Check the comments for updates on valve sources - you can also search the Internet for 'airsoft refill valve' or 'butane gas refill valve' - Amazon sells them as do retailers dealing in paintball supplies.

It's not about saving money it's about keeping my favorite lighter that has my favorite stickers alive

Don't listen to all the hate in the comments. If you don't want to refill your bic, then why are you watching the video? Maybe you have a bic with a design on it that you like, or maybe it has sentimental value. Whatever reason, you've shown us how to do it. Thumbs up!

This man is a producer. Not a consumer. He should be a small example of how more Americans should think for themselves and be producers. I also have one of those butane 6 in 1 soldering irons. I was just looking at the valve thinking I could take that out and put it into a bic. I searched KZfaq. Same thing I was thinking. Funny how things work like that sometimes. I dont think I'll be sacrificing my 6 in 1 though so I'll check to see if Bernzomatic sells the valve as a replacement part?

Y'all need to take a chill pill. If you didn't like the video or it doesn't meet your needs, or whatever, just roll on. It's cool to make observations or contribute to the content with helpful or additional hints or cautions, etc., but you can do it without the attitude and disrespect. We all looked at this video most likely because we were interested in 'how to refill a Bic lighter', right? Well, here's one way to do it. Whether you think it's worth it or not, based on your individual circumstances and needs, is your business. This guy put this out there - if you don't like it - roll on. I personally enjoyed watching it for the many other lessons in it, and, I think he explains things well, I like some of the 'considerations' he pointed out, he has a nice voice, I learned some other 'tricks' that can be applied to other projects, etc. I choose to extract whatever lessons I can from any source - even if it isn't something I can use - I still think it was quite clever. So Mike - I think you were quite clever and did a good job. i enjoyed watching you.

Thanks for the upload! I saw the pushpin method and knew there had to be a better option...

I just buy clipper lighters, cheaper already refillable and flint changeable also.

Unreal the amount of negative comments on this video. The video was very well done. Thank you

that's funny because I bought the pencil torch and had to return it because there no valve in it. I think you did a pretty good job of the re-fit into the lighter. Sometimes it is incredibly handy when you are out in area that your experiences," McGiver'n" things to life are a huge score to your situation and those with you. Cool, thanks for posting.

This is a great video with enough explanation, so that I won't ruin my lighter when I do this. I've been looking for a way to refill my lighter that I got from a concert and this looks like the way to go

You can tell you put a lot of time and care into your projects. Thanks for the info

Thank you thank you thank you! You deserve thanks for skipping past the tedious stuff that so many other KZfaq how-to videos needlessly contain, largely because of either ignorance or laziness on the part of the individual who made it. It's so refreshing to see someone who _can_ be bothered to learn the most basic of video editing skills, and I don't mind anyone taking a little bit of pride in doing so. On that note, I even enjoyed your making it clear that you are specifically, intentionally putting the tiny required bit of work in, to avoid wasting my time (and, I presume, to also take advantage of a knock-on bonus effect, and avoid leaving viewers with the impression that you're just another inconsiderate DIY doofus, like so many others on YT). Hell, that doesn't even address that you're displaying what I think is absolutely the best solution for re-using Bic lighters; thank you for sharing!

There's an edit at 12:42 in between filling the lighter and lighting it. Then, the just-lit lighter is quickly taken offscreen for a few seconds, before being brought back and placed on the table. This can lead some viewers to think it's a different lighter you're demonstrating, instead of the finished one. Although I don't think that's the case, just keep in mind that the end result --- the part where you prove the whole thing works --- is the most important part of the video, and should never entertain edits.

Man, you are such a genius, you completely changed my life! And your explaining is so... exact and complete; qialitywise the same level as your craftmanship! Awesommmmmmmme!!

As a former drug addict, I F’ing wish I found this video 3 years ago. Woulda saved me a ton of money. I flew through bics for a little less than 2 years. . 1 year 1 month clean tomorrow.

A flat drill bit usually used to drill through like masonry or metal and the other regular ones you were using our for like wood. Great video

This is the best of all the videos on YT on this subject.

