[TheForge] fire piston

[Ron Childers]

A fire piston is a prehistoric tool the aborigines used for starting fire.
It is essentially a piece of wood with a hole bored almost through it
(cylinder) and a ramrod (piston) that is sealed air tight. A piece of
flammable material (tender, like charred copra or palm fiber) is placed at
the bottom of the cylinder into which the ramrod is placed and given a very
hard whack; this causes the tender to ignite (compression ignition)and it is
dumped out onto more tender, then blown to get the fire going. This is the
principle upon which the diesel engine operates.

Ron Childers

On Jun 5, 2006, at 4:54 PM, Washington, Aubrey O. wrote:

> No, but it sounds like fun!  Ah...What's a fire piston?
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> Has anyone ever used a fire piston to make fire?
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> Any tips?
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> Bob
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