Best soldering torches according to redditors

Blazer Big Shot GT 8000

I got one of those and never looked back. Went through several of those shitty creme brûlée torches people mention. This one has been lasting me for months and months of constant use with no signs of breaking down anytime soon. Make sure not to skimp on butane either. If you're gonna spend 9.99 on a torch, you're going to get what you pay for: crap.

Video for the torch, if anyone is interested

Edit: Formatting

For someone who buys a lot of cheap shit, I wouldn't cheap out on a torch. Get the GT8000 Bigshot for only 41$ and you won't have to worry about a shitty flame and it breaking. This thing is the most recommending torch for a reason.

Depends on your budget. I use the Big Shot Blazer currently and its the best torch I’ve ever owned. You could get something cheaper though and still get the job done

I like this one.

+1 on the big shot. This has been my favorite torch, and not having to hold a button the whole time I'm heating my rig has been awesome. Well worth it.

https://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A
been using mine many times a day for almost 2 years.

I believe it's a Blazer GT8000 Big Shot Butane torch. The pic doesn't have any markings on it but it looks very similar to the Big Shot. You can buy it on Amazon here for $100. Torch works very well and is refillable with butane gas.

You're going to need the following two items if you watch these.


Yeah, yer gonna want to heat that poker up real good with that there torch so you can effectively poke your eyes out.

i would definitely recommend a recycler for a first rig. it helps cool the vapor quite a bit, making it a better and safer experience for inexperienced users. these two recyclers come highly recommend from users on the sub. they are both great for first timers.

[mlgs recycler] (https://www.dhgate.com/product/2017-new-small-backwater-glass-bong-factory/397517633.html?skuid=433685471782678533)

[double floating recycler] (https://www.dhgate.com/product/recycler-oil-rigs-glass-bongs-glass-water/411235913.html?skuid=442440559235579904#pdsosim-1-5|null:9001:r1186066577)


quartz choice a beveled edge evan shore banger would proly be the best rookie banger. just make sure its the right size and style joint for whatever piece you get. for the pieces i linked they both would require a 90° 14mm male joint quartz banger.

[beveled edge evan shore] (https://www.dhgate.com/product/18mm-domeless-quartz-nail-100-real-quartz/263897743.html?skuid=497923124208234502#s6-15-1b;searl|0466873811)

this cap is really good. there is some cheaper options but generally they make you buy two of the cheaper ones bringing the total to about the same as this good one.

[cyclone cap] (https://www.dhgate.com/store/product/best-cyclone-riptide-carb-cap-glass-bubble/444803251.html)


these two dabbers are pretty good thier design makes them very versatile and able to dab any type of concentrate with ease. but dont forget there is a million different options for dabbers. maybe shop around and find something else you think youd like. id recommend using only a quartz or glass dabber though. but if you really want to use a metal dabber id definitely avoid china metals in general. also make sure its a medical grade metal as most lower grade metals gas toxins when heated to fairly low temperatures compared to higher grades.

[dabber #1] (https://www.dhgate.com/product/new-limited-edition-quartz-diamond-shovel/414810063.html#s1-1-1b;searl|0420818320)

[dabber #2] (https://www.dhgate.com/product/new-6-7-inch-quartz-shovel-dabber-wax-oil/406963771.html#pdsmit-8-5|null:9001:r1424826233)

only thing else youd need is a torch or an enail. id defiantly recommend an enail, however they are not cheap. the best cheap and safe and highly recommenced one is the [High 5 enail] (https://highfivevape.com/e-nails/e-nails.html) they run about $100+. it is twice the price of a torch but youll spend that difference in butane in like 6 months tbh in the long run enails are much cheaper. also if you wait till april 20th high 5 usual runs a sale and you can scoop one up for under 100. do note though that you would also need a specific type of banger called a Ebanger for an enail. the banger i linked does not work for enails. as for a torch the [blazer gt8000] (https://www.amazon.com/d/Soldering-Torches/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/B07BMYWWJ2) is a very popular and solid cheap torch. also the ['bed bath and beyond' torches] (https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/s/butane-torch) are pretty popular as well because if they break you can just take them to any of their store fronts and they will replace it with a new one without question. performance wise though they are not nearly as proficient as the blazer gt.

Butane torch, various uses. I.e. shrinking heat shrink tubing.

Blazer GB2001 Self-Igniting Butane Micro-Torch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VML7KO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4NH2BbCTQR2TV

A friend turned me on to these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007A9YSPW

I use it as a backup/don't-care-if-I-lose-it lighter.

Without tools, the best you can really do is look for oiliness on the pipe. When you find a joint that feels oily (look for dark colours on the pipe, usually covered in very fine dust. Once you rub the dusty area with your fingers you'll feel the oiliness), spray/pour a small amount of washing up liquid over it and look for bubbles. If there's any refrigerant left in the system, you'll usually see bubbles appear (or over a longer period, foam). Of course if the gas has all escaped already - and we're only talking a couple of hundred grams here - then you won't see any bubbles.

Most domestic gear has no access fitting at all so even locating the leak can be difficult if there's no visual indication. You need to get pressure in there so you can leak test - this means adding a bullet piercing valve (like this).

Then you need to put something in via your bullet piercing valve to raise the system pressure. It's best to use dry nitrogen to leak test to save wasting refrigerant, but since you most likely don't have that on hand you could buy yourself some refrigerant (most likely R134a) and pressurise with that. That's a big no-no here (both disposable cylinders and dumping gas to atmosphere by charging a system with a known leak) but I'm guessing your in the US, and those sorts of laws seem remarkably lax so go for gold. It's not like you'll be ruining MY ozone layer too, right? ;)

You also need to regulate the pressure going in to the system. This is where you need gauges. Connect the yellow line to your bottle, connect the blue line loosely to your bullet piercing valve, purge from cylinder to piercing valve by opening the cylinder tap + gauges tap, and releasing some pressure via the loose fitting, then tighten the fitting and close your gauges tap. Open the bullet piercing valve. Open the gauges tap slowly and give it ~50psi of system pressure.

Then you can go for gold with your soap, or you can lash out and grab yourself some "proper" leak detection fluid (like this), or better yet an electronic leak detector (like this one).

Once you've found your leak, you want to release your nitrogen (or reclaim your refrigerant using a reclaim plant and a spare cylinder), then repair it using an oxy/acetalyne set, or since it's only tiny pipework you can get away with a MAPP gas set.

If it's a copper->copper joint, you're laughing - polish the pipework up with emery cloth, heat the pipe until it's just this side of glowing red, and feed the joint with brown tip silver solder.

If it's a copper->steel joint, then it's a bit more of a pain. You need blue tip silver solder and flux. Clean your joint with the emery cloth, give it a nice coating of flux on every surface you need solder to stick to, then heat it up until it's a fair way short of glowing red. Feed the blue tip solder in and STOP. Unlike brown tip (15% silver) you can't just keep feeding blue tip (45% silver) as it ruins the weld.

Now, since you put on a bullet piercing valve and they leak like a sieve in the long term, we need to replace that with a schrader access valve. Since it's most likely going to be in a straight through piece of pipe, you can save time and grab yourself a pre made access valve in 1/4" pipe. Cut away the hole left by the bullet piercing valve, polish the copper and cut the pipework with a ~10mm gap using a tube cutter. Then slip your access fitting assembly in there, and follow the copper->copper joint procedure.

