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Magnesium Firestarters
I was watching a TV show a few nights ago (Survivorman I think) where the
guy scrapes off some small pieces of magnesium from a block and then proceeds to "light" it with a flint and steel... All to start a small camp fire outside... Which led me to another one of my "curiosity" questions... If I buy magnesium from somewhere (McMaster doesn't seem to carry it or I'm semi-blind), can I do the same thing? A small block about the size of a domino for scraping small pieces off with a pocket knife blade... Then a small flint or other flame source to start the magnesium burning... Also, doesn't magnesium burn with a *really* bright flame - as in eye-damaging? Other dangers? Thoughts? Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 01.908.542.0244 Automatic / Pneumatic Drills: http://www.AutoDrill.com Multiple Spindle Drills: http://www.Multi-Drill.com V8013-R |
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