I made my first one back in late 90's. had it for years. eventually the plastic body of the BIC lighter becomes porous and leaks. The only thing i haven't figured out is how to control a steady flame. They always seem to be too low then gets real big and back to low. its all about pressure. If you have this problem i have had luck by holding down the fork (the red lever) while filling it up to push out the air inside the body. I have to say your pretty spot on because this is how i made my first one. That drill bit your using is called a Brad Point Drill Bit, and you were using a dial caliper not micrometer. Ya i know this video is old but hey its good to see that someone actually did it the right way.

See this videos description for a link on where to purchase the nozzles

I stopped at 0:07 when i realized this guy knows what he's about and this project is way to advanced for me.

Hand torches that are of the expensive typehave either the standard refill valves or the kind you lmentioned. However I have been in some Indian run stores and especially any stores that sell cigars and cigar equipment. Kroger here where I live in their cig section sells Firebird cigar lighters but I wouldnt gut a perfectly new 7 dollar triple jet for it. I'm a hobbyist / modder I save and gut torches all the time.Off topic slightly. if you ever need replacement fuel hoses on hand torches / cigar lighters best place to get them are by gutting 88 cent wal mart kitchen lighters in the camping section.

When I made this video, I thought MAYBE I would get 100 views ... 16.5k and still going. I had no idea so many people would be interested in this kind of a mod. :-) Thank you for watching!

Thank you!!! Finally a grown man, this way I'm not getting a half assed thumb tack and duper glue job. I was going to do exactly this but I wanted to see a successful conversion done first. Good job and thank you.

Why hold the lighter in your hand to drill it when you have a bench vice? Save yourself a nasty injury and eliminate a lot of the pitch and roll causing your holes to be off.

It’s called a Brad Point drill bit

In short, I find the most compelling factor in this is the way you so admirably handle the mounds of nonsensical remarks along with the unwarranted asinine hater-chat. Ultimately this is tops soley because its 1 in a mil to come across one of these bad boys! I close to never watch KZfaq videos, and you good sir, have made a subscriber out of this girl. 😍

For the center wall, see your dentist about some used dental bits. Some of them are 'grinders'. You get much smaller pieces. Then maybe some wire insulation and blow them out?

The "why do this" comments are a mystery to me. Why search for and watch a "how to make a bic lighter refillable" tutorial video if you 're not interested in reflilling your bic?... That being said, excellent video sir. I don't know if I could ever do it myself since I'm not that familliar with toolwork, but I love it.

had the same idea using a push down one way fill valve from a broken lighter , the valves on bics where the flame shoots out are of course push up valves with the lever/button

Its not called a micrometer. What you have are dial calipers btw. Thanks for the video.

Buy a $1 refillable lighter and use the mini refill valve. You don’t need a giant one. The tiny ones fit perfect in a mini BIC. It has a gasket on top and has an awesome seal with the nozzle. No wasted butane. And with torches use high quality butane only.

thank you man i was wondering where to get one of those i didn’t know it would be under airsoft

Those drill bits are called brad point. They help keep the bit from sliding off the target mark without sliding around. Regular common bits are called jobbers and are generally angled for either metal or wood. Brad points are usually used for wood and plastics. They also tend to tearout less than regular jobbers.

good idea brad point drill bit and i found like 50 sites with those refill valves just by typing lighter refill valve on the search box. i think maybe u couldnt find it cause u call it a nozzel instead of a valve. 3 for 4.99 on one site. good idea im gonna make one as soon as they get here

Thank you for this video...I have several Bentley butane lighters that have replaceable butane tanks. I am attempting to convert them into refillable butane tanks. This video is the answer. Thanks!!

Tysm! I want to sell lighters that I hand paint but I want it to be refillable bcuz they take a while to make. This video solves that weird lump at the bottom & the fact that using the other technique makes it harder to refill a second time or stand the lighter up.

try putting in a new flint. such fun. until the spring flies off into another dimension. but it can be done is you have a sentimental bic you just can not part from.

Most smokers are watching this video.

Hold the lighter while drilling. And use the vice as a press. Hmmmm.

With the KWA valves you need 7/32 and 11/64 drill bits. You don't need brad point. Regular drill bits work.

If you go to the dollar store they have refillable mini torches and they crap out all the time but have the little valves that you are looking for around $2-3$

My smoke shop gives me a lighter for $1c (yes One Cent) when I buy cigs. They are refillable!! ...but they are hard to light. Takes a lot of effort to push the button. Paiute smoke shop in Las Vegas, NV. I've got about 40 of them! I will use one or two to try your experiment.

