Pump-Drill Primitive Fire (best-design)

[@katrinan942]

I ended up being an EMT for a survival school and after three days of watching students try to make fire from the fire bow. It was more powerful than me... I couldn't shut up any more. so I got my supplies and during lunch break I showed the class including the instructors . the counter weight pump drill. I told them different areas in the world might have dryer wood where a bow drill or even a friction fire might work. but in a wet area the pump drill will get so hot it will start a fire. you can scale it up or down and they still work. available materials will determine the size, and the pump drill is much easier on you're cordage/ laces/ rope/ roots . the bow drill causes a lot of heat and stress in the rope

[@EvertfromNederland]

This awnsers all my questions thank you

[@doctorbea]

This counterweight is a great nuance. It is extremely hard to primitively create a hole in a round rock and very time consuming to bake a clay counterweight. Thanks for the video.

[@PetterRivera]

Thank you very much brother for the video! I am from Colombia South America here for the indigenous communities it is very important to produce the sacred fire in this way in fact it is called "origin fire" or "original fire" and this is always used in this way for important rituals or ceremonies with power plants , word circles, etc... Fire is considered something sacred, it is also a grandfather, the oldest in the Universe! Thank you

[@Outdoorpro72]

Aweeome man! What part of Colombia? My wife is from Cali and we are planning on visiting soon would be great to get together with other bushcrafters while there

[@PetterRivera]

@@Outdoorpro72 super... actually I live in Cali jejej would be really nice to get in touch...

[@reyscottm9]

Thanks for the video. You could tell at the beginning that your design tweak was an improvement on the dynamics. I love how you made a replaceable plug to avoid having to rebuild the whole assembly. Nicely done!

[@davidstarr6604]

Easiest friction fire method I have ever seen anyone use on KZbin. I gotta try this myself. Thanks for posting.

[@CAMO-hb8wc]

Best I have seen so far!

[@annaleebliss4618]

I love that plug idea at the tip of the spindle. Tom is a pretty clever survivalist

[@edwardsanford5775]

With a flint tip I'd bet that drill could bore holes. Excellent design.

[@__-pl3jg]

Edward Sanford - I was thinking the same thing. With removable tips that thing could be used for all kinds of stuff.

[@brucedavis8736]

I'm An old Native Canadian and was cool to see the addition to the pump drill ..Respect!

[@GetMeThere1]

A work of genius! A beautiful thing to see. Thanks for sharing this!

[@stevendoornbos4272]

So much more practical than trying to find sandstone to use as the counterweight. Thanks for the valuable information.

[@exgenica]

You can remove the spindle's tapering requirement by providing a cross-pin (either below or through the "counterweight" assembly) and lashing the counterweight assembly to the spindle at that point. It is less robust if the assembly is struck while rotating, but it can make it easier/faster to construct when starting quickly the fire is important. If you have an opportunity to update the video, you might also talk a little bit about methods to balance the "counterweight" (e.g. sliding rocks in/out along the assembly), or a method of determining the center-of-mass point in order to drill the hole in the right place for an arbitrary placement and varying size/mass of rocks. (btw, thanks for proper centripetal v. centrifugal)

[@gregry111]

This is an excellent method. I made one similar to this one and had tremendous success. This type of weight is much more effective than the typical round flywheel and is much easier to make.

[@philipjean1086]

None of will ever probably use our survival skills but it’s so good to have mostly for are mental health the feeling of doing something with nothing is indescribable great video really enjoyed it

[@Querencias7]

Most EXCELLENT. Kudos for the apparatus as well as for the very practical demo. Many thanks.

[@wraith696969]

Tom, I don't know why this hasn't popped up before but you reinvented the wheel on this concept. My Scouts will love this! BTW, great idea with the detachable burner plug. Thanks

[@ExAF1N1]

Watched your vid a couple times, and finally got an ember and blew it into flame tonight. Yet to have the same success with bow drill, but pretty much prefer this. More work to set up, but more chance of success. Thanks for the vid!

