Just bought one of these small butane torches. I always thought they were a gimic, but this works really well. OK, best for model engineering, but using this with silver solder paste for silver soldering small items is superb.
Micro Butane Torch
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Even better when my wife uses it for caramelising the tops of desserts 
From any cookshop near you .
From any cookshop near you .
Years ago I had one posted to me at work, properly addressed. I never did find out who sent it or why.
Richard_C
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An old flame perhaps?
Another excuse to buy one for the workshop, just in case the cookery one fails......Even better when my wife uses it for caramelising the tops of desserts
From any cookshop near you .
kinverkid
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I recently replaced mine. Didn't know when I bought the first one how much it would come in handy. I then bought a 'bong' lighter which is similar but much cheaper. I use that one to get the fire started in the stove. I don't use bongs by the way.
GweithdyDU
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A bit like president Clinton "did not inhale"! lol
AES
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A quick tip re those micro torches. Don't know if it's still true/applies in UK, but I bought one yeas ago (and very good they are for small jobs, inc soft soldering). I bought mine in a tool shop or at a model show, I forget now, but it was less than half the price of one appearing a while later - exactly the same mind - in a cooking shop.
chris.s
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That's not a micro micro torch thats a large size this is a mico torch brought one years ago not expecting it to be of much use is was so cheap but it's come in handy for a few jobs over the years always have to fefill from a lighter gas can before use as gas slowly leaksbut otherwise fine.
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I borrow the one from the kitchen. I use it all the time for getting heat into inaccessible places, bearings and seized bolts, also soldering larger items where my soldering iron can't cope. I must get my own one.
My kitchen one is quite a bit larger than that, flame is probably 10mm across, great for the BBQ and fire lighting but not one for small jobs. Just a heads up in case ordering online and the size is not clear.
Just been silver soldering the parts for the rear hub caps and thought I would share the process of using easy flo paste, very easy to get great results on small parts using this paste and the micro butane torch
