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Model 60 Flint & Steel and Magnesium Fire Starter |
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The Model 60 is a wood handled flint and steel fire starter. The striker can also be used to shave off shards of magnesium from the reverse side of the Flint rod. A few strikes later and you have ignited a 5400 degree magnesium fire that permits you to ignite even green or damp tinder. In a pinch you can even use the striker to shave off bits of the wood handle. The handle is made of a special oily wood that serves as excellent tinder. Simple and Reliable, no extra weight of moving parts or springs to break like other spark generators.
The Model 60 comes with a 3/8" flint and a 5/8" magnesium core. The flint is good for 60,000 strikes and the magnesium for over 100 fire starts. Use as a Signal: * Shower of Sparks can be seen for 3 miles at night. * Allows you to be located when boating, walking, hiking, hunting, or when your vehicle breaks down. * Smoke-signal fires can be seen from several miles away. Fire Starter * Shave Magnesium into a quarter size pile. Place Fine Tinder on Magnesium. Scrape Flint into pile to ignite * Flint Sparks at 1200 degrees F to ignite Magnesium or tinder * Magnesium burns at 5400 degrees F making it possible to ignite green or damp tinder * Sparks can light gas stoves, propane heaters, barbeques, etc. Tips: * Place tip of fire starter firmly on ground. * Hold scraper at an angle to the flint * For best results, flint bar should be nearly touching tinder. * If scraper is lost, a knife, broken glass, chipped rock or any hard sharp edge will work to scrape magnesium flakes. * Tinder Includes: moss, dead grass, pine needles, leaves, wood shavings, steel wool, cloth, paper, etc. * In an emergency, shavings from the wood handle make excellent tinder See the "How to Movie" for this and the Model 7 (smaller version of the Model 60) by Clicking Play in the above window. |