_in_FL]
Alex Offline
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Registered: 03/01/07
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It looks much less scary for kids than making fire with matches smile

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#204678 - 07/13/10 10:16 PM Re: my son's first fresnel lens fire [Re: Alex]
PSM Offline
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Registered: 05/26/06
Posts: 77
Loc: Cochise Co., AZ
I still haven't succeeded at that. So, I carry lots of Bics. smile

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#204685 - 07/14/10 02:01 AM Re: my son's first fresnel lens fire [Re: kevingg]
kevingg Offline
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just need punky wood (dry, corky rotten wood from standing snags, downed trees etc). its the key; crumble a fistfull into just bigger than dust consistency. this will grow and spread the little ember you get w/ the lens when blowing on it. improper materials you can lens all day and blow, but they just blow out and don't grow. use the right material and you will succeed first time.

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