Good blowtorch?
 

Im thinking sooner or later im gonna need a blowtorch of some sort, could anyone recommend me a cheapish small handheld all in one jobbie? for bolt removal etc

I use a primus blowtorch it takes those orange gas tanks you can get them from any good plumbers merchant, it is self igniting and has a swirl jet nozzle, it cost about £ 50 however the gas refills are really cheap . If you are using it to heat stubborn bolts you use quite a bit of gas so don't be tempted by cheap guns they will break down and the gas cartridges are the real cost.
The primus one is used by plumbers so is commercial grade and is very controllable.

As above, for sustained heat, then a hand held isn't realistically an option.

Although, I am a plumber and I only use a hand held, where as a mate of mine is too and he only uses a bottle, maybe personal preference because I can't be bothered lugging the bottle about. We use enough tools as it is!

I use a Rothenberger Superfire 2, hand held, metal bodied, self lighting and extinguishing with really good control. Uses blue propane canisters. Pretty much the standard choice for plumbers these days.

Had it for a few years now and it's been good.

I had a TurboTorch Extreme before the Rothenberger, was good quality, but plastic bodied handle wasn't great and I killed it by dropping a load of solder down the outlet!!
Would make an excellent starter torch though.

Hope this helps.

Steve :thumbs_up:

If it is for light use and occasional heating of small components, then a torch that uses butane or butane / propane mix will be adequate, I bought a good one from Wickes for about £25 and the gas is about £3 a can.
If you are planning to use it for more serious work or heating larger bolts etc., the it would be better to go for a torch that uses Map gas, it is much hotter than butane, however these are much more expensive; £70 upwards.

went for such a item in the end(cheapy one) 60041, its just for loosing up rear axle bushes on my 850 and then back in the box for eternity. started it up to test it, and it seems pretty hot to me :D

was a go systems auto start model with butane/propane mix can

Yes "Mapp" gas or methylacetylene-propadiene propane, which normally comes in a yellow cylinder, has a very high temperature flame.
It can also be used for brazing or silver soldering.
I use it occasionally if I need to really heat things up.
I use a Turbotorch which cost ~£60 some years ago and uses the same cylinder fitting as the similar Rothenburger torches.
It is self lighting and has vanes in the brass tip that swirl the flame making it hug the workpiece.
I seem to remember that the instructions suggested you replace the brass tip with a stainless steel one if using mapp gas for any length of time.

plumber myself lol

What about this torch. Is it good enough for bush repacement and stuck bolt jobs please?
Or do I have to invest more?
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F182396914405

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should be excellent. IF the torch itself is a proper make not some chinese sh1t

that gas burns very hot, but its too expensive, £20 a litre ! You can see why the plumbers mate (above) lugs a larger bottle around on the end of a hose.

Not sure how to judge the quality of torch head. Is there any thing particularly that i have to look for?
I saw in ebay 2 can of those cans for 20 quid.
If you give a direction to buy the torch spec, i can buy them separately.
Thank you.