To me it looks like somebody is trying to sell tons of his broken rods to inventive preppers The spark wheel idea is good, but the mount should not be permanent, as the rod will be shaved unevenly that way and will stop working after a while. I'd try running it over a file fast, like a match on a striker. But it may start chipping.
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