instructable inspired by : https://ourpastimes.com/how-to-make-a-zippo-lighte...

i had this Christmas a unbranded zippo clone from china.

i was so happy. but after a week i found out the wick given with it was crap and it already burnt out sadly.

so i purchased a genuine zippo wick in a tobacco shop.

and found out too how fucking expensive they are.

but after some use ,it did not burnt at all.

the answer is simple.

most chinese wick maker are doing the old style of zippo wicks.

a thick fiberglass core.

a cotton sleeve that can burn

and some copper wiring to hold everything together

but nowadays new kind of zippo wicks are fully made of silica and copper with no cotton inside.

so today we will make a zippo wick.

but the real new zippo lighter wick. as good and durable as the original thing. but way more cheaper .

as an ex vaper i got tons of old vape stuff laying around to do my projects ;)