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Stealinator 01-20-2010 03:26 PM

Zippo lighter fluid~how to make~
 
Thought this a curious video, figured would see if really worked out. Posting in case anyone else was interested.

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drafter 01-20-2010 03:33 PM

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I'd be interested in seeing the rest.

dimitri 01-20-2010 04:52 PM

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"INCOMING!" - good stuff, hope this thread pops back up in a couple weeks so I remember to watch the next video.

Ag_man 01-20-2010 05:00 PM

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BS, thinks me. Hillbilly oil refining?

PastTense 01-20-2010 06:01 PM

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Lighter fluid is naphtha. It is much cheaper to buy it in bulk in hardware stores (quart or gallon size).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naphtha

____hoot____ 01-20-2010 06:33 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by damoc (Post 2137781)
all i have ever used is coleman fuel same as in my campstove


coleman fuel = white gas = naphtha

works, though I think zippo fluid is a little less explosive

Fullpower 01-20-2010 08:35 PM

Re: Zippo lighter fluid~how to make~
 
stoddard solvent, 5 gallons about 50 bucks.

FeS2 01-21-2010 02:11 AM

Re: Zippo lighter fluid~how to make~
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Ag_man (Post 2137635)
BS, thinks me. Hillbilly oil refining?

damn thats funny!

harper 01-21-2010 04:42 AM

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i've always wondered what they used for zippo fuel in-theater during WW2. always assumed it was gasoline or maybe kerosene, but gas would be more available you would think. diesel? anyone know?

PastTense 01-21-2010 05:40 AM

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An article on lighters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighter

Unclad Lad 01-22-2010 01:57 PM

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Quote:

BS, thinks me. Hillbilly oil refining?
If they can fractionate fresh ethanol out of beer, there should be no reason someone clever couldn't do this.

Ag_man 01-22-2010 04:10 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Unclad Lad (Post 2141221)
If they can fractionate fresh ethanol out of beer, there should be no reason someone clever couldn't do this.

No doubt someone could distill used motor oil to get a variety of products, but leaving a mason jar of oil out in the sunlight for 2 weeks and get naptha? Can't buy that.

George Spelvin 01-22-2010 04:41 PM

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WD-40, Raid, furniture polish, rubbing alcohol, grain alcohol, mineral spirits...

Just a few of the products that work fine in my zippo.

Golddust 01-22-2010 04:48 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by George Spelvin (Post 2141433)
WD-40, Raid, furniture polish, rubbing alcohol, grain alcohol, mineral spirits...

Just a few of the products that work fine in my zippo.

Be sure to inhale deeply (not)

Lighter fluid is bad enough,
But Raid? And the others ?

O.k, if someone has a death wish.

George Spelvin 01-22-2010 07:08 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Golddust (Post 2141453)
Be sure to inhale deeply (not)

Lighter fluid is bad enough,
But Raid? And the others ?

O.k, if someone has a death wish.

I'm only starting the woodstove and campfires with mine. If I was lighting anything I planned to inhale, it would be moot, because it can't be worse than modern cigarettes.

Out in the country, we improvise.

occamsrazor 01-22-2010 11:26 PM

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Raid in Zippo? That`s radical. The poisons it contains are molecules away from chemical weapons, burning this crap can`t be good or even coming in contact with it thru a leaky lighter like Zippo. Modern cigs are 40% additives by weight,smoke only Sherman. Use boric acid or diatomaceous earth to kill roaches.

Stealinator 02-14-2010 04:21 PM

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