Having a nice evening...

[Benner]

The kids are asleep, there is sod all on the box so I am sitting here, drinking a beer and servicing a nice couple of vintage Ronson lighters. Tool of choice is actually a Swisschamp as I wanted small pliers and the tiny screwdriver.

Any other vintage lighter tinkerers out there?  Got any fave oldies?

[Neil]

I consider them to be dangerous and give them away 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I used to strip Zippo's and the like all the time when I was at work (running petrol station's at the time ) but I prefer ferro rod's and the like these day's, and they don't take much looking after

[Benner]

I consider them to be dangerous and give them away 

I know, to me. 

[Grant Lamontagne]

I have one really neat one:





Def

[Benner]

Did you actually ever get it to work? 

[Grant Lamontagne]

I don't think so- although to be honest I didn't put that much effort into it.  Since I don't smoke (at least not regularly) I fiddled with it a bit and decided I'd rather keep it as is and appreciate it as a special gift from a good friend.

Def

[Benner]

Doing the same again this evening.  Tonight I am working on 2 old Ronson lighters and glugging on a nice big bottle of San Miguel.

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

Not a lighter, but fire related...I wish it were mine

[Neil]

   OK what is it?  My best guess would be a candle fits in the long tube and matches go in the little one.

[Benner]

Dunno what it is, but I want one. 

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

  OK what is it?  My best guess would be a candle fits in the long tube and matches go in the little one.

You're right  

It's a pocket Vesta case with a self-feeding candle holder.

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

I really should remember to put on my Tinfoil hat so Neil can't read my mind

[Neil]

It was a form and function thing.  Nothing else made sense.

I am so tempted to make one.  Wouldn't be as posh but it'd be cool 

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

That would be a very interesting project

I saw it on ebay.uk a few years back and saved the photos because it was so interesting. These are the last two showing the match strike and maker's name.

[Neil]

I'd have to do it in brass but I've nothing wide enough in 

I'll have a rummage next week.

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

I think I'd have a look around for suitable small diameter candles and size the tubing based on that.

[J-sews]

I wonder how old it is?

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

I don't think you'll find one in black oxide 

[J-sews]

I don't think you'll find one in black oxide 

I was thinking a gold 10-year anniversary version

[Spork, Lord of Lime Jello!]

I don't think you'll find one in black oxide 

I was thinking a gold 10-year anniversary version

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It was a form and function thing.  Nothing else made sense.

I am so tempted to make one.  Wouldn't be as posh but it'd be cool 

Put me down for one if you ever do mate