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Hand torches

Also called hot torch

Propane torches held in the hand for spot-heating a piece at the bench.

What it is

A hot-shop hand torch is a burner on a handle, fed by a hose. Exact’s kits, sold by Olympic Color Rods, include a trigger handle with a pilot valve, an extension tube, an open burner tip, a hose, a regulator, and a striker, ready to connect to a propane bottle.⁠⁠[1] Carlo Donà’s are sized by number of flames, from 6 to 64.⁠⁠[2]

How it’s used

Jasen Johnsen’s mid-range hot torch, built on a Nortel bench burner, has a loop for hanging it on a gas saver between uses.⁠⁠[3]

Sources

  1. Olympic Color Rods — 109,000 BTU Burner Kit (Exact)
  2. Carlo Donà — Hand torches
  3. Glass Toolbox — JJ Hot Torch, Midrange

Hand torches in the archive 4

Photo Tool Maker Sellers
Hand TorchMurano hand torches for spot-heating in the hot shop, from 6 to 64 flames. Carlo Donà 2
Hand Torch Burner KitA propane hand torch kit: trigger handle with pilot valve, 4" extension tube, open burner tip, hose, regulator and striker. Exact 9
Mid-Range Hot TorchA Nortel Mid-Range bench burner fitted with Jasen Johnsen's purpleheart handle and a loop for hanging on a gas saver. Jasen Johnsen Glass Tools 1
Red Max Hand TorchA hand torch for spot-heating in the hot shop. Nortel Machinery 1