Of course, now that we've done all that you need to change the liquid line filter drier too. I'd recommend a 1/4" solder in core drier in place of the original copper spun drier because... well, copper spun driers are terrible. Follow the pipe cutting procedure from the piercing valve instructions and the soldering instructions from the copper->copper joint instructions and that's done too. Remember - always try and mount the drier so it's outlet is LOWER than its inlet. This turns the drier into a small liquid receiver and helps ensure a good liquid seal over the capillary tube. Speaking of capillary tubes, if it was inserted straight into the original copper spun drier CUT the capillary, don't try and unsweat it. The chances of blocking it up are about 82.5634% (approximately) when you unsweat capillarys. You're much better off chopping it with a set of capillary tube cutters and ensuring a good clean capillary. The ~30mm of wasted capillary will affect performance, but almost certainly not to any sort of measurable degree.

Then give the system a good evacuation using a vacuum pump and ensure it reaches a good vacuum (sub-500 micron) with a digital vacuum gauge.

Then using a set of electronic scales, charge your freshly evacuated system (remembering to purge!) to the charge recommended by the manufacturer.

Voila! You have just fixed your chest freezer.

..... Alternatively, pay someone to do it for you and/or recycle the components and buy yourself a new one.

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http://www.amazon.com/BBQbuy-Pencil-Welding-Soldering-Lighter/dp/B007A9YSPW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427415847&sr=8-1&keywords=503+torch There you go the last torch youll ever need to buy...unless its a dud then re-order.....

Single torch? check

soft flame? Check

Adjustable? Check

Huge ass tank? Check

Looks cool....eh

Can fuck with it for hours? check.

Sold by mother fucking jackie chan? double check

Best oil rig I ever bought from dhgate

Banger

Carb Cap

Torch I'm using

$15 oil rig if you don't want the klein

Silicone container

Dab Tool

Edit: Formatting and switched the carb cap from random seller to hyman.

Best torch is the Blazer GT8000 Big Shot

http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

Bit expensive at 100, but worth it. Not sure what affordable is to you, though. Everyone has a different idea of what that is depending on their budget. As for fast working this is a flawless torch. Lights every single time and is heats it up quick.

Propane soldering irons are fairly cheap and really useful, I've been looking at them recently and I'll get one next week. You can use them to remove supports, make your prints smoother, cut off small zits and all that.

I'm looking at something like this.

This is the one my pops bought and it works so well. Japanese manufacturing. https://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

I don't use propane due to it causing oxidation faster than butane. My new favorite is the Blazer Bigshot Blazer GT8000 Big Shot Butane Torch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NCZU0A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_WeyIwbVGXZVYA

This is my torch.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000NCZU0A/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1375625750&sr=8-1&pi=SL75

It's $57 and you'll never need another torch. The flame is perfect, it's all around a quality torch.

I'm not fond of the vector torches, but this bed bath and beyond torch is in your price range and is very similar. Not as quality as the big shot but it does its job.

https://m.bedbathandbeyond.com/bedbathbeyond/product/detail.do?itemId=13057451&categoryId=&path=&notinregularhierarchy=false&comeFromSearch=true

I like this type because they are small and take disposable lighters as a fuel cartridge so you can pick up a refill just about anywhere.

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1 - OtterBox Drybox 3250 (Keeps my stuff dry when hoofing it through the rain)

2 - Oakley Juliet Carbon, Black Iridium, with Pouch

3 - Victorinox SwissChamp XLT with Pouch (I've disassembled and repaired laptops using only this tool, it's got everything)

4 - Sony Earbuds (Galaxy S4 Active does not have an FM radio, earbuds acts as antenna for HTC phone's FM radio)

5 - Toshiba Canvio Connect 2TB Portable Hard Drive (There's a complete backup of my PC as well as about 1,200 movies on it)

6 - Dayan GuHong 3x3x3 Speed Cube 6-Color Stickerless V2

7 - Moleskine Classic Notebook, Pocket, Plain Paper, Hard Cover, Black, with Zebra F-301 Ballpoint, Sanford Protouch II Mechanical Pencil, and Staedtler Mars Plastic Eraser

8 - Rechargeable Backup Battery (Got it for $10 at Micro Center, great for a quick top-up when I'm in the field, or in a field)

9 - Armani Exchange Leather Logo Embossed Card Case

10 - SanDisk Cruzer Fit 16GB USB Flash Drive x 2 (One Bit-Locker encrypted with PortableApps, and one YUMI bootable with PCLinuxOS, BackTrack, HIREN, and LiberKey)

11 - Importer520 Micro USB OTG Male To USB Female Adapter For Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (Allows me to plug almost any USB device into my Galaxy S4)

12 - Samsung Charger, with retractable USB to Mini-USB cable, and Mini-USB to Micro-USB adapter (Charges both phones, bluetooth headphones, bluetooth keyboard, backup battery, and connects hard drive to phone or PC)

13 - Honest 503 Butane Jet Pencil Torch (Also doubles as a quick and dirty soldering torch)

14 - Rii Touch 330 Bluetooth Keyboard

15 - HTC Inspire 4G (Backup Phone)

16 - Hybrid Case for Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (Taking Photo) (This thing is a beast, water and dust proof, it has pretty much negated my need to carry around a laptop, especially with TeamViewer installed. I was also able to wade across a river with it fully submerged in my pocket while on vacation last year.)

17 - Quikcell S160 Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Headset

18 - Casio PRW2500-1 (Solar powered, with every environmental sensor that my phone doesn't have)

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Packed Armani Exchange Ripstop Messenger Bag

Packed Otterbox (Goes in bag)

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Thermos E20600 (Goes in bag, quite literally keep ice for 24 hours, utterly amazing)

It'll certainly work, but I don't know how well. The larger the flame, the less control you have over the color pattern.

I usually use this butane torch on a low setting for ring-sized items. It puts out a blue flame a little thinner than a pencil. The narrow flame allows you to concentrate the heat in a very small area, leaving narrow color bands.

I've also used this torch head with propane. It colors the steel just fine, but the color bands are considerably wider because it's harder to concentrate the heat.

Either way makes for an interesting piece, of course.

It may not be necessary to have a torch, but it helps immensely when trying to build contact coils.

As far as convincing someone that the torch is safe, i would suggest going with a high quality torch. I like the blazer line, and have been using one for over 3 years. I also use it a lot now that I don't smoke and can never find a lighter, so it could be purchased to 'light charcoal'.

This is the torch I use. I like it a lot, and it is surprisingly fuel-efficient, though doesn't work for creme brulee.

I also like Rio Grande for my jewelry supplies (including silver if you know what you need). You can buy copper from the hardware store, and if there is a jewelry supply store where you live that would obviously be ideal.

Different kinds of flux work in different ways, but I've never had trouble using any particular type as long as it was clean. As a reminder, being successful in jewelry-level soldering is mostly about having a clean join (and solder does not bridge a gap).

You can solder silver and copper together without trouble, but the line will not blur. Since the solder is silver-colored, ideally you will use exactly the amount you need whenever soldering copper, and then can sand off any excess solder so there isn't messy silver solder all over the copper surface. There are also ways to copper plate something entirely, but that doesn't sound like what you're looking for.

Let me know if you have other questions!

I have two like the one pictured and a few triple and a quad flame and yes one was a lemon. I settled on this one https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000L7V5JM/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 and while it's pricey it's always worked.

My acetylene/oxygen tanks sit in a very compact plastic holder they sell with the bottles and take up no more than about one square foot of floor space. By the time you add the regulators and come up with some way to secure the disposable bottles, I don't think you will gain much extra space.

Do you already have hand held butane torches? For simple tasks with pieces that weigh less than a half an ounce, I don't bother to use my Smith little torch.

I use this one the most.

