Flints

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Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:19 pm

does any body know were i can get lantern sparker flints :)
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Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:02 pm

camping shops ?
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Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:59 pm

i got mine at walgreens, an 8 pack i think of ronson flints, for lighters, but they are also the same as lantern sparker flints, and it was a couple bucks. you could order online probably, or check out even a drug store or convenience store where someone might get a new flint for a lighter.
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Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:01 pm

Thanks meatballs
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Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:34 pm

thanks i found them at right aid and got 2 packs of 10
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Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:32 pm

excellent, glad i could help
have fun :)
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thanks again :)
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:09 am

So the type of flint used in Zippo lighters is the same used in lantern sparkers?
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:21 pm

it should be, yes.
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:26 pm

If you have lighters that run out of fluid prematurely, you can take those flints out also.
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:40 pm

and if worst comes to worst you can buy cheap lighters and take out the flints to revive a zippo or other nicer lighter.
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:41 pm

i was thinking about ripping a bic apart if i couldnt find flints :twisted:
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:13 pm

its definitely worth it, they're cheap and you get a cool little butane cartridge to mess with and tweak til it shoots out a footlong flame. lots of fun. plust you get a flint, what could be better?
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:19 pm

to late now i have 20 flints and that should defenetly last me a while
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:29 pm

yeah thats a lot of ignitions. i bought 8 or 10 or something a year or so ago and i haven't used half yet.
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