Recommendations for little blow torch

[reddragon]

I am looking to buy a little blow torch for flaming my coils, does anyone have any experience of a decent one that is not going to set the place on fire, reading some horror stories on amazon reviews I thought I would ask here instead.

Ta muchly

[Greg]

I use one similar to this :-

www.amazon.co.uk/Premier-Housewares-Chefs-Blow-Torch/dp/B006UD72BQ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1414172095&sr=8-9&keywords=Chefs+torch

[Marcus]

www.fasttech.com/products/1004/10001862/1134600-honest-503-pen-style-butane-jet-torch-and-lighter


This one is decent and is able to be placed on a desk so can work hands free

[Marcus]

This one also...

www.fasttech.com/products/0/10008410/1756102-honest-bch511-butane-jet-torch-and-lighter

[Greg]

Personally I wouldn't buy a blow torch from China but each to their own

[igual]

This is the one I use a lot both for silver soldering and for coils.
Holds a good amount of fuel, very well made, pretty heavy duty.
I have had this one for nearly 3 years and have used over 20 cans of gas through it.
Still preforming as well today as the day I got it. www.cooksongold.com/Jewellery-Tools/Hand-Torch-Please-Note-Jewellers--Torch-Is-Supplied-Without-Gas-prcode-999-955

[Marcus]

Oct 24, 2014 17:49:37 GMT Greg said:

Personally I wouldn't buy a blow torch from China but each to their own

No? 90% of the ones on Amazon will have came from China with a huge markup on them.
I have the 2 posted and they have been fantastic, with over 300 positive reviews I'm not the only one either =/

[Pepperty]

I have to admit that I got mine from fasttech .... Large Butane Iron melting handheld torch yes I KNOW the title is enough to put anyone off, and yes the 1st time I used it I wore oven gloves to fire it up...

But its been brilliant! cost £6 and it stands nice and steady if needs be but I normally hold it in one hand whilst I flame other with tweezers/coil.

[smarties]

I use one of these reddragon www.dunelm-mill.com/shop/culinary-blow-torch-152201 just fill with lighter fluid.

[Greg]

Oct 24, 2014 18:20:51 GMT Marcus said:

Oct 24, 2014 17:49:37 GMT Greg said:

Personally I wouldn't buy a blow torch from China but each to their own

No? 90% of the ones on Amazon will have came from China with a huge markup on them.
I have the 2 posted and they have been fantastic, with over 300 positive reviews I'm not the only one either =/

As I said each to their own, I believe QC will be better vis Amazon or a UK vendor but you crack on 

it will be too late to argue when your house burns down 

[poochops]

Oct 24, 2014 17:44:50 GMT Marcus said:

www.fasttech.com/products/1004/10001862/1134600-honest-503-pen-style-butane-jet-torch-and-lighter


This one is decent and is able to be placed on a desk so can work hands free

I've had this one near 18 months it's ideal, so are the others though!

[Pepperty]

tbh if you were penny pinching you can just hold your microcoil (pinched together with tweezers) under the gas flame of your hob, but agree, a blowtorch is handy.

I'm such a klutz I ruin the coil just walking to kitchen and multi tasking to light hob?..... its ruinous!

[Marcus]

Oct 24, 2014 18:45:13 GMT Greg said:

Oct 24, 2014 18:20:51 GMT Marcus said:

No? 90% of the ones on Amazon will have came from China with a huge markup on them.
I have the 2 posted and they have been fantastic, with over 300 positive reviews I'm not the only one either =/

As I said each to their own, I believe QC will be better vis Amazon or a UK vendor but you crack on 

it will be too late to argue when your house burns down 

With the reviews on the one you linked you I would be concerned about burning the house down as well
The first review is in capitals stating "DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT"

Personally haven't burnt 1 house down as of yet

[fiddles]

Oct 24, 2014 20:01:50 GMT Marcus said:

Oct 24, 2014 18:45:13 GMT Greg said:

As I said each to their own, I believe QC will be better vis Amazon or a UK vendor but you crack on 

it will be too late to argue when your house burns down 

With the reviews on the one you linked you I would be concerned about burning the house down as well
The first review is in capitals stating "DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT"

Personally haven't burnt 1 house down as of yet

Classic

quote from review

I cannot stress enough - DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT - It is dangerous

Mine developed a fault the second time I refilled it. I turned it on and hit the button to light it and then I was holding a fireball. I was holding it away from my face at about waist level and the resultant fireball was big enough to burn my eyebrows, beard, eyelashes and hair.

[djs]

Whatever you do, get one that you can operate with one hand.

(DJSs top tip for blow torches...)