[TheForge] Re: fire piston

[schade at acegroup.cc]

On Jun 6, 2006, at 8:58 PM, robert hensarling wrote:

>
> Yes, it's beginning to look like the FP is well within the realm of 
> possibility indeed!  Make one Fred!  I'd love to, and I'm a woodworker 
> to boot, but I'm thinking that those Aborigines (sp?) had some special 
> "medicine" that helped get that thing going.

On Jun 7, 2006, at 11:58 AM, Freddie Warner wrote:

> You're right, Robert, the more I think of it the more I believe there 
> has to be some kind of vapor in the cylinder. You have to be able to 
> compress whatever ignites and fine wood shavings or dried grass won't 
> do that. I bet they add something like some sort of vegitable oil or 
> something that vaporizes.
>
>
_______________________________________________

Hello.

The original question regarding fire pistons was not 'are they 
possible' but 'has anyone ever used one'?

They are possible. They do exist. You can buy them. If you did a google 
search for 'fire piston' you would find this video at (firepiston.com) 
in which the use of a fire piston to make fire is demonstrated.

http://www.firepiston.com/plexiwater.mpg

http://www.firepiston.com/plexiflash.mpg

Bob