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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 170526, member: 360"]Hahahaha!!</p><p><br /></p><p>But yes, AF. That's the school I was talking about. </p><p><br /></p><p>The lighter is an oddity, to be sure. Up top, it's got the usual lift-arm mechanism. Then downstairs, it's got a removable 'fuel-tank' with a threaded cap. You pull it out (it takes up about half the space of the lighter) and then there's a small cotton ball and a wick. You soak the wick and ball with fluid, then you fill the tank with fluid, screw the lid on, and then shove the whole thing back inside. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have to admit that this is probably the most ineffective lighter I've ever seen. The 'fuel-tank' serves no real purpose except to keep a tank of fuel around, and that's really about it. The actual amount of fuel you can stuff into the cotton ball is bloody nothing at all. </p><p><br /></p><p>I mean the lighter DOES work. If you lift the arm and flick it a few times it lights up, but I can't imagine this being a very effective lighter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 170526, member: 360"]Hahahaha!! But yes, AF. That's the school I was talking about. The lighter is an oddity, to be sure. Up top, it's got the usual lift-arm mechanism. Then downstairs, it's got a removable 'fuel-tank' with a threaded cap. You pull it out (it takes up about half the space of the lighter) and then there's a small cotton ball and a wick. You soak the wick and ball with fluid, then you fill the tank with fluid, screw the lid on, and then shove the whole thing back inside. I have to admit that this is probably the most ineffective lighter I've ever seen. The 'fuel-tank' serves no real purpose except to keep a tank of fuel around, and that's really about it. The actual amount of fuel you can stuff into the cotton ball is bloody nothing at all. I mean the lighter DOES work. If you lift the arm and flick it a few times it lights up, but I can't imagine this being a very effective lighter.[/QUOTE]
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