Diy Ferro Rod Striker

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Diy ferro rod striker. Ferrocerium is a synthetic pyrophoric alloy that produces hot sparks that can reach temperatures of 3 000 c 5 430 f when rapidly oxidized by the process of striking the rod thereby fragmenting it and exposing those fragments to the oxygen in the air. This is my favorite ferro rod striker. So if you have a ferro rod but no striker you can still make fire with a broken rock. That packs a lot of versatile functionality into a small package.

Mad dog survival 494 views. Diy deer antler ferrocerium ferro rod handle duration. The survival hax ferro rod consists of a 6 ferrocerium rod on a paracord lanyard with a multipurpose striker waterproof tinder holder and emergency whistle. Sorefeet manyhammers and winterhorse.

This property allows it to have many commercial applications such as the ignition source for lighters where it is often known by the. Suburban outdoors 1 778 views. Here is a gift that my buddy sent to my daughter and it is by far the best ferro rod striker combo i ve ever used. Oct 6 2017 24.

It also only weighs 4 ounces. This makes it an excellent choice for bug out bags and other mobile survival kits. Also ferro rods last for an exceedingly long time most can be struck in excess of 10 000 times meaning that you don t really have to worry about your ferro rod running out of sparks very often these advantages make ferro rods a great choice as either your primary or your backup firestarting option.