Blazer GT8000 Big Shot Butane Torch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NCZU0A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_9-NDyb0PAVJR2

http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

I have this guy here, I'd imagine if you turn on low it'll work since "fuel efficiency" is your thing, has a big ass tank!

but in the end you get what you pay for non annealed china glass, her tube is small is enough to convert with an adapter imho. adapter plus banger from dhgate maybe 20-30$ torch 40 at bb&b. i would honestly buy a big shot on amazoninstead. im not a fan of the bb&b torches the pizo ignitor ALWAYS fails after about 9 months causing you to have to return and get a new one id rather have something last 4-6years. i have had my blazer gb2001 for 8 years now still lights everytime.

You need a quartz banger, a directional flow carb cap, and a nice butane torch if you've got the extra money for it. A propane torch will work in its place will just mess up your nail quicker. Also qtip the nail in between every hit with q tips dipped in isopropyl alcohol to keep the nail as clean as possible. Will provide better dab experience. Look up "low temp dabs" on youtube, don't ruin your concentrates by taking hot dabs. Hope this helps, happy dabbin!

Edit: fixed link

Regardless of the advice you're given here, please be aware that choosing to smoke meth VS other ROA (oral/intranasal/plugging) may give you a massive compulsion to redose (and specifically, to smoke) that is stronger than any compulsion I've personally experienced from any other drug. If you are very disciplined and have conviction about managing the role of substances in your life it can be controlled, but be mindful that this particular choice may challenge that conviction more than any other use of drugs.

That said I fukken love smoking meth. Also fuck the bic users, torches for life. I have found through much experimentation (nearly $1000 on drug paraphernalia over a year) that the most effective way to vaporize meth is completely contrary to the advice commonly found on the internet. I place direct superhot torch flame on the bottom of the bowl (while rolling and inhaling) for a fraction of a second. This causes the flame to diffuse evenly across the bottom of the glass and the bowl to flash instantly with thick vapor. If I continue in this fashion until I cannot inhale any longer, the meth cracks back with zero discoloration or any other sign of burnt meth.

This requires a hot, high pressure, large diameter nozzle torch (relative to typical tweaker torches) to really work effectively. If you don't want to drop the dinero on a Blazer Big Shot but don't mind the bulk you can head to any hardware store and grab a basic propane pencil torch for $20. Even better if you buy a hose and sparker (sometimes included).

If you aren't looking for a personal challenge or potentially much more just eat or snort your meth.

EDIT: If you are sourcing your meth on DNMs, check out Pregabalin (brand name Lyrica). It's a GABA analogue with a duration similar to Xanax that is used to treat epilepsy and neuropathic pain, but it has a lot to offer a meth user. It brings a often needed element of "chill" to the experience without disrupting the high, and perhaps more importantly it almost completely restores the appetite loss from meth.

http://www.amazon.ca/Colibri-Butane-300ml-Vacuum-Refined/dp/B00PY8I7N0/ref=pd_sim_328_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=51EN23vF-vL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1YWQ78JECWX2355B75DE

this is the stuff you want

also i would suggest a better torch like this one

http://www.amazon.ca/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

Do yourself a huge favor and ditch those tiny-ass torches for a blazer

http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421534953&sr=8-1&keywords=blazer+big+shot+gt8000

I got this and never came back after.

Strong flame and bigger tank than the average vectors.

BIG SHOT GT 8000 gets that nail where it needs to be in no time!!!

Edit here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t/176-5012220-3460966

This one's pretty good

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000NCZU0A/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1453005156&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&keywords=blazer+big+shot+gt8000

Soto Pocket Torch

Like this? Seems like one of those things that's not very economical or functional...

For anyone that might be interested, from Amazon: Soto Pocket Torch

The process is easy, just tweeze (long handles help, it gets hot fast), torch until it glows, and cool off (15 seconds or so).

Cheap option on amazon here (<$9) : http://www.amazon.com/BBQbuy-Pencil-Welding-Soldering-Lighter/dp/B007A9YSPW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395645522&sr=8-1&keywords=butane+torch

RipTrippers uses this one: (has a standard cheapo lighter under the hood, $20) http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbranded-Turbo-Torch-Combo-Pack-LTT-110CP/203456954

I use the torch from my creme brulee kit, but a simple torch lighter would work, as well.

Greetings all!

My main suggestion to anyone wanting to get into vaping it is to skip the ego-starter kits, MVP2 (cheapish Vv or Vw boxes), non-rebuildable tanks (Protanks, Nautilus) and just drive right into the mechanical mod / box mod world. I say this because the vaping experience is so much better with rebuildables. I went with the all of the above, and I personally wished that someone would’ve told me to just dive right in, because all that stuff is sitting around not being used. The people that I’ve talked to are typically hesitant to do so because of the coil building, but there are so many YouTube tutorials, suggestions and information on /r/RBA and /r/electronic_cigarette that it’s much easier than it seems. Anyway, if I were to start all over again, these are the things which I’d buy.

Must Haves
These are the things which I consider essential to starting off the on the right foot. I’ve purchased a lot of things, and these are the things which I suggest to my friends. Most of the links are from Amazon, because it’s what I’ve primarily used.

Battery - Sony VTC5
http://www.eciggity.com/2-pc-sony-18650vtc5-2600mah-30a-battery/

These are pretty much the standard when it comes to “safe” batteries. They’re affordable, good amp limit and have been recommended many times. If you purchase from the link above, they also give you a plastic carrying case!

Charger - Nitecore i2 or Nitecore i4
http://www.amazon.com/Nitecore-IntelliCharger-i4-Battery-Charger/dp/B005UAI372/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404287334&sr=8-1&keywords=nitecore

Affordable, reliable and these won’t “overcharge” your batteries. The difference between the i2 and i4 is the amount of batteries they can charge at a single time. They also have a new fancier one out, called the Digicharger D2 and Digicharger D4. Those are nice because it has a LCD panel that displays a lot more information than the i2 and i4. I personally use an just an i2.

Mechanical Mod - Stingray
http://www.vaperoyalty.com/hcigar-stingray-mod-stainless-steel/

Now, 90% of what is suggested for an actual mechanical mod is going to be of personal taste. The Stingray is the “older brother” of the Nemesis. This is what I purchased when I first started out vaping. The unit is very easy to break apart, clean, has a locking ring, has a floating 510 connection and venting holes in case of a battery leak. Almost everyone I know has a Stingray.

Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer - Magma by Infinite
http://101vape.com/rebuildable-atomizers-tanks/309-magma-atomizer-clone-by-infinite.html

One of the best purchases I’ve made. The juice wells are very deep compared to everything else on the market (that doesn’t have a tank system). Threads are nice, easy to build on, post holes are large and the air-flow is easy to manipulate. You can run this on a single coil or a dual coil. Blows almost all the other RDAs I have out of the water. This is my main RDA.

Organic Cotton - Maxim Hygiene Products Organic Cotton Balls
http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Cotton-Balls-Triple-count/dp/B00E8T2X36/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1404288337&sr=8-3&keywords=organic+cotton

I suggest using un-bleached, organic cotton. Some people take it one step further by washing them, I think thats taking it a bit far and I don’t do it. You can pick them up from any convenience store or supermarket (CVS, Walgreens, Target, Whole Foods), a 100 count will last you AGES.

Kanthal - AWG A1 26 Gauge
http://www.amazon.com/Kanthal-Gauge-100ft-0-40386-Resistance/dp/B00HALND7Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404288659&sr=8-1&keywords=kanthal+26

I like to use 26g kanthal wire for my dual coil builds. 26g is a bit thicker than what a lot of people suggest (28g), but for me, because it’s thicker, it’s easier to work with.

