SIL is a plumber, has mentioned getting a Lenox torch for MAPP gas so he doesn’t have to lug the acetylene tank in for small jobs.
thinking of getting him one for Christmas.
went on line looking for one. found a bunch of them.
any suggestions for which one for a professional?
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Find a trigger start nozzzle WITH a hose, I saw one recently and it's on my list as well.
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Absolutely! I have one of those I got years ago -- Mapp, hose, trigger start -- that developed in leak in the valve. When I went to replace it, I couldn't find any. Just the other day, I saw one at Lowes -- a Bernz-o-Matic. Happy day!
FWIW, that thing always impressed the neighborhood guys on the 4th of July when I used it to light fire the fireworks! Too cool!Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PAEverything fits, until you put glue on it.
Yeah, I was looking for something elsein that aisle when I saw it, but funds were low.Yesterday my Sievert soldering rig was giving me fits, the igniter always was half broke ( it never flames out when there is no wind blowing and my Cig lighter won't relight it..arrfgghh) and then I guess it carboned up, I couldn't get it hot enough to really sweat seams well. Looks like I'll be tearing into it today so I can finish up a gutter tomorrow.I'd snag one of them if I could rig a copper soldering tip..Hmmmm?Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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"I'd snag one of them if I could rig a copper soldering tip"
That's something else that's disappeared.
I used to have a copper tip that you could stick on a regular propane torch. It had vents on two sides for the flame to exit and a copper soldering tip. I looked all over for mine a year or so ago when I was doing a small copper roof/gutter job, but couldn't find it.
Couldn't find a new replacement either, except for a tiny one for electronics work that fit a butane mini-torch. Seems like something that would be available, but alas, no. So I got crummy-lookin' seams from just using a torch flame. But time heals all, and the seams just blend in now.Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PAEverything fits, until you put glue on it.
email me your addy, I swear I have 2 of them, I just ran across them in the shop recently. One don't fit the nozzle I have, one has a set screw to lock it on.
I feel both are too small for big folded seams, but might be the ticket for gutters.I also have a 1500 watt big honking shop iron and a smaller 750 watt old irons I inherited from a buddy. They be cool.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Thanks, but I was only doing that one small copper job (the roof & gutter for my wood fired oven) and a chimney cap to use up the last of my copper stock. And it's now gone. If I ever get around to doing another seam job, I'll prolly be in the same boat I am now, i.e., not being able to find either my own tip, or the one you send me! ;-)Mike HennessyPittsburgh, PAEverything fits, until you put glue on it.
Lowes...
bernz O matic...
several to pick from...
they have one that has an adjustable flame...
rugged too..
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Lenox has some unique packages ... making the torch a lot easier to use. I think this might be what he wants:
http://www.lenoxtools.com/enUS/Product/MOBILE_TORCH_SYSTEM.html
I use a Lennox LT-92 for plumbing, don't care for the hose type.
I use a Surefire T 655 to lite the woodstove, it's not as hot as the Lennox but great for the woodstove.
I use Turbotorch¯.
I prefer this one. TORCH
I shy away from the ones that the tip comes out of the top of the trigger start regulator. They have a tendency to break when they get knocked over.
I use the Turbotorch but without an igniter. I just have two or three strikers around so there is always one to grab.
I had a torch with the igniter and it stopped working so i went back to KISS.
Torches are great for starting fires in the stove/fireplace. It is kind of cheating though."There are three kinds of men: The one that learns by reading, the few who learn by observation and the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."Will Rogers
You think thats cheating..LOL..I use paint thinner on sawdust. Or wd-40.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Tube of construction adhesive works great as a bon fire starter.
Years ago, I used to bandsaw a duraflame log into a million hunks, they work too.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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try a dallp of Famowood (think it's got a PL label on it now) wood filler. Works great.
http://www.acetoolonline.com/Lenox-Mobile-Torch-System-s/8482.htm
My service plumber has one of these and it is really awesome and professional looking for that type of work.
I got the Bernzomatic MAPP torch with hose, no trigger start. Torch head is very light and easy to get into tight spots. Hose is a bit stiffer than I'd like but all their hoses are; that's BoM's weak point.
Otherwise it works great. It also comes with a belt clip for the tank that actually works which blew me away. Never figured it would till I tried it. I can hang that puppy on my belt and have the control valve right where I need it without needing to find a place to put the tank down while I'm working.
About $40-50 bucks. Sweats pipes like a dream with the new leadless solders. It'll actually heat up copper or bronze hot enough to deform if you get carried away. Don't ask me how I know that....
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