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    Default Torch choice

    I've got the Blazer GB 2010 micro torch which runs on butane and has a max temperature of 2500º.

    It's lovely for small jobs but if there is a significant amount of metal ( especially copper) it really isn't up to the job and I'm having to use the husband's plumber's torch which has the oomph to get the solder to flow but no finesse! The flame is huge, not very controllable and no good for fiddly jobs.

    I clearly need to upgrade and I was looking at the propane Sievert torches but the beginners one which Cooksons tells me runs on propane only reaches 1900º. Is this going to be any better than my Blazer? They don't say how hot the pro version gets. Would it be any hotter?

    I'm a bit intimidated by the Smith's Little Torch to be honest and don't have room for a lot of tanks. It's also probably out of budget at the moment but I'm significantly frustrated to consider it.

    Any other suggestions please for a beginner hobbyist who has already blown her budget to smithereens?
    Last edited by Caro; 22-04-2021 at 01:25 PM.

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