I addapted one of the first disposable plastic lighters I bought when I realised that I could not refill it. I was disgusted that so much time , effortand material would be put into something only to throw it away.How naive I was . This would have been in the late 70s or early 80s.I used heat to make the hole and got the valve from an old Dunhill lighter that was broken and screwed it in as per your vid.From memory I had it for years and was verry proud of my handy work .Thanks for the vidio and keep converting !

Good job, thanks for the demo!

People ask why waste time switching this? I did this with my 15yo WWF HHH lighter. Yea I just don't have the heart to throw it out. I mean come on who has a WWF bic lighter today still flickin'

How to make a bic refillable: Step 1: buy a clipper

G’day I’m Dave or ( Brownie ) for those gas valves you might be able to purchase from a cigar or a tobacconist. I was watching a gentleman fix a xcar lighter & he made mention of the shops but not the cost of parts. Thank you for the clip .

buddy... go find yourself a fill valve for airsofts... i've been doing mine with them for years now. i used to get my valves from cheap lighters that have smaller metal vaves but airsoft valves are best... there you go~ you got your source~

Yours is the best video for this

Harbor freight has cheap pen torches with removable valves.

There's a lot of haters but seriously you have no Idea how much this helped me out on a huge prototype project...Thank you! Sometimes the best answers are the simple ones.

Thanks for taking the time to help others from your experience.

why not just buy a clipper lighter they are refillable and designed so the flint is easily replaceable

That's a brad point drill bit.

Really liked the video, most people wouldn't take the time to refill a Bic but in my experience it always feels better to use something that you've worked on yourself, plus you're recycling so there's less plastic in the trash so there's that too.

I did this today. I had zero issues with the wall. The drill bit eats it up no problem. The plastic wasn’t a problem either.

This is the best Bic lighter hack on the internet. Bic pre-1993 adjustable flame lighters rule! 🔼

A vise is a handy device

Maybe I'm overlooking something but it seems easier to drill your hole on one side (probably opposite side of your puckup tube) wouldn't this save not having to carve that middle out? Also I bet if you contacted benzo or another refillable lighter they could sell you some refill nozzles or hook you up with their distributor. GREAT IDEA BTW !!!!

The 1st drill bit is called a " pilot point drill bit " Great for starting a new hole & if using a center punch to mark a hole , It helps prevent slipping off center as well . In the bottom of your lighter there is no need to center punch for marking the start of the hole . By the way GREAT VIDEO :)

I need you're service for my Bic lighter's

Imagine going thru all this then you smoke with someone then lose it. Stinger for sure

The original article I came upon was how to "Refill a Bic Lighter" and as soon as it got to the part where it mentioned to unscrew the flame adjuster, I had to immediately call BS. A Bic Lighter, the disposable wonder made in France hasn't had an adjustable flame since about 1987. You cannot fill a regular, disposable, non adjustable Bic, it isn't possible and that's on purpose. Adding a fill port valve of course would solve this issue, but so will a dollar fifty.

I have seen others ask w hy you would do this. I have a vintage Winston Table Lighter that I purchased from eBay. It has a cricket lighter that is now empty, and had the flint unusable. I am planning on doing this to restore the cricket lighter to use, as it is an oval/octagonal shape that fits inside the Winston holder base, and could not be replaced by a Bic lighter. Another tip for others attempting the flint replacement or repair. I used a flat blade small Skil screw driver from Model #010-359-SKL and worked it clock wise and counter clock wise, chewing up the flint until I got to the spring. I used the flat blade screwdriver to push the spring back in, positioned a flint above the flat blade with needle nose pliers, and moved the flat blade atop the flint pushing it in, and then put the flint wheel back into place. I will try to get my wife to film me doing this, and upload it, for those who wish to attempt the repair. It also works with the penguin lighters after removing the spring to remove the obstructing old flint, under the flint wheel.

