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Light my fire
hayshaker:
i just bought a mess of the from BUD-K
tier united cutlery and look just like
the ones from coghlan, and work the same.
i'm happy. and am putting exotic handles
and brass lnadyard holes on all.
Unknown:
I have bought more to set aside for emergency use, than actually use. I had one that I made a handle to match my knife... found it in a drawer all corroded. What's up with that?
Hope you Have fun testing UTC.
Moe M.:
--- Quote from: Unknown on February 15, 2017, 10:56:12 PM ---I have bought more to set aside for emergency use, than actually use. I had one that I made a handle to match my knife... found it in a drawer all corroded. What's up with that?
Hope you Have fun testing UTC.
--- End quote ---
Ferro rods corrode when contacted by air, you'll notice that they all come with a black or grey coating that you have to scrape off in order to get to the composite metal under the coating that makes the sparks, once that coating is removed and the actual rod is exposed it will start to corrode and decay.
Two things that can be done to slow the process down is to paint the exposed area after use or before prolonged storage, or make a cover or pouch for the exposed rod out of leather, a small length of rubber or vinyl tubing, or what ever else you can think of, even a piece of electrical tape will work.
wsdstan:
I am confused Moe. The Kershaw model Light my fire I have is over 5 years old, has almost no original finish on the rod, and has not corroded one bit. Neither has the one in my knife sheath, or the one I got from you with the BH knife. Does it have to be humid to corrode?
wolfy:
I don't know if humidity is the problem or not, but I have had one in the hip pocket of my bibs for several years and it has never corroded in any way. In the summertime, I can't think of a more humid environment outside of Florida or Louisiana! ???
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