Angled Soft Flame Antique Style Lift Arm Butane Refillable Lighter with Tamper & Pick (Chrome)

I really love the style of this lighter, but I had many qualms about whether they could produce a quality, retro lighter at such a great price. All my misgivings were put to bed when I opened the box. This is a quality piece!The machine work is great, and the fitment is superb. It has a nice weight to it, and has a VERY handy pipe tamper tucked in the bottom of the lighter.My only "negative" comment? This is a retro lighter. If you leave the arm up, it will empty the butane chamber. Or if you play with it a lot because you like it. Or if you just really like lighting it up, over an over. So, yes, that is NOT a fault of the lighter, but of the man using it!Seriously, if you or a friend enjoy classic films from the Golden Age of Hollywood, you have seen this lighter and will love this lighter.Simply put: It beckons from another era whispering "Class"

Its a neat little lighter, it works ok for the first day or two and eventually has a lot of issues. The flame is inconsistent even when its adjusted. For instance, if I lower the fuel flow to make it smaller, the next day it might be really big again, or way too small, so adjustment is constant.It eventually stops being able to hold fuel at all and it just wastes any butane you put in it and loses it over night, making it completely useless in its most basic function. Its a pretty useless paperweight.Would be super neat if it worked more reliably. The flint striker is small so it may be difficult for some to strike it reliably, wasn't an issue for me personally though.Lastly, if this matters to anyone, it is very very sensitive to any wind, you can breathe wrong and the flame goes out.

Sometimes after I fill it it loses gas within a day or two. I've noticed that if you fill it and then put your ear up to the fill valve, you can hear a slight hiss of gas escaping. To work around this, I give it a quick press from my gas bottle and check again. Usually if I try a couple of times, the noise stops because the input valve seals up.In order to prevent dirt from getting in and causing this, I've designed a 3d printed case for the lighter. You can find it on Thingiverse under "RUIXI soft flame lighter case / cover"

I like this lighter! Not only for it's vintage feel, but I have not had a problem with butane leaking out as I figured I would for a budget lighter like this.Weight is fantastic, it feels like it should. It isn't to bulky, fits in the pocket nicely.Great quality! The tamper has a special stop on it in the lighter so you can tamp with out fully remo I g it, but it also comes out all the way so you can scrape out the remainder. I use this on my tobacco pipe regularly!

Edit: after months of use you have to strike the flint 5-9 times usually to get it to light. It’s annoying and frustrating. The flint wheel is pretty small and uncomfortable to flick that many times. Also doesn’t hold up with even the slightest breeze. Downgrade to 2.5 stars.To be honest I wasn’t expecting much out of this lighter. I’ve had mixed results buying sub $20 pipe lighters. So far this one has been great. If you make sure to bleed it every time you refill it, it seems to work great. Been using it everyday for weeks and I’ve not had any problems with it. Took a minute to dial in the flame just right, but that’s to be expected. Only thing that keeps it from a 5-star review is it doesn’t always light on the first try. Takes 2-3 strikes to get it to light up, especially if it’s cold. Solid 4-stars.