Screwdrivers - Stanley 6 Piece Screwdriver set
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00009OYGV/ref=oh_details_o05_s01_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The screwdrivers which come with your RDAs are short, small and crappy. I like these screw drivers because they come in a variety of sizes and you do not need to mess with a drill-bit. What I really like about these, is at the end of the drill bit is a small little ledge (can’t think of a better word), where you can push your coil and scrunch it up a bit.

Ohm meter / Multimeter - Any generic ohm reader or Innova 3300
http://101vape.com/meters/170-ohms-meter.html

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001O1X65A/ref=oh_details_o02_s01_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You can use a multimeter to do basically the same thing as an ohm reader. The multimeter has an added benefit of being able to read the volts are your battery as well. I have both, but I prefer to use a “regular” ohm reader. This video below can teach you how to use a multimeter for that purpose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgXAmPBAO5g&index=2&list=LLU7AM2JUxXCrj4TSCDQDffw

Optional items
Things that I’ve purchased that you can probably substitute with something in your house. They’re nice to have, most people have these, but I decided to link these anyway, because I didn’t have some stuff (my scissors were too large).

Scissors - Generic surgical scissors
http://www.amazon.com/Amercian-Diagnostic-Corporation-3425-Stainless/dp/B000GHIUR2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1404289491&sr=8-5&keywords=surgical+scissors

To cut your cotton. Small, sharp and gets the job done.

Tweezers - Ceramic tweezers
http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10007588/1655800-heat-resistant-stainless-steel-tweezers-for-e

Allows you to hold your coil together and torch them without heating up the tweezers.

Wire cutters - Hakko CHP-170
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FZPDG1K/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For cutting your kanthal off that spool!

Atomizer holder - Plano 23630-01
http://www.amazon.com/Plano-23630-01-Stowaway-Adjustable-Dividers/dp/B000E3FKVC/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1404289861&sr=8-4&keywords=plano

You’re gonna buy a bunch of atomizers. Everyone buys a bunch. You’re not going to be able to help yourself. I use this plastic case to keep everything neat and separated.

Building deck - Tenderfoot Stands
https://www.facebook.com/tenderfoot.stands?fref=ts

You don’t need this. But it makes building RDAs easier. You can also place your juice filled RDAs on here.

Torch - Mini Jet Flame 503
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007A9YSPW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This will help you get those coils nice and tight, without having to fire off your mechanical mod.

Battery Case - Bluecell
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Q6PJO8/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you don’t buy the batteries from the link above, you’re gonna want a battery case. Do not keep your batteries loose in your pocket or floating around your bag. They can come in contact with something metal and potentially damage the battery.

new torch? butane torches are cheap. http://www.amazon.com/BBQbuy-Pencil-Welding-Soldering-Lighter/dp/B007A9YSPW/ref=sr_1_5?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1382804081&sr=1-5&keywords=butane+soldering+torch

i love this

A pair of 18" (or an 18 and 14) ridgid aluminum pipe wrenches?
https://www.amazon.com/Ridgid-31100-18-Inch-Aluminum-Wrench/dp/B0000224JF/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479754916&sr=8-1&keywords=ridgid+pipe+wrench

a pair of helly hansen or carhartt's overalls
https://www.amazon.com/Carhartt-Mens-Overall-Unlined-Brown/dp/B000JHCZ3Y/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1479755085&sr=8-18&keywords=carhartt

pex crimpers with cutters
https://www.amazon.com/Iwiss-Crimper-Crimping-Calibrate-Cutters/dp/B018VNUCSC/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1479755135&sr=8-3&keywords=pex+crimpers

soldering torch
https://www.amazon.com/Propane-Mapp-Gas-Torch-Kit/dp/B00GEL9BJA/ref=sr_1_9?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1479755296&sr=1-9&keywords=solder+torch

i'd love any of these personally

Dremel and Bernzomatic both sell small butane torches for around $30.

I own the Dremel. (It was a gift). I expected it to be hot garbage. Surprisingly, it is not hot garbage.

I torch for around 18-20 seconds and give it ~10 seconds to cool. I don't really count out my cool down time, it's usually just the time it takes me to pick up my tool and get a good scoop out of a raw garden dish. I never heat it up red hot, it'll just damage the banger. I also don't really count out, or time myself when heating. A small amount of residual concentrate always starts creating whisps of vapor, and when I see that I know I'm at around the right temp. Ends up whisping up at around 16 seconds for my banger. I get this even though I thoroughly swab and clean with ISO after each dab. It's a good indicator though.

I'll find a picture of my banger, it's very similar.

I use a Bernzomatic Micro Torch at full flame (Model #ST2200T - bought it at Home Depot last year for like 29.99)

http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

The main advantage of acetylene torch is the ability to get a very localized area hot very quickly. You can still get it hot with the yellow bottle torches (called Mapp still) or propane or butane (this is the one I was referring to Blazer GT8000 Big Shot Butane Torch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NCZU0A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_gQAXAbRB3QEDA) it just takes longer and so conduction has more chance to take effect and you end up heating a very large area.

I don't know about the bronze alloy. The silver solder I was using flowed at around 1200 F. I used the white paste flux which you also have to be careful with to not burn before you get a good flow. The color of the glow was one of my best indicators of temperature in the moment.

https://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

I hear endless good things about these.

When it comes to torches, your best bet is to invest a little more and get the GT 8000. It's built to last for years, so chances are you're never going to need to buy another torch.

But as far as your dabs go, I don't think that the torch would cause that issue. Like the others said, maybe let it get seasoned a little bit.

BBaB Bonjour Creme Brulee torch is the best IMO. I have a 14mm domeless and it takes about 25 seconds to heat up, I can usually get about 50 dabs before I have to refill. A can of butane lasts me 5-6 grams of shatter with this torch. The Big Shot torch is also a good one: http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

What is active carbon used for?

For Butane, I just use whatever is on sale, for your torch it doesn't really matter. Lately I have been using Power 5x since it's 2 for $5 at my local smoke shop. You can buy a case on Amazon for like $38.

I just love my torch and it's easily my most favorite of all the ones I've had. It's the Blazer Gt8000 Big Shot. Little bit pricey but in my opinion its worth it for how fast it heats up the nail and for how much you'll be using it haha

That could be just a faulty seal as I assume it's leaking from where you fill it?

I would recommend https://www.amazon.ca/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A
You can find it on sale for 60$ and I've had it dabbing daily for 2 years. A solid device.

I have the Vector Nitro, the bigger $70 one. Great torch, but my igniter went out (common issue with this torch). So it could take a few clicks to get it to go or I need to use a flame to get it going. It does come with a lifetime warranty, so I can get it replaced but I'm lazy.
But I recommend you buy the Blazer GT8000. It's only $20 more and it will be so much better than the small torches. I would have bought it but the Vector torch was a gift
I also have a Blazer Micro Torch, great little back up torch. I've had it since 2012 and it still works great.

The Big Shot is the highest quality hand torch that I've ever used or seen anywhere, they're incredible. It's on Amazon for $53 right now. Unless the size is a huge problem, you wont find a better torch. If you do get a Big Shot the red piece of plastic that goes over the fuel knob is meant for traveling, I've known wayyy to many people who threw them out.

If the Big Shot is too big then go with the Big Buddy. Vetor are straight up relabeled Chinese designed torches, companies like Newport and Blazer at least design their own.

https://www.amazon.ca/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A Hands down the best torch I have had, Going strong on 2 years now.

