Smith's Little Torch - What am I missing?

[-Sally-]

Thanks for the replies - I need to make myself try it again - perhaps not when I'm making chains next time though!
Peter - I did leave it running fist - I think the instructions were for about 5 minutes - I can't remember whether the torch valve was open though or not at the time (goldfish have longer memories than I do).

[Aurarius]

What size tip or tips have you been using when you've encountered problems?
It should be fairly easy to establish from the way the flame behaves whether you have the right fuel and oxygen flow for the tip.

[-Sally-]

My problem was more the time it takes to switch it on and off compared to a creme-brule style torch.
Making chain I add solder to the link, turn torch on, solder link, turn torch off, add solder to next link, turn torch on etc - it just made me wonder if people keep it running, or if they mark the knobs with appropriate settings - or something else I was missing.

[china]

When making chain you leave the torch running, my torch holder it surrounded by fire bricks so I can leave running