[@WayPointSurvival]

That's a great improvement over the "standard model" as it were. Thanks for the info.

[@Ntwadumela]

much better and accessible in a raw situation, as you said, than the wheel design. Genius solution... Thank you.

[@curtishest7493]

best drill I have seen and very simple to make great job man

[@abcstardust]

Truly ingenious! Thank you for sharing this design!

[@LoneWolf543]

awesome design for the pump drill, Thanks for sharing !

[@shaunmcdaniels2460]

Well Done!!! I like the way you developed the rock counterweight.... Makes perfect sense!!!!

[@alhemphill8296]

Excellent design! Bravo Zulu!!

[@MostWantedOHA]

Nice Tom , simple and to the point .

[@צביקהכהן-ס4ע]

I am really impressed by your new design.

[@pappafritto]

Im taking my hat off. Thanks for the inspiration! Long years to live

[@charlesloveday9208]

It's highly unlikely that n today's world that we wouldn't have access to some kind of way to drill holes& can see how easy it is to make the counterweight n Ur design. If there's one thing I've found out & that's knowledge is gold...keep up the great videos.

[@Stephen069able]

you definitely solved my flywheel problem. thank you sir and good job.

[@reginaldmorlinamaral]

Awesome video....those guys who participate of Discovery Channel Naked And Afraid should see this so their time in the jungle would not be that bad

[@PuffinSmurf]

It's already on there in a Mexico episode

[@thebeat5507]

+Michael DeMarois the cordage is availabal.....ive made it using vines

[@theprayer1284]

This dude Making the video was on that show but don't think he made the pump drill there.

[@RavenAung13]

Holy smoke! what a brilliant idea!

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

so simple and so cool, love it, well done! Thank you!

[@marknthetrails7627]

I like seeing you use privative skills but adding sound thought out improvements. This is one I'll definitely be trying 👍✌🥃

[@gregorybiggs2068]

This looks excellent, Tom. Very good modification, too! I learn a lot from your videos. Thanks!

[@TheOnlyArtifex]

I love the fact that you're just in jeans and a t-shirt. Quite different from other survival experts. Great demonstration, awesome stuff!

[@noahburkhardt9316]

really cool idea with the bottom piece of wood and the stones

[@jonathanquiles82]

Clever, and absolutely spectacular!

[@Woodsman_wildcamper]

Hi Tom, a friend put me onto you. This is brilliant, mate, I like the counter idea, much simpler than trying to bore through a stone. Thanks for sharing, buddy, take care.

[@banditquest4756]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Your Pump Drill design works faster and more smoothly than any other that I have seen, plus It looks like it could be made in a primitive situation with no more than a good solid Knife.

[@martonhegedus2684]

Magnifique..., the two symmetric counterweight idea is the best.... ;)

[@lirnerpublishingnotes]

You see, you absolutely did it ,much better result compared to the light weight version, really like the replaceable douwl at the bottom ,I guess if you wanted to ,you could make the top douwl longer and replaceable too, well to possibly ad downward weight incrementally, outstanding effort , YOU are awesome😏🏅

[@Vietnamcamping89]

Best stuff i've seen ever

[@ivandivandakor]

whomever discovered this he must be a genius

[@Penultimate_Jive]

The people whom discovered this died thousands of years ago. PS: It's good to know someone knows the difference between who and whom.

[@BadCookWhoJudgesChefs]

Its whoever in this case.

[@angelus_solus]

I could not agree more. whoever came up with this, thousands of years ago, was a genius. This person is not. He simply took an already existing idea and tweaked it a bit with a different counterweight arm design. In fact, his design is flawed with how much mass there is. It takes so much force to get into motion that it's not worth the trouble of adding stones. The wood arm itself would provide enough mass to keep it in motion.

[@mason4761]

-Neanderthal 1200 BC

[@sigma6656]

much like the sword, the bow & arrow, spear, etc. this device was likely invented independently innumerable times.