I had one of these too:
http://www.amazon.com/Bernzomatic-Micro-Butane-Soldering-ST2200T/dp/B000PS9TQI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314194817&sr=8-1

Kind of looks like the smaller one on thinkgeek. The electric one might be ok, but I don't think it will be as fun as the butane plumbing torch.

The bigger one is much better for both weeds and plumbing. I actually burned a hole through the copper elbow I was trying to sweat on (terrible plumbing skills).

My guess is that killing weeds in this manner is so manly that it actually increases your testosterone.

Some suggestions from my working with Kleer Kote:

1. It's surprisingly liquid and likes to sneak out of things I thought I had sealed up. Use the heck out of tape (I've been using exterior grade plastic painters tape, but see a lot of aluminum duct tape in other people's projects, need to try that myself!) around the area you're working with an make sure it seals around and into the bumps in wood grain. Glue might help with that, but plan on lots of sanding afterwards.
   
2. Make sure you protect whatever is underneath where you are pouring in case it starts to drip, you don't want this stuff in your carpet etc.
   
3. It's been mentioned, but make the mold big and pour a bigger area than you want to end up with. It's super easy to work with and sand down with an 80 grit once it's hardened (give it several days to a week cure after the final pour with as big a piece as you're working with though). Once it's sanded, it looks rough, but clears up nicely with either another top clear coat of more epoxy or a poly.
   
4. Get a Bernz-O-Matic or similar butane torch to get air bubbles out after each pour. I babysat my pours for a couple hours checking in every 20 minutes or so to use the torch and pop new bubbles that came out of knots and cracks in the wood. All my edges where tape was ended up with a lot of bubbles, but I planned to sand those out anyway. If I had aluminum tape I probably could have used the torch to get more of them out.
   
5. What kind of photo luminescent pigment did you get? I highly recommend something like a Triple Glow Powder because it looks awesome in regular light, under a black light, and in total darkness. If it's just glow in the dark powder, those looks that sickly greenish off white that all glow in the dark products tend to look like by default.
   
6. I like the sound of the acrylic mold glued to the wood until you're ready to take it off. Might want to see more pics as you're putting it together though to make sure what I'm imagining is the same as what you have in mind?
   I'll shoot you a PM of my current epoxy resin project (not quite ready to share it with the world at large yet :)
   
   Good luck!

I doubt the pencil torch puts out enough heat to solder a heavy ring. I regularly use this for smaller items without too much trouble, sometimes using a pair of them if I need the extra heat. This one is even better in terms of output but again I've used two simultaneously on occasion.

Copper is filthy and really sucks up the heat--you might want to switch to a paste flux like Handy Flux to eat up the oxides that are keeping your solder from flowing.

Your soldering surface is important--you'll have less trouble with something heat-reflective like a Solderite pad or a charcoal block.

I was curious about the Blazer.

Is This the one that you're talking about?

Welcome to the fam!

Cheap option: This 5-pack of Eagle lighters.

Pro option: This Blazer micro torch.

Fancy option: This Xikar Allume lighter.

A year later, two of the five Eagle torches are still working, which is good for the price and they make fine backups. The Xikar is lovely, feels great, lights every time, the tank is really small though. The Blazer is my all-day everyday torch.

I strongly suggest that you hold off on using the WPA until you are very familiar with it dry. With WPA you lose a lot of the feedback (warmth, harshness) and it's much easier to accidentally combust as a result.

Yup.

https://www.amazon.com/SOTO-ST-PT-14SB-Soto-Pocket-Torch/dp/B0046UZRNU/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0046UZRNU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I never fly without it!

Why not both? Literally. The 503Torch does both a torch and soft flame. Although, I rarely use it for a torch since I have a Vertigo Cyclone torch.

What I have started doing lately is toast the foot with my torch and then switch over to a soft flame to finish lighting it. I have found that I get a great burn that way and don't overdo it lighting it with the torch.

http://www.amazon.com/BBQbuy-Pencil-Welding-Soldering-Lighter/dp/B007A9YSPW

that one?

It looks like people have mostly got you started here in terms of supplies. In terms of tools though, this is what I keep in my rebuilding stuff (linking to Amazon just because its easier):

• Small screwdriver set OR Hex set OR a combo set. Which one will depend on the RBA you get, but eventually you'll probably find yourself with ones that have Phillips and Hex screws.
  
• Butane Torch. You can get this same one on Fasttech for $4 if you don't mind the shipping time.
  
• Wire cutters, either full size or micros
  
• Pliers, I also have a set of channel locks accessible, but not in my normal kit, mainly to try and get my Bombshell Stinger apart
  
• A generic desk light or something like helping hands can save a lot of headaches.
  
• Cheap multimeters can be found from $5 - $20
  
• Exacto knife because knives always come in handy at some point (rule #9)
  
  Other generic stuff:
  
  
• Toothpicks (great for wrapping coils around)
  
• Cotton swabs, cotton balls and paper towels
  
• Bic lighter
  
• Scissors for cutting wick (I use the wire cutters, but if you have micros, 3mm wick might get messy/frayed)

I put this here because I didn't want to make a new post and I'm too lazy to filter through Reddit's shitty search feature. Anyone have experience with the 503 Torch Lighter? My ScorchTorch recently took a shit and I need a new lighter.

Not sure if this will show up for you but Dream Garden has it for 12.99 at the moment, with 2 day shipping.

I went on a little shopping spree for my DIY/rebuildable stuff. Picked up the following:

5 glass beakers, 50-1000ml
4 oz amber glass boston round bottles, pack of 12
2x pack of 6 2oz amber bottles w/droppers
2x 2pack 8oz amber bottles
[labels for bottles] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Z5SM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
100count transfer pipettes
2 10 packs of 5ml blunt tip syringes
Heated ultrasonic cleaner (for quick steeping)

100ft A1 32 AWG kanthal
100ft A1 30 AWG kanthal
100ft A1 28 AWG kanthal
12ft 2mm braided hollow Ekowool
Pair of locking hemostats
butane pencil torch (for torching ekowool)
This genius little invention - everyone should buy this, it was like six bucks

other than that, a couple anyvape mini davide glass clearos because the protank 2 group buy I organized will likely not have a replacable drip tip, and I need at least 2 mini glass tanks that can take my bds60 from captivape.

i need me a fucking workshop, not sure where I'm going to put all this stuff...

Save yourself a lot of hassle and get yourself one of these mini torches.

Here is the lighter

I use it for when I smoke Cigars (yes, I really do love Cigars!). The torch is a tank, get this, it has both torch and soft flame with a flick of a button.

The price is decent, I recommend buying 2-3 just in case one is a bit funky, I have never personally had an issue with them and I have owned mine for quite some time. You really can put these things through the ringer.

When people ask for a Cigar lighter I jump to this type all the time.

edit: Also, you, (with this lighter) are a freaking god at cornering bowls now

Like others said the blazer gt8000 though an amazing torch if you like dabbing but flame too strong even when hardly one

I suggest either a good cigar lighter like Colibri EVO it last super long for me and i never had an issue when using good fuel, it lights everytime

Or if you want to stay with blazer maybe try there firefox might work better your probably need to hold it farther away.but i never used it personally

Blazer is handy for home use.

clipper makes a jet torch now, which is good for on the go and also historic / classy as shit: clipper

Just because the flame looks big doesn't mean it's hot. My buddy has a welding torch that gets his quartz banger glowing white. Then we let it sit 30 seconds and take a low temp dab. His flame is like 2 inches but is extremely focused and hot.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00MJW07Z0/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?qid=1458008697&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=welding+torch+butane&dpPl=1&dpID=41ODLfpgxWL&ref=plSrch

I gave it to him for his birthday.

i use this one you can get at most home depots.

https://smile.amazon.com/Bernzomatic-189-ST2200T-Trigger-Butane-Refillable/dp/B00OQS6IRG/ref=pd_ybh_a_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4D67MW0EEK5727K75X07

I've done a few NES console builds and a few more NES cartridge builds. This album isn't mine, but for the port access I HIGHLY recommend using the decora keystone wall plate. You can get a gray one on Amazon that comes decently close to matching, and with some good glue work you'll barely notice it's there. Since you'll be using a dremel anyway to get rid of screw standoffs that are no longer necessary, cutting that opening should just take some patience.