You can tell whoever shits on this idea is a lazy chump haha a project like this is fun easy takes 5 minutes with bare minimum tools and has saved me $300 in bics over the years

Sorry to burst the bubble but if im not wrong i could hear the butaine escaping ? Was that why you ended the video so fast

I just did this with a Scripto Grill lighter. I took apart a broken refillable lighter that I previously modded, the slide on the button broke so it was dead. I tore it down to the little valve on the bottom. With a little luck I was able to extract the valve from the lighter. On the grill lighter. I tore it down to the fuel tank, I heated a screwdriver that was a little smaller than the valve and pressed it through the tank (Tank was empty). I fit the valve on the tank and it fit snugly. I had some of that as seen on TV Lazer Bond UV glue so I glued the outside of the valve heavily to the fuel tank. I had to modify the case of the grill lighter for the valve to stick out. I put a little butane gas in the fuel tank and the lighter fired right up. I'm going to leave it before fully filling it up in case it leaks but it shouldn't since that lazer UV glue seeps into small spaces. Might post a quick video of this showing what I did. I don't normally shoot video on the fly of me doing stuff like this because I don't know if something is going to work or not.

I don’t think people get that they use this for like Vintage bic lighters

Wow, I haven't been checking in for comments ... apparently there are quite a few. Let me first state - for the record - the entire reason I started developing a method for making Bics refillable in the first place. Exhibits 1 and 2 (these are pics of the same lighter, just different sides): 1) i.imgur.com/x6jtSeK.jpg 2) i.imgur.com/PU00nZZ.jpg As a hobby, I like to carve images onto Bic lighters, then use an epoxy resin to seal the art. When I do this for friends, they quickly become attached to the lighter and they, of course, want to be able to continue using the lighter. even when it runs out of fluid. Walla - this method was developed! Also, let me state that cheap refillable lighters (in the sub $10 range) are CRAP! They have too many moving parts which become loose very quickly, and they ignite MAYBE one in five attempts. And the older the lighter gets, the more clicks it takes to ignite them. Bic lighters are hands down, the absolute best lighter EVER invented: 1) They work at the first strike EVERY SINGLE TIME WITHOUT FAIL (as long as there is fuel)! 2) They are shaped PERFECTLY for human hands. 3) They are SIZED PERFECTLY for storing in any pocket or purse. 4) ZERO sharp edges or awkward shape. 5) The best engineering in a lighter EVER. Even in refillable lighters that cost over $30 or more, I experience more hassles with the lighter than I EVER do with a Bic. Bic lighters are simply THE STANDARD that every other lighter aspires to, but ALWAYS fails. Perhaps this is why Bic produces over SIX MILLION of these lighters every DAY! That's roughly 2.2 BILLION lighters every year! DAMN that's a lot of lighters! If Al Gore ever learned about how many lighters Bic produces in a year, I'm sure he would somehow figure out a way to blame Bic for global warming! (If you think I'm kidding ... then just google 'Al Gore Inconvenient Truth Leaked Email' - and enjoy!) And people SERIOUSLY! ZIPPOS????? For Real? I shouldn't even have to say the obvious here, but since we seem to have a wide range of experience among our viewers ... ZIPPOs are the lowest common denominator for refillable lighters. They are messy, they stink, the flame tastes awful when you light your cigarette or pipe, and they are bulky and clumsy. HARDLY worth using in a survival scenario. YES, there are butane mods for Zippos, but to me, thats like installing a small gasoline engine onto a 10 speed bike ... yeah ... I GUESS it works better ... but ... it's still a ZIPPO! BLEH! Concerning Bic flints ... many of you said that a Bic flint only lasts as long as two or three refills. This is TOTALLY FALSE! I've refilled my Bic more than 10 times without running out of flint. At $1.55 per lighter, that costs more than the refill nozzle. Get your facts straight people! And again, THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!!! ... over 114,000 views so far on a video that I thought would MAYBE get 100 views (literally). You guys ROCK!

@2:20 "We don't want the nozzle to stick out. Otherwise we could not stand the lighter up and it would not be very functional" Who needs to stand their bic lighter up? Furthermore, who says a lighter is not functional when they can't stand it up?? lol. The ultimate bic would also have an adjustable flame. I believe at one point long time ago bic sold such a lighter. If you look hard enough you can still find these god level magical unicorn bics. Maybe even catch yourself a leprechaun that smoke cigs or any drugs for that matter. I bet they would have one of those bics,; at the very least they'd know where you can find one.

good idea we been doing this for a few years i usuall find nozzles from the 99 cent store refillable bar b que lighters with the long tip or those cheap metal lighters

Some constructive comments. That is not a micrometer, it's a dial caliper. It probably has a metal rod that comes out of the bottom when opening. That's a depth gauge. Measure how deep the valve needs to be drilled and use that know your depth. Or measure the valve and then mark the drill bit with a marker. It will be faster and that the guessing out. Also have you thought about using the valve from an adjustable lighter? About $.50 a lighter, probably the cheapest option. And I do really like this video and I am going to give it try. I'm all for saving items and repurposing them.

