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Crystal Miracle pyramids - $11
Using some hippy witchcraft to ignite your rifle - Priceless
Using some hippy witchcraft to ignite your rifle - Priceless
NOTE - Pyrite WILL NOT work for flintlocks, as the flint is hard enough to scrape away the metal from the frizzen to create the spark.
On a wheellock, it is the scraping away of the pyrite that creates the spark.
- Wheellock - Pyrite makes the spark
- Flintlock - Hot metal makes the spark
Just received 2 ‘HomanKit’ 100-gram pyrite bundles from Amazon, at $12 per bundle as delivered. I don’t have Prime and had to pay for shipping.
Each bundle I got only had 5 pieces in each, 4 big, 1 small. The smallest piece marked with 1 red line on the bottom, I will get 2 pieces out of.
The other 4 pieces are much larger, see the one marked w/ 2 red lines. I’ll get 6 good sized useable pieces out of those bigger blocks.
Summary - I expect to get (26) usuable blocks per bundle, @ $12 bundle = 46-cents each. Certainly CHEAPER than English or French cut flints!
Each bundle I got only had 5 pieces in each, 4 big, 1 small. The smallest piece marked with 1 red line on the bottom, I will get 2 pieces out of.
The other 4 pieces are much larger, see the one marked w/ 2 red lines. I’ll get 6 good sized useable pieces out of those bigger blocks.
Summary - I expect to get (26) usuable blocks per bundle, @ $12 bundle = 46-cents each. Certainly CHEAPER than English or French cut flints!
Flint62Smoothie: I just received 2 packs of pyrite Homankits "today" from Amazon....here are pics "unopened" with $.25 for size. There are 18 in pack on the left and 14 on the right side of photo. All beautiful pyrites all about the same, not counting the 1 that looks like a sliver on pack on right side. They are well shaped to be cut in half. Cannot understand why you only received 5 pieces in each in your shipment???? I would return them and re-order! Pronto!
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Good tip! Bet they'll wonder why the big increase in sales, then raise the price! Many on here will want to try!!
Flint62Smoothie: I received another package of the Homankit pyrites several days ago....there were 18 in the package; most 1/2" x 3/4"...still $8 prime shipped.
I just tried a few pieces that I got … I don’t like the ones I got … they are WAY too brittle … all they do is fracture and break apart … they will not spark, they EXPLODE!
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Flint62Smoothie: Very disappointed in your experience, very, very disappointed! I just cut several Homankit pyrites into correct size pieces with my dremmel ...my son will not be able to return my wheelock for another week or two....after reading your post got angry, I gripped a piece of this cut pyrite (not wrapped in leather) hard with pliers and hit it hard with a heavy steel file...it sparked pretty good the first time, then broke in half (did not crumble) the second with another heavy hit...got another piece and whacked the edge again with the heavy file...sparked, first and second time, sparked 3rd time then then really hit it hard...the piece broke in half. I know that is not the same as in in the wheel-lock and I was hitting it pretty hard with the heavy steel file. I now have 4 Homankit packs and 1 pyramid pack...again, very disappointed in your experience!
You mentioned you bought 2 packs...did you try a piece from the second pack?
Note: With a magnifying glass, sometime I can somewhat make out the grain in the side of a pyrite stone. I have no clue if with or against the grain will be more susceptible to crumbling. I may try experimenting? Anyone have a thought?
I received two packs of the "Mystical Pyramids" that I havent tried yet. I hope to give one a try and will see how it does.
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Fragile? As in while cutting or when using?
Would different groove patterns make a difference? More slots? Less slots?
Is it from the pyrite hitting the wheel hard that causes the shatter?
Please tell!
Would different groove patterns make a difference? More slots? Less slots?
Is it from the pyrite hitting the wheel hard that causes the shatter?
Please tell!
PathfinderNC please advise results......worked for me a month or so back...I'm guessing my locks' dog pressure and wheel serrations are just so.
Using! Have 5 wheelies here … only 4 operable at the moment. The slices I cut (no ‘grain’ visible to the eye) are brittle …
Fragile as in complete explosive FRACTURE of the piece at the wheel contact, sometimes the entire piece … very disappointed!
And yet they shoot ‘crumblies’ great, see here for more:
https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/fyi-‘crumbly’-pyrite-works-in-a-wheelock.142486/
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Flint62Smoothie: Please check your private messages...offering some pyrites for you to try
Got it thanks - replied
