Mag fire starter

[mastinson]

Just thought I would share my idea for a striker for the mag fire starter that wont dull your knife when making shavings and make one of the best strikers I have used. Take a hacksaw blade and make it 2 inches, it already has the hole for the key chain. There you have it and it will always be with your mag block. Here is a pic.

 

[tknife]

It's a great idea. I do that with all my strikers to save my knife edges, and those teeth can strip off the mag faster and throw great sparks.

 

[Normark]

Hey Guys....

Don't use the teeth to strike the edge..

All you need to do is sharpen the back side a little,,and it's good to go..
I make strikers from hack saw blades all the time,,and grind off the teeth...

If you use the teeth to strike you flint, you'll gouge the living $hit out of it..

ttyle

Eric...

 

[kenk]

What do you grind the teeth off with?

I will probably just "sharpen" the back of the hacksaw blade and leave the teeth.

The metal "blades" that ship with the MagFire firestarters don't work all that well. I have wondered if I should try to "sharpen" them, maybe even just a 90 degrees.

 

[Normark]

Hey Kenk...

I grind them off with an ordinary stone grinder,,or my belt grinder..

I grind them off so the teeth don't hurt my fingers...

ttyle

Eric...