Some sound advice at Flame Off-Thanks Di East!!

[Helen G]

Before Di demonstrated her fab work at flame off, she made a point of saying how she refused to use a lighter when lampworking. Up until that point, I knew about the dangers but thought it would never happen to me. Following Di's comment of a few people ending up in hospital, I decided I was silly taking the risk and as soon as I got home put my lighters in a drawer and bought a box or 2 of matches.

Thank god-or rather Di-that I did, as yesterday I managed to do this 



Put the hot rod straight onto a plastic testube and it melted a hole in it

DON'T BE AS SILLY AS ME-PLEASE DON'T USE A PLASTIC LIGHTER WHEN LAMPWORKING 

[julieHB]

Sound advise indeed 

[hollergrafik]

My lighters have gone away too, it scared me what Di said too, good old matches from now on.

[♥♥Tan♥♥]

BLimey thats a wake up call if ever there was one

[silverlemon]

I use plastic lighters all the time.........

BUT I never leave them out on the bench, I always put them away in my back pocket or in my drawer or in a tin.

[silverlemon]

In other words, only use one if you put it away, never leave them out on the desk as they are massively dangerous, as the photo above shows

[Krysia@No98]

I asked for a zippo for christmas, because it was metal.  I got one from the local cook shop which doesn't like to be refilled.

I have been using matches for a while now, having actually burnt through a lighter and not realising I'd done it at the time... 

[Dragonfire Glass]

I use plastic lighters all the time.........

BUT I never leave them out on the bench, I always put them away in my back pocket or in my drawer or in a tin.

me too - simple common sense 

[theflyingbedstead]

I have had issues with matches and gas cookers in the past (loosing my widows peak when I was a student) so I'm not even safe with matches! Now I use a foolproof flint striker thing...cost me a fiver and worth every penny.

[Mary]

I use a bbq lighter, a piezoelecrtic sparker. I can't even manage to light a candle with a bic, lol!

[Trudi]

I use one of those refillable lighters you get for cookers etc - but it gets put right out of the way once lit.

[Kalorlo]

I have a flint striker I got off eBay - it came with a pair of replacement flints too. It took a few goes before I got the hang of it (I think it might have been bent slightly out of shape for posting so it wouldn't strike in the post) but it's fine now. It's a bit cheaper than the ones that have a bowl shape, but it works fine.

[jobead]

I got a bit scared then as I always use a lighter, but like SARAH  I always put it away before I begin.


Jo

[Lloki]

I use plastic lighters all the time.........

BUT I never leave them out on the bench, I always put them away in my back pocket or in my drawer or in a tin.

Me to - I always place it behind me (never ever, on the bench near/under the torch) - having been on a course where a youngester (daughter of one of the teachers) insisted on lighting the torches after breaks with matches and seeing the "smoldering, supposedly blown out matches" placed in the previous pile (Ray Mears would be VERY proud!), I really feel it's a safe option if you're sensible - please let common sense reign    

[Vicki]

I use plastic lighters all the time.........

BUT I never leave them out on the bench, I always put them away in my back pocket or in my drawer or in a tin.

me too - simple common sense 

me to, I put mine on a shelf behind me