[@kaitlynendsley6126]

Awesome video! Very informative and explanatory and the camera quality is 10/10. Best video out there!

[@jonkeathley3772]

Nice wicked design

[@R.B.Bricks]

Great design! Thanks for the video!

[@JasonasaurausRex]

I love this. I love testing myself making fires in as many crazy ways as possible. If I ever get a chance, I'm so making one of these. Nothing better than carving your tools from the surrounding woods. Here's a fun one, just by the way, try finding some good string alternative, and then carving your own crochet needle. It's much easier than it sounds.

[@bowins7895]

i like your design, I have seen the stone and wood disk designs and in the rough they are hard to reproduce. but this is easily reproduced in the wild with a knife and some cordage. nice work.

[@wildsurvivalskills]

Bo Wins thanks for sharing.

[@angelus_solus]

@Bo: Ever heard of taking two stout sticks, carving a half round notch in the centre of each one and lashing them to the spindle? Try it. It works.

[@Lifesongadventuressurvivalcamp]

Excellent Tom. Thanks for sharing this great design.

[@realmister7]

All of this can be done without a knife if you really needed to - the replaceable tip is an excellent idea. Saving energy in a long term survival situ cant be underestimated. I'll give it a go.

[@unictic_mane]

I love you your the best survivalest

[@johnlbales2773]

Great innovation. Thor from B.C. would be impressed. Replaceable bit. Smart.

[@uksurvival2691]

This is a really neat design, I will look at making one of these for my up coming courses this summer.

[@jamesporter6288]

Cody Lundin patented the barefoot survival mode

[@ironwill4706]

Wwooww.. extremely impressive

[@car5534]

Thanks Tom. This design was great n it sets me thinking. Very good work there n thanks again for sharing.

[@WhiskyTrekker]

Awesome...I made one once while working for the Minnesota Historical Society... Used a single stone drilled piece of oak as my weight...your weight is genius!

[@wildsurvivalskills]

Thanks man! Ive never thought much of pump drills until this design, it works really well with tons of power. Thanks for watching.

[@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive]

The stones spinning at the speed of light next to his crown jewels... That cord better be strong :D But besides that, this id a GREAT video. Awesome video and audio qualit, clear voice and an overall positive attitude here.

[@angelus_solus]

The stones on the drill aren't worth the danger to the stones on his, well, yeah. The wood arm itself is heavy enough to keep the affair spinning as you pump it.

[@bahrisean9116]

Totaly best design

[@2thewilderness]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@mark-mayhem]

Yip thats a keeper. Thank you

[@johnplyler7054]

You are one COOL Dude! Wish I could remember half of what you are teaching!

[@andrewkobierski4543]

That flywheel is great dude, I've never seen that before

[@ducagace1390]

Hand drill, then bow drill for more efficienty, then pump bow drill for the most efficent design. Your design is well thought, the removable plug in the end is clever and the 2 rock to increase rotational inertia too, easy to assemble in the wild. Mine would be in some man-made material (aluminium probably) for durability, but your concept is perfect.

[@abidzarhuda7335]

Bikin videonya kurang panjang bosskuuuuh... Asik liatnya.

[@OZMS1518]

Great design.

[@sonyaarmitage5485]

This would be great for those with less strength. I would encourage this design for them.

[@pershop4950]

Less strength but also as we see in some survival shows, when you're tired and hungry, you may not have the energy to sustain a bow drill or hand drill for 50-90 seconds or more or apply pressure to create a strong friction contact. This kind of design helps alleviate the need for that.

[@martinadejaquiz2482]

that's seriously cool! thanks!

[@tombourgault6990]

Love the new design on the pump drill:-)🌴🌊🌴

[@MyDom55]

Belle vidéo . Bravo Dom. .

[@Trax2able]

Really nice idea

[@dwaynerobertson383]

Excellent video, Tom. Thanks for sharing man. Much appreciated. That softwood plug is seriously innovative. Gonna' attempt to make one of these next time I get out for a 2 or 3 day camp. All the best to ya'!!

