I have seen this tweeted 13 years previous on this forum about ten minutes ago but could somebody help me find a calcium carbide lighter for sale? I have only found them in a book called survival by Len Cacutt on page 139 and I really want one but they only come up online as lamps, thank you for any help.
Calcium carbide lighter. Where to buy?
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For ref. This is the thread. Also mentions the Len Cacutt book.
bushcraftuk.com
I have never seen one, but if people were talking about them in the past-tense in 2010, there is no chance of finding one in 2023, outside of some corroded "vintage" curio.
Edit *After finding a source for new lighters....Me and my big mouth*
Given the problems described with buying the carbide, which makes the lighter rather less than practical, is there another reason you are after one? What quality does it have that cannot be replaced by other means? Or are you just interested in vintage gear?
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this isn't Twitter, forum posts are not Tweets
Chris
"Calcium carbide lighter"?, Do they still exist?
Hi just wondering if you can still buy these... shown in an old Survival book I have: ("Survival" by Len Cacutt page: 139) Calcium Carbide lighter, when water is added to calcium carbide it produces acetylene gas, which can be ignited with a spark. To me it looks like a metal cylinder about...
bushcraftuk.com
I have never seen one, but if people were talking about them in the past-tense in 2010, there is no chance of finding one in 2023, outside of some corroded "vintage" curio.
Edit *After finding a source for new lighters....Me and my big mouth*
Given the problems described with buying the carbide, which makes the lighter rather less than practical, is there another reason you are after one? What quality does it have that cannot be replaced by other means? Or are you just interested in vintage gear?
And
this isn't Twitter, forum posts are not Tweets Chris
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I have a potholing lamp about 3 or 4 inches tall, 2” too 3” diameter with a reflector. You light it with a filling striker, like a lighter. It puts out a jet about an inch long, very bright. It was my back up in case my battery one ran out or what ever. I’ve always intended getting some more carbide for it and seeing how it will be at brazing by blowing air into the flame with a jewellers blow pipe. Perhaps not well, but an interesting experiment none the less.
Lighter no idea. Thnk most brass lamps either mining, or table top are made in India these days.
Still can get Big Bang Cannons in the US
Bangsite is calcium carbide in powdered form.
Still can get Big Bang Cannons in the US
BIG-BANG Cannons Conestoga Company
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Bangsite is calcium carbide in powdered form.
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I only wanted one because they are quite cool and seem more reliable than the modern plastic lighters. Also sorry I called a post a tweet, I had about four hours of sleep the night previous.For ref. This is the thread. Also mentions the Len Cacutt book.
"Calcium carbide lighter"?, Do they still exist?
Hi just wondering if you can still buy these... shown in an old Survival book I have: ("Survival" by Len Cacutt page: 139) Calcium Carbide lighter, when water is added to calcium carbide it produces acetylene gas, which can be ignited with a spark. To me it looks like a metal cylinder about...
I have never seen on, but if people were talking about them in the past-tense in 2010, there is no chance of finding one in 2023, outside of some corroded "vintage" curio.
Given the problems described with buying the carbide, which makes the lighter rather less than practical, is there another reason you are after one? What quality does it have that cannot be replaced by other means? Or are you just interested in vintage gear?
And
Chris
I have come across loads of drums of calcium carbide on farms, still to this day and don't know what to do with it.
calcium carbide (gas guns) bird scarers were being used right up until early 2000s on a number of farms, they still work and last saw one on a small top fruit farm last autumn. As others have said, must be crazy careful....
Loads of farms have huge stores of can and drums with no labels....very frightening, particularly as I recognize a kg can of Cyanide used as rat control in 50s to 70s
calcium carbide (gas guns) bird scarers were being used right up until early 2000s on a number of farms, they still work and last saw one on a small top fruit farm last autumn. As others have said, must be crazy careful....
Loads of farms have huge stores of can and drums with no labels....very frightening, particularly as I recognize a kg can of Cyanide used as rat control in 50s to 70s
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No worries. Hope you missed sleep for something fun, not sick or working crazy shifts! The piezo lighters are a bit hit and miss, although it seems to me that its the quality of parts and the manner of sealing out water that are the main problems with all lighters. My pocket peanut lighter has held up pretty well, but the last one could not be resurrected when its original bit of ferro rod wore out and standard Zippo rod was fractionally too big.
I hope any annoyance with my earlier post will be mitigated by this...
WATERS RIFLEMAN CALCIUM CARBIDE SIGHT SMOKER BLACKENER
WATERS RIFLEMAN Super Smoker Sight Smoker. Ray-Vin patent calcium carbide burner smoker to blacken rifle and pistol sights.
watersrifleman.com
WR Super Smoker Sight Smoker
Online shop for rifle magazines and accessories based in Nottingham, UK.
riflemags.co.uk
Thank you so much for that link!!!No worries. Hope you missed sleep for something fun, not sick or working crazy shifts! The piezo lighters are a bit hit and miss, although it seems to me that its the quality of parts and the manner of sealing out water that are the main problems with all lighters. My pocket peanut lighter has held up pretty well, but the last one could not be resurrected when its original bit of ferro rod wore out and standard Zippo rod was fractionally too big.
I hope any annoyance with my earlier post will be mitigated by this...
WATERS RIFLEMAN CALCIUM CARBIDE SIGHT SMOKER BLACKENER
WATERS RIFLEMAN Super Smoker Sight Smoker. Ray-Vin patent calcium carbide burner smoker to blacken rifle and pistol sights.WR Super Smoker Sight Smoker
Online shop for rifle magazines and accessories based in Nottingham, UK.
