Description
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Burning MagnesiumUsing a knife or firesteel scraper, simply scrape the soft magnesium tinder rod to create a pile of magnesium shavings. Spark your firesteel onto these shavings, which will catch on fire and burn very hot. |
Note: magnesium rods only => scraper and firesteel shown in the pictures are sold separately.
This Metal Burns!
Simply scrape off a small pile of magnesium shavings using your knife or FireSteel.com Super Scraper.
When you apply a flame or spark from from your favorite FireSteel.com FireSteel, the magnesium shavings will catch on fire and burn at more than 4000 degrees F (2200 degrees C).
This extremely high temperature makes magnesium an excellent tinder for helping you start fires, even with damp kindling.
Your soft magnesium rod is naturally waterproof - will stay dry even if dunked in water.
Configure your magnesium tinder rods in the following ways:
FireSteel.comMagnesium Tinder Rods |
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| Diameter x Length (inches)
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Weight in Ounces and (Grams) | Add-Ons | Current Price: |
| 3/8 x 3 | .282 (8.0) | - |
$6.99 |
| 3/8 x 3 | .282 (8.0) | Lanyard Hole | $7.79 |
| 3/8 x 5 | .47 (13.33) | - | $8.59 |
| 3/8 x 5 | .47 (13.33) | Lanyard Hole | $9.39 |
| 1/2 x 3 | .592 (16.80) | - | $8.59 |
| 1/2 x 3 | .592 (16.80) | Lanyard Hole | $9.39 |
| 1/2 x 5 | .987 (27.99) | - | $10.49 |
| 1/2 x 5 | .987 (27.99) | Lanyard Hole | $11.29 |
Notes about FireSteel.com Magnesium Rods:
- Price shown is for one magnesium tinder rod - a picture may show two rods for the purposes of scale.
- The US Penny, flat silver scraper, firesteel and other accessories in pictures are not included. Only the magnesium tinder rod is included. (Don't laugh. We've had people ask.)
- The Magnesium Tinder Rods do not create sparks. Magnesium is used as a tinder to help catch your kindling (firewood, etc) on fire. You will need a source of sparks to catch the magnesium itself on fire.
- FireSteel.com Super Scrapers or Palm Scrapers to help shave your magnesium are sold separately.
- The FireSteel Blank Rods, FireSteel with Lanyard Holes, Square FireSteel, and GobSpark FireSteel that will make the sparks to ignite your magnesium also sold separately.
* Magnesium Tinder Rod is a trademark of FireSteel.com
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73 Reviews
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Very Soft, Burns Great
I was pleasantly surprised at how soft this magnesium rod was. super easy to scrape and lights up very easy. Plus you can't beat the price for such a quality product!
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Fire in a stick
Great product, together with the super scraper you're set for camping or emergency.
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Great product!
Best that I've tried!
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Perfect size for my kit
This is the perfect size for my fire kit. I keep it in an Altoids tin on my sheath. This adds that extra punch to my tinder in wet weather.
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Gave me new hope for magnesium!
Until now I have only used a cheap magnesium block with firesteel attached and it was very hard to get any shavings from it. Not so with the Firesteel magnesium rods, shavings come off very easy with the Super Scraper and the rod itself is very light. If you are not going to put a handle on it, I'd highly suggest paying the extra .50 cents to have a hole drilled in it. I wanted a rod smaller than my Bunker 4.0 firesteel and this one is perfect. When I order again I will order more this size as well as a few larger ones to try out.
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Just buy it
Fantastic product I showed all my friends and they all wanted it. I will be ordering more of these. Very soft magnesium rod.
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Soft, Shaves Easily, Very Hot
I don't use it on every fire, typically this just sits on the lanyard of my Gob Spark. But when conditions are wet or tinder is sparse, this always gets the job done. I use the Gob Spark striker as a scraper and by adjusting the angle I can shave spirals, flakes, or powder, the magnesium is soft enough to pick the type of shaving you want. A fair price for a good product.
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Should Be Just Fine
I have not yet had an opportunity to test the quality of the magnesium, but it scrapes off the rod very easily and gives you the pile of shavings that you need unlike some of the other imported products on the market. Based on other reviews and videos, I do expect this magnesium to do everything it is advertised to do.
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quality product
Quality Soft mag. Easy to shave and quick to light using fire-steel.
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