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Posted: 5/9/2013 12:39:00 PM EDT

OK, I opened my cabinet and found my fero rods in a pile of grey powder. Had about 3 of them sitting there. When I looked at them, the look like swiss cheese with holes in them. Looks like they have had holes bored in them.

Is that corosion? Did water do that or what? I THINK they came from Firesteel.com and are mischmetal (or whatever) but I am not for sure.

Doc

Posted: 5/9/2013 12:40:11 PM EDT

[#1]

I had that happen to one years and years ago when I was in Boy Scouts. I think it was moisture and exposure to salt that did mine in.

Posted: 5/10/2013 2:09:34 AM EDT

[#2]

Use the clear nail polish you coat your strike-anywhere matches with to coat the ferro rod.

Will prevent oxidation.

Posted: 5/10/2013 7:31:42 PM EDT

[#3]

Salt does it. Anything containing salt near them? I had one in a dog pack with some dog food do it. I read the ingredients in dog food, and sure enough, salt.

Posted: 5/10/2013 9:04:01 PM EDT

[#4]

DocGP could you post a pic? I don't have any information as to what happened, but there is a machinist's myth called tap worms- as in mythical worms that weaken a tap to explain why you broke it off.

I wouldn't have thought this could happen to ferrocerium, at least in a typical american house. Learn something new everyday.

Posted: 5/11/2013 10:33:48 AM EDT

[#5]

Just opened a drawer to look at some rods I bought off ebay a few yrs ago and they were in a sammich bag and OK.

There's a Pittsburg forge 1/4" ratchet in there and it's rusted all around the socket release button and won't turn.

2 Craftsman 1/4 rats look OK.

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