I was a complete idiot with a soldering iron, and after getting some reps with it doing projects like these it's kind of amazing what you pick up. I found this site hugely helpful, since a lot of what I was doing was desoldering USB cables from PCB's (for the cartridge builds) and resoldering microUSB heads. You won't be doing a lot of desoldering, however everyone makes mistakes and sometimes fixing those mistakes involves removing solder. There are plenty of youtube vids out there for soldering, but all you need to get started is something like this. It's not the best iron in the world, but it's temperature controllable and something cheep to get you started. The only thing I'd add to that is a little flux, it will help tinning wire ends immeasurably.

Something else that's going to help you out a LOT for the console build: RELOCATE THE MICROSD CARD. Buy one of these, I routed mine to the left side of the cartridge opening, set vertically against the opening and at an angle so i can get the SD card in and out. You really don't want to rip apart 6 screws to open and close the unit, and if the SD card gets corrupted or you just want to change something on there that's exactly what you'll have to do. Move that sumbitch to the front and you'll never have to worry about it.

i came up with this so far (still doing this as an exercise to determine value, i havent decided against the GK64 yet):

• Case: Bent steel case:$17
  
  
• PCB: ORG60: $22
  
  
• Plate: Do I need a plate? Or will a case that requires a plate usually come with a plate? How do I know if switches are plate-mounted or PCB mounted?
  
  
• (Long-term case: Tric 60: $150)
  
   
  
  
• Switches: Kailh Box Red: $3 for 10, $21 (can't tell if these are LED incompatible)
  
  
• White LEDs: Pack of 80 white diffused: $5 groupbuy
  
  
• Keycaps: DSA PBT: $57
  
  
• Holtites for switches: Gold: $15 for 50 sockets, $45
  
  
• LED holtites: $10 for 50, $30
  
  
• SIP sockets: Do I need these? $8 for 150
  
   
  
  
• Soldering kit: $25
  
  
  Total: $222

this one? if so then you should be at about 350 on the dial on the iron. the solder in that kit is leaded, for reference.

yeah surface mount stuff is a little tetchy at first. did you add a blob of solder to one of the pads and then tack the mosfet in place or something else?

QIANGUANG® Jet Flame Lighter Blow... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06Y2J74T8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

This lighter is going strong for me worth the price

Depends on the torch. Check this out, looks like the items bought with this could be somewhat affordable. You'll have to call a distributor near you for the gas tanks and get their costs.

This one, for anyone else looking at the post

Thanks!

Long before I started smoking cigars regularly I bought this butane torch to make vape mod coils and it has been my most reliable cigar lighter to date. Holds a ton of fuel to.

Blazer GB4001 Stingray Butane Torch, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HT8U9M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jU2XCb331CP2J

Shouldn't need to spend over $30 for a torch. This one has served me well for years: (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HT8U9M/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

dis one http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HT8U9M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Ahh, well happy birthday and good luck with your search! I had a smaller butane torch that rocked so much ass, but it was a lot pricier. That thing could melt steel (or the crook of your thumb if you weren't paying attention). Really good lighter and powerful for the size.

I really like this torch:
http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

Can't go wrong, $48, best flame I've seen and more capacity for tane.

You want a good torch - the ones for plumbing are decent, but won't be optimal for what you're looking to do. The "cone" you were talking about just adjusts how complete the combustion is - a yellower flame means more air is added and less pure fuel is burning. A good torch will burn the fuel very efficiently and give you a pure blue flame, which in turn will eat up all the fuel, and leave behind no undesirables.

This is a good torch - but very powerful http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1370986935&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=blazer+bigshot+torch

This for sure. The GT8000 bigshot is the best I've seen and definitely worth the extra few bucks

Here is the desktop version of your link

This is the gold standard for dabs. https://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1XT2R1MPY0DDG&keywords=big+shot+gt8000+blazer&qid=1564424473&s=gateway&sprefix=GT+Blas%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-4

There's no way this torch could get a TI nail red hot in 5 seconds. Creme brulee torches heat at 2500 *C and it still doesn't heat up a TI nail red hot in 5 seconds. The best torch I've seen is a blazer big shot. http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A Little more than a vector torch, and heats up TI faster.

For an extra 20$ you can get a blazer GT8000 and save your banger. Also butane is stupid cheap.

Just got my “Blazer” torch from Amazon, and it works fantastically. The flame is steady and long for cooking it any other needs. It’s also very durable and doesn’t seem like it will break anytime soon

Blazer GT8000 Big Shot Butane Torch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NCZU0A?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Much cheaper from Amazon

Butane torches, I've loved my Newport (it comes in other colors if gold isn't your thing). My guy has one of those and a Blazer Big Shot which is nice as well. Both have stood the test of time. The Newport you can operate with one hand, the Big Shot is possible to operate with one hand but slightly more difficult. I ordered a 6-pack of Newport butane with my torch and it's performed wonderfully. A cheap Bernzomatic torch from Home Depot will conk out on you, so just factor that in to whether you want to make another trip to pick up a new torch in 6 months, or buy a slightly more expensive one that'll last twice as long if not longer.

If you're going the propane route and have a TI nail, just make sure you don't overheat your nail. Titanium reacts with oxygen when it reaches a certain temperature, creating titanium oxide (the white coating you see on some TI nails) and titanium dioxide dust, which you can inhale and is definitely not good for you. You can reach this temp with butane or propane, but because propane burns about 1000 degrees (F) hotter than butane, you can reach that temp much easier. Those big blue propane tanks at Home Depot run about $5 though, if you're looking for a cheap and efficient route.

Blazer GT8000 Big Shot Butane Torch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NCZU0A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_v1HpybS611S73

It's way worth it

How are you cooking? I'm mostly familiar with sous vide, but it has some similarities with reverse searing. I use a powerful butane torch to finish my steaks and burgers. My dad, when he has some extra hands around, does a combo with a super hot butter filled cast iron. One person torches the top and the other bastes with the butter, but I think this is more complicated than needed. I'm very happy with just a torch. I use https://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

I use the torch for dabbing too, it's very well made.

Blazer GT8000 Big Shot Butane Torch

I got one of these for my birthday. It's not as powerful as one of the nozzles that fits on the large butane tanks, but it's a great compromise between compact size and power.

$50 with free shipping on Amazon or $40 from this hardware store. So it's just $50 max for a brand new torch... Not $85 for that shitty, used combo. I need what you're smoking if you think you have a good deal haha!

Good try though.

Blazer GT8000 Big Shot Butane Torch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NCZU0A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3t30DbD2MDYYV

It's all personal taste, there are some torches that require you to hold the "trigger" down to keep it lit and there are some that only require you press the ignition once.

I prefer the torches that require you press it once, when it comes to torches you absolutely get what you pay for.

You might also want to take into consideration a torch that has "child safety" features, they can be a real pain if you are consistently dabbing and don't have children or somehow have a system that guarantees child safety.

https://www.amazon.ca/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

This is the torch I use, simple design, large flame, heats up my rig way quicker than any other torches I've used.

