Will a torch like this be OK?

[conanthewarrior]

Hi people, I am looking to buy a mini blow torch, I will order it on saturday when I get payed. I learned whatever I get, use triple refined gas as not to clog the device, well, I have now found a device that seems to be just what I want/need, just wanted some feedback if it is OK for the Job.

Here it is, in all of its £4.99 glory lol http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Colton-Re...331?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2c9b3288d3

I just want to use it to heat coils up so I can press them together, ensuring the coils are all even and touching.

Thanks everyone that helps me, I really like the community here as you are all helpful and friendly to a dumbie like me .

Thanks, Conan.

 

[BigNasty]

As long as it does not get to hot it should be good to go. I got one even on the lowest settings will melt my coils.
Just a word of advise with butane get the stuff used for cooking.

 

[conanthewarrior]

As long as it does not get to hot it should be good to go. I got one even on the lowest settings will melt my coils.
Just a word of advise with butane get the stuff used for cooking.

Ok thank you, I got advised to get at least triple refined butane or it will gunk up my torch? Thats even with higher quality torches, the leftover oils and greases that have not been refined out can stop the torch working. My guess is cooking grade is refined. Now to find out how much they cost/how long they last.

 

[UncleRJ]

I just use a Bic ligheter.

 

[BigNasty]

Ok thank you, I got advised to get at least triple refined butane or it will gunk up my torch? Thats even with higher quality torches, the leftover oils and greases that have not been refined out can stop the torch working. My guess is cooking grade is refined. Now to find out how much they cost/how long they last.

The torches should last for years. I would almost suggest spending a bit more on the torch and get a cooking torch. Runs slightly cooler and is a bit easier to operate, often called a brulee torch.

Not so much will gunk the torch up but will leave a residue on the project, while not as important in a weld it is in food and coils.

 

[conanthewarrior]

The torches should last for years. I would almost suggest spending a bit more on the torch and get a cooking torch. Runs slightly cooler and is a bit easier to operate, often called a brulee torch.

Not so much will gunk the torch up but will leave a residue on the project, while not as important in a weld it is in food and coils.

This does have an adjustable temperature, and is a brulee torch apparently lol. Just a very cheap one. It will only get very rare use, and I really can't afford better in all honesty at the moment. Thanks for the advice though. .

 

[JXN]

If money is tight I wouldn't recommend a torch. I bought one but it really isn't needed. Maybe a coil jig would help more to ensure "the coils are all even and touching".

 

[Whiskey]

What do you use a torch for?? LOL

 

[outwest]

Saw a complaint on Amazon saying that a brand of supposedly quintuple refined butane still clogged things, that he got a can that wasn't as pure as it was supposed to be. It was for Vector brand out of Korea. So, just because it's supposedly more pure doesn't mean that it is.

I use Newport Zero Butane http://www.newportbutane.com. It's made in the UK, so it should be easy for you to find. According to manufacturer it has near zero contaminants and is cleaner than 7x refined. And, what with being made in the UK, I trust it to be as described and to be consistent in quality.

Here's the torch I use https://www.fasttech.com/products/0...st-503-pen-style-butane-jet-torch-and-lighter That one you linked would have more than enough flame. It might have too much flame, dunno. The more flame, the hotter. And, for coils you don't need a very hot flame. Too hot and you start to melt wire.

 

[outwest]

What do you use a torch for?? LOL

for annealing the wire (softening the wire and removing the springiness), if the wire you bought didn't come annealed. Can anneal it before coil building, which makes the wire easier to work with, or afterwards for helping to tidy up and compress the coil.

 

[Swerved]

for annealing the wire (softening the wire and removing the springiness), if the wire you bought didn't come annealed. Can anneal it before coil building, which makes the wire easier to work with, or afterwards for helping to tidy up and compress the coil.

Well that, and I never turn down an excuse to buy something that makes fire.

 

[UncleRJ]

Well that, and I never turn down an excuse to buy something that makes fire.

As a certified dude with the extra chromosome, added appendage and moustache and beard to prove my standing, I totally agree with your statement

But also being a master of being married (as near as one can get anyway) I told the Mrs. I purchased my own torch to light the fireplace.

 

[Slurp812]

I just hit the button. I mean once its on the deck. To pre-heat I use pliers and my gas stove. But i am a cheap ass...

 

[AmandaD]

I have a creme brulee torch and a box of butane refill cannisters I bought more than 10 years ago. It works fine, and I the butane is just lighter refill fluid LOL

 

[st0nedpenguin]

There's no point torching coils when you can just fire them once installed.

 

[Teresa P]

Cigarette lighter or on the mod, both work fine for me.

 

[Slurp812]

I hear really thick kanthal is easier to coil after its been heated up. I don't have anything that thick...

 

[DickyT]

I just use a Bic ligheter.

I don't own a lighter anymore. Reminds me too much of smoking. I have a natural gas stove and have been using that, then doing final tweaking installed on the atty, allowing it to build the alumina coating.