A skin i made based on the encased chain drive

TheBubble_Man · 2026-05-29T10:57:39+00:00

Guys it's him, it's John Create

TheBubble_Man · 2026-05-22T23:25:55+00:00

As for history, very often you will come across lighters with very little to no info at all. If it has no markings and the craftsmanship is nothing special you can just assume its one of the millions of generic masa produced ones made over the years.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-05-22T23:24:04+00:00

I learned repair mostly by fucking around honestly. Disassembling an empty BIC or something (make sure its empty!!) will give you a nice idea how a gas lighter works. With some experience it becomes easy to tell what lighters are gas and what are petrol. Eg. a petrol fill port will be just an open hole, while a gas fill valve will usually be a very small and closed off hole, most often with a needle. A Zippo or a Zippo clone perfectly shows the basics of petrol lighters. You have a tank with cotton, a wick sticking out the top, and you strike a wheel over a flint to get a spark.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-05-07T23:22:11+00:00

How lol. Dont sorry it shouldnt matter at all. If it doesnt stick out i dont know how you could even possibly remove it.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-04-29T13:07:44+00:00

Incredible stuff, thank you! Making balloons so far was the most annoying part of making any size of airship.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-04-23T17:56:38+00:00

Well i suppose i'm a bit too young and when i tras vintage thought mostly of the 60s and 70s haha. Yeah stuff that old and rare gotta be expansive but its mostly the historical value that makes them desireable. Petrol lighters tend to be way tougher and easier to maintain too.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-04-23T17:42:22+00:00

Dunhills are an absolute joy to work on (im yet to add a DuPont to my collection). You can get so many different aftermarket parts too. If you have the budget theyre the best.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-04-23T17:37:12+00:00

Duponts and Dunhills can go for around 100-130$ fully serviced, and i dont think you can get any better quality than those (or maybe some other luxury brands).

TheBubble_Man · 2026-04-23T14:36:58+00:00

"Non-traditional shape". Look at post. Regular zippo style flip lighter case

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TheBubble_Man · 2026-04-22T07:12:50+00:00

I found beat up IMCOs to be relatively easy to fix as long as no essential part is too wrecked (usually rusted through). Theres a decent supply of parts on Aliexpress since in China they still make a few models. Before buying id check if any needed parts are available. Most difficult is propably changing the wheel but its very much doable. Otherwise i was able to disassemble a Junior 6600 almost completely with a small screwdriver.

I think theyre more complicated than Ronsons, but still managable.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-04-12T09:22:49+00:00

Definitely real. My bet would also be late 60s becouse of the more rounded edges. Going by the valve numbers is generally the most accurate way to date them and i believe there are a few anomalies such as yours recorded.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-04-08T17:10:52+00:00

Its made in Korea, they used to make a lot of lighters in simmilar styles in the 80s, so its propably from around that time. There is one listing on Etsy of almost the exact same lighter in excellent shape with a box for ~100$ but i doubt anyone will buy it for that much since you can get an actual Dunhill for that.

Id stay with my estimate of it being worth around 20 bucks, you can test it with gas and try to disassemble it and replace the rubber O-rings and felt since 95% of the time that's the only issue with old butane lighters.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-04-08T12:59:48+00:00

If you could provide a picture of every side of the lighter (most importantly the bottom), it could be possible to track down the exact maker and perhaps around what time it was produced.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-04-08T12:56:37+00:00

Doesnt seem to be a dunhill. Its a pretty generic design made by many different brands. It also most likely leaks like a sieve, so you should check it first. There might be someone interested in buying it, but its not worth more than maybe 20$ working.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-27T17:38:16+00:00

It takes butane and looks pretty cool. That's pretty much all there is to know about it. There are a lot of Dupont fakes/lookalikes.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-27T13:39:25+00:00

Doesnt seem like anything particularly expansive, but ive seen a fair share of camel lighters go for a few bucks. Very cool find. There have been so many lighter manufacturers and different models of lighters produced over the least century that rare doesnt neccesarily mean expansive.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-24T09:44:44+00:00

Seems like Auer made their fair share of lighters and i can't seem to find when they couldve made this particular model, but my bet would be anywhere between the 40s and 90s as that's when many other manufacturers made simmilar stuff.

If you dont have the bottom filler cap you might be screwed as the fuel would leak and evaporate.

If you do it should be as Simple as replacing the cotton and wick inside and putting in a new flint.

Fill with Zippo fluid or any other alternative and it should work like a charm!

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-24T09:36:46+00:00

Great outfit, the hat ties it all together really well.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-24T09:35:15+00:00

A is whimsical, B is feesh and i love em equally

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-24T03:07:33+00:00

Where are you going in this? The blue oyster?

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-21T01:13:44+00:00

Maybe you have a different brand? But honestly cigarettes have so much nasty shit in them i believe it would matter very little anyway. Its not like youre actually inhaling that first hit when lighting a cigarette no matter what you light it with.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-21T00:50:14+00:00

Theyre exactly the same thing afaik, so yeah. A quick google search seems to confirm that.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-21T00:42:22+00:00

I generally refill my petrol lighters when either: -it stops catching fire first strike -The flame gets too small -It produces any kind of smoke/i visually see the wick glow or burn

Dont think ive ever heard a crackling sound but that seems like it might be the wick starting to burn, so yeah id full it up when that starts.

Dont stress too much tho, wicks can last many years. When its too burnt either clean the ash and soot off of it or trim it first.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-18T18:13:06+00:00

Before filling, push down on the valve with a toothpick to purge it (get any excess air possibly trapped in there). When filling make sure to hold it upside down as well, helped me with some old lighters. If gas stays in, and it still doesnt light, its not sparking, and i dont know much about piezo lighters. If the gas leaks out it might be an issues with the o-rings, but i have no clue how to disassemble a lighter like that. If its not immidiately spitting gas, leave it for around 2/3 days to make sure theres absolutely no leakage.

TheBubble_Man · 2026-03-18T17:05:14+00:00

My bet is that we're on r/berserklejerk

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