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In Memoriam Comment by Doug Webber on February 27, 2016 at 0:43

Jeremy, where did you come up with the idea for the piston/fire starter/

Featured Comment by Jeremy B. Buchanan on February 23, 2016 at 20:05

I will be working on some more of these. I still want to get one, that is made from wood, to work. 

Comment by Jan Carter on February 23, 2016 at 19:10

I am glad you were able to get this version to work well.  I can understand why the metal instead of wood now.  I have to admit, I have learned a lot while following you as you build your fire starter kit

Featured Comment by Jeremy B. Buchanan on February 22, 2016 at 20:03

I am glad you looked twice Doug. I would never own one of those, but I do like to play with fire.

In Memoriam Comment by Doug Webber on February 22, 2016 at 13:01

I had to look twice,..looked like parts of a homemade waterpipe....so I'm told

Featured Comment by Jeremy B. Buchanan on February 21, 2016 at 18:29

It is a very interesting concept. The idea is, you create an air tight chamber, where you can compress the air. In the end of the piston, there is a small and shallow hole drilled, where you can place a small piece of char cloth. When you push the piston into the chamber, very quick and forcefully, you compress the air at the end. This creates a small chamber that is heated to around 500 degrees F. That will cause the char cloth to ignite. Then you are able to start your fire tinder with the char cloth.

Comment by John Kellogg on February 21, 2016 at 18:14

Looks really cool Jeremy, I am going to have to learn more about this.