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<p>[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 326648, member: 85"]I still think the material is cotton wadding. You probably poured the lighter fluid into one of the holes. Do both little sticks look the same as the one you pictured?</p><p><br /></p><p>I was having a hard time understanding how this would work. Have found the answer on Wiki.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighter" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighter" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighter</a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Permanent match</b></font></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Open_permanent_match.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Open_permanent_match.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Open_permanent_match.jpg/220px-Open_permanent_match.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>A permanent match lighter with the metal 'match' leaning against the shell</i></p><p><i> </i></p><p><i>A typical form of lighter is the permanent match or everlasting match, consisting of a naphtha fuel-filled metal shell and a separate threaded metal rod assembly —the "match"— serving as the striker and wick. This "metal match" is stored screwed into the fuel storage compartment, the shell.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>The fuel-saturated striker/wick assembly is unscrewed to remove, and scratched against a flint on the side of the case to create a spark. Its concealed wick catches fire, resembling a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match" rel="nofollow">match</a>. The flame is extinguished by screwing the "match" back into the shell, where it absorbs fuel for the next use. An advantage over other naphtha lighters is that the fuel compartment is sealed shut with a rubber <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-ring" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-ring" rel="nofollow">o-ring</a>, which slows or stops fuel evaporation.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>There has to be a place to strike against. And there is, it's on the metal along the upper edge. I still think something is missing - You can see how that piece curves for something to slide into. That's not there for decoration.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]109025[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clutteredcloset49, post: 326648, member: 85"]I still think the material is cotton wadding. You probably poured the lighter fluid into one of the holes. Do both little sticks look the same as the one you pictured? I was having a hard time understanding how this would work. Have found the answer on Wiki. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighter[/URL] [SIZE=4][B]Permanent match[/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Open_permanent_match.jpg'][IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Open_permanent_match.jpg/220px-Open_permanent_match.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [I]A permanent match lighter with the metal 'match' leaning against the shell A typical form of lighter is the permanent match or everlasting match, consisting of a naphtha fuel-filled metal shell and a separate threaded metal rod assembly —the "match"— serving as the striker and wick. This "metal match" is stored screwed into the fuel storage compartment, the shell. The fuel-saturated striker/wick assembly is unscrewed to remove, and scratched against a flint on the side of the case to create a spark. Its concealed wick catches fire, resembling a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match']match[/URL]. The flame is extinguished by screwing the "match" back into the shell, where it absorbs fuel for the next use. An advantage over other naphtha lighters is that the fuel compartment is sealed shut with a rubber [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-ring']o-ring[/URL], which slows or stops fuel evaporation. [/I] There has to be a place to strike against. And there is, it's on the metal along the upper edge. I still think something is missing - You can see how that piece curves for something to slide into. That's not there for decoration. [ATTACH=full]109025[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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