Did two things.
1) test fired in the dark
2) wiped the frizzen down to remove any unseen oil.
I did a couple test fires in the dark and didnt see any sparks. Had my wife help me and she was asking "where am i supposed to be looking at?" i had a little chuckle at that and said "its a spark in the dark, cant miss it hun".
But had no luck. So in a fit of annoyance, i dry fired that thing 5 times in a row, and on the 5th firing it produced beautiful sparks!
I then did it 5 more times each one producing sparks!
Thanks for the help gents! I do appreciate it.