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Super Lighter

Super Lighter
a Tutorial on how to change your ordinary lighter to a Super Lighter. Its for all you pyromaniacs like me out there.
 
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Step 1Get the lighter

Get the lighter
go to the local market and get a lighter with a wheel for now. Later i'll do a tutorial for atomatic lighters or lighters with nothing to adjust the size of the flame(depends on the responses).
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Dec 11, 2011. 10:39 PMBob the dog says:
I got my flame 5-6 in. high, but I forgot to put the metal part back on and I saw it melting so I threw it and after 2 seconds the thing turned into a huge fireball and now my mailbox is kind of melted.
Jul 16, 2011. 12:11 AMundeadscourge says:
I turned it like that twice, put metal case back on and lit it, it turned into a spray bottle spewing out liquid fire, I had lots of fun,hee hee, fire....
Mar 16, 2010. 12:16 AMlane29 says:
you could allso call it a crack lighter
Jun 16, 2011. 5:00 PMDerek Vigil says:
LOL
Oct 7, 2010. 4:40 AM22894 says:
great one, except i lost half my finger in the process!
Apr 5, 2008. 3:13 PMwiiman07 says:
OMG mine exploded in my hand get a disclaimer please
Apr 6, 2008. 8:44 AMtriggernum5 says:
The disclaimer can be found on the lighter.. And in many comments below.. Honestly though, why bother with disclaimers, lets put Darwinism in action..
Jul 4, 2008. 7:19 AMGjdj3 says:
Hahaha. Nice.
Aug 23, 2009. 5:37 PMcdousley says:
lol
Jan 31, 2010. 12:11 PMrileyganimator says:
 what? darwinism? how does that apply?
Jun 27, 2010. 4:58 PMZansion says:
That was irony..? I hope..
Sep 17, 2009. 8:22 AMsneakyshitnl says:
defiantly a classic!!! thanks 4 posting.
Sep 12, 2009. 10:25 AMpyroninja21 says:
be extreamly careful when doing this if u take off the mettle part there is nothing stopping the heat to melt the butto down and burn the casing and the boom
Sep 1, 2006. 2:34 PMPyroman says:
so um...basically...you open the valve the fire comes out of all the way? i got an idea that doesn't even involve opening it. U just move the falme adjuster from the - side to the + side! Oh i just got a wicked long nosed lighter. it's a scripto wind-resistant and the flame looks like a friggin blowtorch. i'll give u picks as soon as i find it...
Oct 20, 2008. 4:52 PM53rp3nt says:
Yeah, that works if you only want to crank up your lighter to maybe 2 in. tops. If you want more, you have to remove the metal casing. Also, you can take the casing off and remove the wheel and other parts until you have just the fuel cartridge. Then twist the knob until you hear the gas coming out. light another lighter and hold it near the outpouring gas and you have a small blow-torch. Have fun.
Oct 24, 2008. 12:13 PMThelonelysandwitch says:
2 inch my butt, I got mine like a foot, Ill message you the pics when I have more time.
Aug 10, 2009. 3:00 PMHardCoreHacker says:
Do u still have those pics?
Aug 11, 2009. 7:39 PMThelonelysandwitch says:
nah im sorry they were on my phone and it went 4 a swim with me.
Jan 23, 2008. 1:37 PMrynoxville says:
they had a blowtorch saftey liter thiung at my church 2 lite the candles
Nov 5, 2007. 8:36 PMX_D_3_M_1 says:
showwwwwwwwwwwww meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Aug 4, 2007. 4:15 PMJames (pseudo-geek) says:
that doesnt move it far enough to make it uber-powerful.
Apr 3, 2008. 6:28 PMtriggernum5 says:
If you just want a big flame thats likely to eventually ignite the plastic and pose a threat then move the lever all the way to full, then lift the cheap plastic tab off the valve gear, so that it skips without closing when you move it to the left.. The good Bics are pretty much the only ones not adjustable.. Even the cheapos with no lever have the gear you can turn with a fingernail.. Its idiotic waste though, if you feed that butane/propane jet through a proper aspirator you can get a nice >2000°F blue flame that can actually be put to use.. Warning though, as safe as this foolishness seems, you do take the risk of losing a hand.. Those lighters aren't exactly safe when they're used properly.. I can't count the number of times I've seen them refuse to extinguish, or ignite the plastic.. If I do use a cheapo lighter, I blow it out everytime, just incase.. Furthermore, the metal cover should be used! Its there for a reason..
Aug 10, 2009. 3:03 PMHardCoreHacker says:
I cant figure out how to get the metal casing off of the plastic. BTW once you get it on, can you put it back on easily
Aug 4, 2009. 9:11 PMsharlston says:
carefull the flint wheel once sprang out and hit me below the chin and it burnt dont keep thes lit for more than 5 secs other than that its cool :)
Jul 30, 2009. 3:17 PMsharlston says:
if you have a broken lighter in need of fixing go to my post to get it fixed

heres the link:
http://www.instructables.com/community/do-you-have-a-broken-lighter/
Jul 18, 2009. 11:33 AMsharlston says:
why did my lighter freeze when the gas came out?
Jul 4, 2009. 10:09 PMabadfart says:
woo crack torch
Jul 4, 2009. 9:31 AMkiller0541 says:
did it too long and my lighter blew up
Jul 2, 2009. 12:00 PMWkubaW says:
well i did what u told me it worked and than i threw at the ground and it exploeded and than it froze :?
May 30, 2009. 6:36 AMring wraith159 says:
this is one of the weaker lighter mod's i have seen.
May 8, 2009. 1:46 PMsprmin says:
i did this with some friends, but the plastic holding the little wheel melted!! and so the wheel is now tilted from one side, and then the little spring it has came out, now im having trouble putting it back in. but good job. good clean fun. with fire.
Apr 23, 2009. 1:28 PMboredpotatoe2 says:
lol. i already knew how to do this, but i just tried it again. i got some butane on my hand, i was on fire for a second.
Aug 4, 2007. 4:11 PMJames (pseudo-geek) says:
crap. I stoel your idea on accedent. I figured it out on my own and then I saw this :(.... oh well your was FAR better illistrated than mine cause I have a garbage camera and cant take pics closers than 1.5 ft
Feb 27, 2009. 1:07 PMGamer917 says:
that happened to me in art class once, i accidentally "stole" someones idea.
Feb 17, 2009. 8:58 AMsflinn says:
speaking from experience...this is a great joke to pull on your roommate. however, make sure he can take a joke(and can deal without having eyebrows)
Jan 5, 2009. 8:53 AMFutJJ says:
Well, i had it putted up that much, that the gas was emty in 2 minutes :S plz help,i putted it lower with a newone, but it keeps getting empty superfast :S
Dec 22, 2008. 3:58 PMjssteinke says:
Yeah if you do it like a rachet it works best, you move it to the right,then lift while moving back to the right then push back down, then to the right, etc.
Oct 27, 2008. 6:00 PMunominame says:
my lighter lighted and burned for ten secons and was out of buetane and the flame was 2 1/2 feet
Oct 9, 2008. 10:35 PMmy way or the highway says:
i did this with out the metal casing once it gets realy hot the valve then poped off and i droped the lighter and it turned in to a rocket lol
Sep 11, 2008. 8:24 PMEnigmaMax says:
I get the impression that lighters are used for more than smoking.
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