i plan on making a spud-gun next weekend, and i'm wondering what is best used for ignition? I've heard of people using barbecue lighters, electric ignition, etc. etc. i'm wondering what would be the best? can anyone tell me?

I use piezoelectric grill igniters. Other people swear by stunguns with extended contacts, and others with twist-flint lantern igniters.

I like the grill igniter method the best. It's cheapest, and works just fine if you do it properly.

~Zero the Inestimable

I prefer the grill ignitor/spark plug combination myself. Never had a misfire...

Stun Guns..... a new one on me. :-)

grill ignitor i find is the best

i was planning on using a barbecue ignitor, and i'm glad to here that it is the ignitor of choice by others as well.

Thank you all! You've been a great help!

thats what this board is for is helping that and pointless ranting and bitchin spamming but mostly helping

yeah the electric grill ignitors are the best ones. hell i have had my potatoe gun for about 10 years and i havnt had to replace the ignitor. and i tried to make another one using the flint striker kind and it didnt work very well at all.

if i knew how to put a pic in a post on here i would show a pic i took of it. but anyways, yeah the electric grill ignitors are more preferable and reliable