[@deangermeten5629]

OK as for the pump handle, have you ever thought that could be two sticks also or one split stick with spreader pieces near the middle? ...the ends, fastened with grass, cordage or root twine. That could be cobbled faster than drilling a hole through the pump handle. Also the counter-weight/flywheel piece could have the spindle pass between the split, again with spreader pieces and shims to make up the gaps and again, saving the time it takes to drill a hole. How did you hollow out the spindle end?

[@benkle3000]

literally a knife is all you need to drill basic holes like that. easy peasy, just takes a little time.

[@BillM1960]

You must have put a lot of thought in this. great idea!

[@oddduck2298]

Awesome. I love your videos. They are always full of valuable knowledge. BTW, would love to see you on Alone!

[@devongrey48]

That’s a awesome modification instead of the flywheel and I believe the can create more counter forces it’s not unlike how a spaceship can use the earth’s gravitational force to slingshot itself into space there is more tech in your design than you think,ancient and modern.👍🏼

[@deyongutube]

That's neat & easiest way to make fire ;))

[@jessejames3099]

First: brilliant! Second: design mod idea-hmm, it might be dangerous to get one's shin too close to the spinning stones, could you simply tie some natural padding near the (rock holding) split stick ends, in case of a foot slipping & shin moving into their path? Would likely prevent a cut or nasty bruise. Mostly unnecessary, but if using often it might be worth having for that one time someone slips...I guess you could also shorten the length of the counter weights but double them up (two pairs of stones, in same or different supports)...

[@myhobby7086]

Great job!

[@panzalarga]

It seems you could save a lot of time in building it by splitting the handle, carving a channel for the spindle in each half and binding it back together, rather than drilling a hole through the whole handle. An excellent video.

[@ramonmendez9803]

Love your videos

[@MrsBBoucher1986]

Totally enjoyed watching... interesting design!!!

[@jorgere1]

thanks for share my friend, very very good hi from México.

[@jasonbrown5263]

That was an awesome video

[@michaelzimmerman8959]

That is genius! Thanks Tom and a Happy New Year

[@larrypreston7588]

Great idea with the hollowing shaft to add and remove tips.

[@Gozerthegozarian1984]

Great video

[@silverschooner5821]

This is wonderful. It's given me an idea! Subscribed!

[@NorthSurvival]

Man that´s pretty awesome, i need to make a video about this.

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

But ... he already did ....

[@sailman9454]

Why obviously you just learned this method. Maybe you should make videos on something you know how to do.

[@suoppsdn9751]

Maybe make a video how to make something like this in a survival situation where you have only a multi-tool knife. How to use the yucca plant to make the twine need to make this type of pump drill since he didn't describe how to make it. This type of pump drill has been made before anyway

[@greggsouthard3940]

Good Job...Thanks

[@curcumin417]

Very nice 👌

[@marwanayman6841]

perfect design

[@PYE172]

very good video i will be makeing one

[@toshioikene8200]

Genius man. Keep the vids going bro, love them.

[@WalkWild]

Awesome man, I like the 2 rocks between wood idea, smart man!

[@EazzyBeezie]

Tom M is a badass

[@galaxyhunter8082]

That was f**king awsome

[@bobtaylor9959]

I've been a keen bushcrafter for many years. Why have I never try ed this method.? will do and let you know how I got on. Peace always Bob

[@slowbass]

Awesome! thanks man

[@rhhowden1]

Great video, you are doing some great work. Keep it up.

[@bobpeters61]

I was very impressed with the ingenuity of the removable plug so you don't have to replace the entire spindle. One question about that, though. How do you keep the plug from spinning in the spindle as well as the fire board, which would wear out the spindle and waste friction in the wrong place?

[@tommiller9743]

Instead of making a round mortise and tenon joint, make them oval so the one won't turn in the other.

[@wildsurvivalskills]

sorry i dont check these often, I basically pegged it in place by sticking small 'toothpick sized sticks in it