You can buy a 5 or 10 pack on Amazon of Lighters that have those in them

The lighters should come refillable

i finally remembered that i need some of these lol. is there anything special for the smaller valve or is it just shorter? Also why not just make the hole on either side of the center so you dont even have to worry about the center divide thats inside?

I'm going to do this to my Texas Flag bic lighter when it runs out, and it's almost there now. I've had that lighter for years. Thanks for the info!

any airsoft shop has the single buy

finally i can use my favorite skinned bic lighter forever!!!!!!!!!!

badass video man thank you and good demonstration

Now that makes sense! Thanks for making a useful version

Great idea but you should NEVER drill into something your holding in your hand. One slip and you're drilling into your hand. Especially considering you had a vice there to hold your lighter the whole time. A vice would allow you to drill evenly into the lighter a lot easier as well.

5:50 video starts here

thank you sir, great instructions and great fabrication skills

you can use an end mill bit ...it has a flat buttom ..but it has no pilot center

i like this idea better but its too much for work for us who’re not familiar with these tools 😃 where can i buy a refillable bic lighter tho? 😭

This is awesome.. People are such fucking haters and shit talkers.. Even if you spend ten bucks for that nozzle, it's definitely worth it... I buy at least 2 lighters a week..that's almost 16 dollars a month.. This would definitely save me so much money a year

I simply use Clipper lighters xD but this is a really good project, definitely not meant to be done by everybody but a nice funny-to-see video about human ingenuity and reluctance to throw away something towards what you might have a feeling because has been with you for a long time, or through the good times. Thumbs up!

Thanks for the video. I'm going to have to try this. A couple things to add about refilling and capping with a pushpin which is what I currently do. 1. The flint in the Bic lighter will eventually be exhausted also, so with one refill only you don't have to worry about the flint running out, and having to replace it(which can be a pain). 2. In all of the pushpin refill videos I've seen, either the whole, or part of the pushpin is left in the bottom. This is ridiculous, I just bite down on the plastic with a bit of a hefty wire cutter, and it shatters, what is left is a small nail head, which you can just push in. 3. You can purchase flints, they sell them for Zippos, or source them from other Bics I guess..

So why? and I know you're just going to delete this comment because you didn't ask yourself this question before you made it, but, even refillable lighters don't cost $10 and you can replace the Flint. how are you going to do that with a Bic? Why would you want to do that with a Bic?

if send you my lighter and pay you for the supplies can you do this for me?

Definitely have to try this one. You can get the nozzle from a torch at home depot for $10 I'll buy a few of them. I did the pushpin trick but I find that you waste a lot of butane to refill something that cost maybe $2. I've torn apart dead BiC lighters for the flints for my Zippo but The fluid evaporates too quickly from the zippos so I'll be trying this trick. and when the flint wears out just hack another lighter.

My research shows it to be a spear point drill bit, different twist than a standard or brad point drill bit. My other research for sizing info doesn't apply as I had to purchase a Weller ML500MP and the removable valve appears to be smaller at 11/64th at the center shaft measurement. And not worth the purchase price for the smaller valve.

Well what do you do when the flint is all used?

A tweakers dream cum true

I used to have a torch refillable lighter but recently I ended up dropping and cracking it. Can I use its valve for your hack?

Great vid! I still love clipper and have done for years. I buy the solid metal ones and they last for years without needing the fuss.

I wonder how the Bic Corp. feels about all this refillable business?

OR.. you just buy a refillable BIC. They exist.

I been making my own Bic lighter refillable for years,I just carefully remove valve from another common refillable,seems most people throw them away...but then go buy a bic...I ' also drop them,this sometime screws up the valve...so I just make a small leather,case this protects the lighter from drops,to the floor.i also put a small amount of glitter to the bottom of lighter,so I always see my bic....ahuh..

You can actually buy refillable / disposable lighters. Basically, you can refill them 3 or 4 times before the sparking mechanism gives out. Having said this.. just recycle the filling valve.