Ferrocerium Rod And Striker

Ferro rods are made of ferrocerium which is a man made alloy of iron magnesium cerium and several other rare earth metals.

Ferrocerium rod and striker.

This is a bit unwieldy for an emergency fire starter but does allow you to store enough tinder to start a fire in an emergency. How to use a fire striker ferrocerium rod description. Ferrocerium will produce sparks with a temperature of 3 000 degrees when scraped against a rough surface such as the back of a bushcraft black knife ndash. Large 1 2 ferro rod lasts 20 000 strikes sparks fly when the titan fire striker is used with its stainless steel striker.

Adding to this confusion ferrocerium rods or ferro rods are referred to and associated with a myriad of other terms. Bayite 1 2 x 6 inch survival drilled flint steel fire starter ferrocerium rod kit with striker pro striker paracord landyard handle large 4 9 out of 5 stars 1 214. A small length of string to bind them together. Sponsored listing custom size survival emergency magnesium flint firesteel ferrocerium rod if you have ever wanted to craft your very own firesteel this high quality blank ferrocerium rod is the perfect choice.

Titan fire striker ferro rod. Black beard fire starter 4 8 out of 5 stars 132. Large don t use bad quality knife as striker. A ferro rod short for a ferrocerium rod.

Drive the striker over the entire length of the rod. Ferrocerium it s a word that sounds like it should describe the contents of a pill bottle from the drug store rather than a tool in your survival kit. Ferrocerium is a synthetic pyrophoric alloy that produces hot sparks that can reach temperatures of 3 000 c 5 430 f when rapidly oxidized by the process of striking the rod thereby fragmenting it and exposing those fragments to the oxygen in the air. This fire starter has many uses and can ignite tinder or be used to light a campfire gas stove 14 99.

In this video i demonstrate a couple of methods for the effective use of a ferrocerium rod and striker knife the methods shown are used to get the maximum amount of sparks and therefore heat into a small focused area. The combination of metals creates sparks when the ferrocerium rod firesteel is scraped with a rough surface or a sharp edge. The ferro rod was invented by the german scientist carl auer around 1903 since then ferro rods have been widely adopted and used throughout the world. Or any other stainless.

The striker and rod slot together to form a plastic cylinder just over 5 inches long. A typical survival ferrocerium rod consists of three components. This property allows it to have many commercial applications such as the ignition source for lighters where it is often known by the. Waterproof sparks shower at 5 500 f 3 000 c to ignite a fire in any.