I'm not sure if you could caramelize sugar with this torch as the flame is massive. But if you plan on dabbing a lot and can keep it away from children I highly recommend it.

Highly recommend this one. Friend and I both have one and we've been using them for ~3 years. Best torches we've used.

Here is the mobile version of your link

Put it on a plate, hit it with this http://www.amazon.com/Bernzomatic-Micro-Butane-Soldering-ST2200T/dp/B000PS9TQI

Really not that difficult

I live in Canada so I have to get it shipped of Amazon.ca, are both of these products the same as the one you linked? The reason I asked is because the prices are significantly different to each other:


https://www.amazon.ca/Little-Torch-Tips-Box-Acetylene/dp/B001DZIML0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504405912&sr=8-1&keywords=smiths+torch


https://www.amazon.ca/Smith-Little-Torch-Soldering-Welding/dp/B000T43L30/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1504405912&sr=8-2&keywords=smiths+torch

If you are serious about silversmithing you will eventually need to get an oxygen/propane system. There are a number out there smith little is one brand. You can get by with a creme Brule torch but it only goes so far and it takes longer.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000T43L30/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504396305&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=smiths+torch&dpPl=1&dpID=51zA5M7iIYL&ref=plSrch

I've had this torch for 4 years now and it still works like the day I bought it. It's also very good on butane.

MAPP would be a bit unwieldy, imo.

I use this guy: http://www.amazon.com/ALL-PURPOSE-LARGE-BUTANE-TORCH-SOL-310-00/dp/B0058EDUYG

It works great. Gets plenty hot, nothing on it has melted even though I'm right up in the action with it, easy to refill but doesn't go through the butane too quickly, and has an adjustable flame (which is really key for a lot of things). Eventually I'll upgrade to acetylene, but for now it works great.

If you want a step up from that the Blazer gets consistently good reviews - http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GB2001-Self-Igniting-Butane-Micro-Torch/dp/B000VML7KO/

http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GB2001-Self-Igniting-Butane-Micro-Torch/dp/B000VML7KO

i have one of these and have used it like a stove burner to boil water by putting it between two rocks and putting a pot of water on top. it's also good for starting fires, etc... and it's just a really good torch to have around. it's easily refillable with normal butane canisters.

I would advise against trying to fix that one and just get a new one

https://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GB2001-Self-Igniting-Butane-Micro-Torch/dp/B000VML7KO

I'll second Blazer, I've been using this one daily for 11 months and it's still going strong.

I've always been a big fan of the performance of the Blazer GB2001 Plus it looks cool!

Psh. That stuff is child's play. Try this.

http://www.amazon.com/Blazer-GB2001-Self-Igniting-Butane-Micro-Torch/dp/B000VML7KO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344476173&sr=8-2&keywords=welding+torch

Then you are probably good on the butane. I had your same issue even with good butane. Went through two torches in a matter of weeks and I don't even use every day. Bought this torch and it's worked great with my vector 14 times filtered butane.

https://www.amazon.com/Blazer-PB207CR-Butane-Refillable-Lighter/dp/B001EDW9ME is this the one you mean? im hoping to get a good torch cuz im tired of fuckin around with the shitty ones

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0034YNMD6/ref=pd_aw_sbs_hi_8?refRID=04GW0TB1TAX3751BFW9Q

I do a lot of automotive electrical. This is my favorite tool for heat shrinking.

No problem at all. Just my sense that most that care enough to buy a DuPont would not use a Bic to light a cigar. I also use a Bic (actually have to use Scripto) along with this when traveling.

Thanks for the feedback!

For the water, I agree that I brought too much water. When I went to Olympic last year I only carried a liter of water with me at a time, but for Big Bend there is only a few streams that generally dry up in the summer (can't be relied on) and the Rio Grande. The route we went only came within about 5 miles of the Rio Grande, and the creeks were reduced to stagnant puddles by the time we went. The Big Bend website suggests a gallon per person per day of water, and we brought 4 gallons between us for 3 days, and that was still too much. I am a hyper water conservationist when I backpack, and I think I can get by with about 2 liters per person per day going forward. I had never done a desert trip before, so I went conservative to be safe.

The trash compactor bag is an intriguing idea. I have historically just done the ducks back to keep my stuff mostly dry and the dry sack to keep my sleeping bag dry so I would never freeze to death, but I like the idea of the compactor bag without the dry bag. I think I messed up my sub kilo by using a compression sack for the first 6 years that I owned it.

I have been eyeing those thermarest xlite pads. My current thermarest is about 10 years old and not very thick.

The rain jacket umbrella combo is something I have been testing recently. The Patagonia jacket I have is essentially a wind shirt, so anything more than a drizzle goes straight through it. So without an umbrella, I would be almost without rain gear. The umbrella has some other benefits like being a wind break, allowing easy night time bathroom breaks, and makes it easier to check maps while its raining and such. I think I will get an OR Helium at some point and bring that whenever it is a low chance of rain, or for particularly long trips.

I searched a bit for a torch style lighter, and these are the only ones that I have found:

Soto Which just loads generic bic style lighters into it for fuel.
Gizga Which requires you to buy separate fuel and recharge it.

I tried the Gizga one time, and I could only get a tiny bit of fuel to charge it, so it only lasted a day or two. I might have a defective unit, so I may try getting another one.

Thanks again for the advice! I will definitely test your ideas out!

$20 from Amazon. Seems like a lot of money, but I think I'm in anyway.

I was having the same issues, likely related to my filling technique. I stumbled across the Soto pocket torch. It uses any non-bic cheapo lighter. When the lighter is empty you open the torch, throw it away and put a new one. I got 20 lighters for $10.

Soto Pocket Torch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0046UZRNU?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

The flask miss_mchammerpants is pretty solid. Another neat tool I've not seen around often is this converter kit for lighters. It turns a normal cigarette lighter into a mini torch. Happy holidays!

Ones similar to this are recommended a lot on this sub.

Some people like Xikar lighters because the lifetime warranty.

I've used both of these for a couple of years without any problems.

psssst...

Me as well.
Also consider one of these. They get recommended pretty regularly.

But, honestly, my zippo+jet drop-in like what /u/katmaipinnacles recommended has worked just fine so far.

Nice. Get yourself a ceramic tip tweezers and a torch if you don't already.

It makes building coils a lot easier by not having to put your atty on a mod to heat up the coil. You can just hold the coil with ceramic tweezer and heat it up with torch.

Happy vaping!

Well I say broke, there's a possibility it's a lighter issue. i've been using the honest torch which was vaporize perfectly (until it broke) and this one which worked but it kept combusting....but now I can't even combust or vaporize it no matter what flame size I use.

If it isn't the ligher, I don't know. It's almost as if the airflow is not going through the vape properly cause the weed browns a bit but no vapor comes out.

Far and away my favorite is this from Amazon. The 503 torch is sold by a ton of sellers, holds a copious amount of butane, easily adjusts flame height, and includes a soft flame.

Its pretty much perfect and even fits snugly in my herfadors.

This is the one I have and it works for heating my titanium nail

It's a bit on the bulky side, but for the price and features it's worth it. The 503 Pen Torch

https://www.amazon.com/UNISHOW-Welding-Soldering-Lighter-Unishow/dp/B007A9YSPW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1479406310&sr=8-3&keywords=503+torch+pen

• big Butane Tank
  
• about the size of a small cigar and fits in (any i have tried) humidor just fine
  
• can do both Soft Flame and Blue Flame (single)
  
• Flame is adjustable
  
• did i mention cheap?
  
