How Do You Make A Fire Piston?
Make a fire piston to start fires instead of using up matches and store-bought fuel. Insert a bit of fuel into the tip of a plunger, quickly compress the plunger into a sheath, and remove the plunger to find the small embers. The fire piston works by quickly increasing the pressure inside the chamber to create heat, causing the contents to burn. For fuel, a special type of fungus is used in the commercial types. In this version, a piece of char cloth is used. Step 1 Make a plunger by cutting a piece measuring 1 inch in diameter and 6 inches long from a hardwood dowel rod. This dowel rod is referred to as the plunger for the remainder of this article. Step 2 Glue a flat rubber washer to the tip so that the edge sticks out about a millimeter all the way around. Trim the rubber washer with a pair of scissors if the washer overlaps the tip of the dowel rod more than a millimeter. Do not use a washer that is less than a millimeter in diameter. Step 3 Drill a 1/4-inch-deep hole with a 1/4-in
