all magnesium the same

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SRWeldon

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So my question is simple- Is the magnesium that is in a fire starter the same that is in a magnesium anode rod or are there different grades or types of magnesium?
 
There's different grades and alloys - but the Anode rod should still be burnable

I have an old dead water heater I am starting to disassemble, just to see if theres any anode left (and if there is I will be trying to burn it !)
 
I have had mag bars from China that do not work well. They do NOT scrape as easy and they do NOT light as easy. I got slammed from some folks here for saying all the China ones were junk. Apparently they are not all bad. Bottom line is test whatever you get.

I would recommend Doan's if you want a block mag bar as it is made in the USA and works great. I think the Coghlans are made in the USA now too.

I carry Sparky from Wisemen. Same thing at Survival Resources without the pouch. They both have good Magnesium.

http://www.wisementrading.com/firestarters/magnesium.htm

http://www.bepreparedtosurvive.com/
 
This sounds familiar. I'm not sure who but I'm 7/10 confident that member here “upnorth” bought a couple of anodes specifically for that purpose and they worked. Don't go live on my say so here though 'till we can get that verified.
 
It is him.
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"The grey chunks are a cut up Magnesium anode used for water heaters, found in any plumbing supply outlet" - upnorth 07-10-2013, 02:09 PM
 
Thanks for the responses guys. I've been on vacation since I posted so this is the first chance I've had to check back. The reason I asked was because I work in a home improvement store and was walking past the plumbing desk the and noticed there was a special order "Magnesium Anode Rod" that had been returned. I started talking to the plumbing manager just to verify that it was magnesium and sure enough it was. He only wanted $10 bucks for it.
 
The water heater Anode Rod that I used was bought from a local plumbing supply facility and was cut up with a hack saw. The material is easy to light with plain Jane ferro rods. It is also relatively easy to scrape off with the Speedy Sharp tool. I ended up with far more material than I will ever need. But it is handy to make little bundles and leave them in various back packs, a glove box etc.
 
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