• have 3 of these 1 in garage, 1 in truck, 1 in Humidor for over 2 years and not a single one has failed me in any way shape or form yet
  
• Great for emergency wiring repairs on your truck, i know from experience!
  
  edit:
  
  
• the pushbutton starter is on the bottom so you just tap it against your leg/arm/ashtray/any remotely hard surface to light, advantage you can use this thing with bulky gloves on no problem.
  
• Kickstand on bottom is nice especially when you dont wan it to roll off anything
  
• only dislike - Softflame will not "light" in windy conditions, but if you light as blue and flip to soft, it'll stay working, and has a decent amount of wind resistance for the soft flame

When your lighter runs out of fuel, it is important to purge and refuel properly. This may be the problem. Who knows? I got a lighter with a 5 pack that also sucked.

This lighter is a pretty good deal, a few of us have one. I have a $60 lighter, but to be honest it's not that much better for doing the same job. I have had this lighter for over a year, it does the same thing. My old standby is a $5 torch from walmart.

I would encourage you to give wood matches a try.

Not too spendy and works great.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007A9YSPW/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1394249757&sr=8-2

I bought my BBQbuy Mini Jet Pencil Flame 503 Torch Butane Gas Fuel Welding Soldering Lighter from the seller UNISHOW. Shipped from Texas and was delivered quickly. This was in November.

As for gear how about these? Also what do you recommend

Tightvac


Lighter


Smoke Buddy

Grinder

Pipe

Dremel 2200-01 Versa Flame Multi-Function Butane Torch. I have owned a Vector, big shot, and I have used many other various torches. This Dremel, however, is certainly my preferred tool. It is more versatile, efficacious, and well-constructed. Have a look. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MJW07Z0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_9rDLAbSJ42TRY

I'm hesitant to buy anything other than a brand I've heard of, and a couple of people I've seen use this Dremel one (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MJW07Z0), which is a reasonable $30. But if I could get a reliable one for less, I will! What brand/model do you use?

Glad you figured something out, there are these as well:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005P1TRAS/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awd_rnXfxb9BQNTF9

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MJW08JK/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awd_4nXfxbPS230AX

i never really liked woodburning as i was never an artist. that being said the one your looking at seems to be of iffy quality. if you wanna be the bast damn aunt or uncle id get him this one https://www.amazon.com/Dremel-2000-01-Precision-Butane-Soldering/dp/B00MJW08JK/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1493201538&sr=1-1&keywords=versa+tip

I have one of these, it works well. nfs though, just another option.

https://www.amazon.com/Dremel-2000-01-Precision-Butane-Soldering/dp/B00MJW08JK

I love my Wera screw drivers, but to me that is a personal preference.I believe this is the y wing

I have a Small Butane Heat torch that I use on almost every single 7 and up repair.
Butane Torch

I use guitar picks instead of playing cards.
thin ones are the best

Camping scissors
these fold and are sharp

That’s the small things I can think of if you want a larger list of things that are more expensive I can add to it.

i use one of these http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-2000-01-Precision-Butane-Soldering/dp/B00MJW08JK/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1451929586&sr=1-1&keywords=dremel+soldering+iron

bit more versatile than a heat gun and useful for field soldering if you're desperate :D (no replacement for a hakko or weller iron)

I've managed to desolder a couple hundred switches now with a $20 kit off amazon and it's still working fine.

If you really just need it for a small project, no need to invest much.

An IC puller (not the cheapest place, but it's fulfilled by Amazon so it won't take forever to arrive at least.) makes releasing the switch from the plate so much easier as well. Just squeeze the tabs at the top and bottom of the switch.

Depending on the kind of solder they used and what's in the way, you may be able to use the method I described here to pop the switches out really quickly as well with it.

But generally watch some tutorials, and never pull too hard. If the switch is really not coming out, don't force it. That's how you rip up pads/traces. Adding more solder to help the heat reach all the way through and starting over is a better solution.

Heres a good middle of tbe road kit I'm thinking of buying myself off of amazon, it even has a desolder pump sucker. It is the Soldering Iron Kit, Including 60W Temperature Control Soldering Iron with ON/OFF Switch, Tips, Solder Sucker, Desoldering Wick, Solder Wire, Anti-static Tweezers and Stand with Cleaning Sponge https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MR65RJD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_7ZzHAbYM5ZP5A

https://smile.amazon.com/Soldering-Including-Temperature-Desoldering-Anti-static/dp/B01MR65RJD/ref=sr_1_11?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1495560179&sr=1-11&keywords=soldering+iron this one comes with everything you'll need and then some and gets good reviews.

I have this one https://smile.amazon.com/X-Tronic-3020-XTS-Digital-Display-Soldering/dp/B01DGZFSNE/ref=sr_1_14?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1495560179&sr=1-14&keywords=soldering+iron and absolutely love it, but it doesn't cost a bit more.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MR65RJD?psc=1

if its only for one time...

I decided to setup a spare pc on this desk... many workbenches I've been researching included one and it does make sense.
Just ordered Soldering Iron Kit, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MR65RJD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fzBxzbDWE45QX due to its very high rating and reviews.
The multi tool is still under investigation.

Came with the iron. I believe it is this kit on amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Soldering-Including-Temperature-Desoldering-Anti-static/dp/B01MR65RJD/ref=sr_1_11?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1520309067&sr=1-11&keywords=soldering+iron

I used these fans:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071WMHNG5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009NQLT0M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This soldering iron:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MR65RJD/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The screws mentioned in the video (bought them, and used the ones that came with the printer)

And I printed off these files:

V2_5015_CR10_tevoEZPrintDuct4

v2_CR10_TevoGeneric_Base

v2_CR10-TevoWireStrain

503 Torch. Just slightly over $10. But this gives you both soft flame and torch as well as being refillable. I love mine.

QG Mini Jet Pencil Flame 503 Torch Butane Gas Fuel Welding Soldering Lighter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y2J74T8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_X7f1Bb1BNZGYK

[503 Torch](QG Mini Jet Pencil Flame 503 Torch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y2J74T8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_GT9TBbBEN4KSH)

Single flame, pretty cheap, works well. Just make sure to turn it off before you put it down😁

As others are saying double/triple flame will be better outside but might give you a little less control on temps/a faster heat up.

Edit:
I also picked up a titanium tip and a water wand and use that directly on a bubbler, pretty much my favorite combination.

I've been through a few lighters, this is the best I've found yet... it's quite bulky, but I have to carry epipens anyway, and it's roughly the same size (if not a little thinner).

Interesting. I was thinking one of these used on the glass directly on the other (inside) side of the glass under each of the suction cups. The idea being that it would heat and expand any residual air under each cup and possibly causing the cup to 'pop' off the glass...

Blazer off of amazon. I went through 3 torches from bed bath and beyond before I said fuck it. Best $50 ever and somebody here recommended it to me. Said Torch

https://www.amazon.ca/Blazer-GT8000-Shot-Butane-Torch/dp/B000NCZU0A

It's definitely the best under $100.

Is this a good place to start

Soldering Iron Kit, Including 60W Temperature Control Soldering Iron with ON/OFF Switch, Tips, Solder Sucker, Desoldering Wick, Solder Wire, Anti-static Tweezers and Stand with Cleaning Sponge https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MR65RJD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_iJGHAb8XDC58B

Bernz-O-Matic ST2200T Micro Flame Butane Torch Kit https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000PS9TQI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_y1zNAbVVN9EY2 this is it here. It took about a week for it to break in ( the lock and for it to fire on every strike. Make sure to use their recommended butane (bernzomatic) this one has a 3 year warranty as well :)