Originally Posted By: Chisel

Sadly it did not strike

I used a file , knife, hacksaw .. and many other items that did in fact produce sparks with a ferro rod, but not with this baby ferro.

So, what are your thoughts ???


How fast were you striking?
How much force did you put into it?
How sharp/pointy is the file/hacksaw/knife?
Try rubbing the flint/ferrocerium on the file instead of rubbing the file on the flint

Maybe you can mount a butane/lighter wheel and use that to throw sparks

fold a piece of tin/metal around the baby ferro
punch two holes with a nail and secure the wheel in holes
then fold tin around bottom of baby ferro,
where you punch holes so screw can pass through ....

probably easier to cut down a bic/butane lighter smile

If you strike a butane lighter/bic, when you're its when the wheel gets up to speed that sparks