What Blow torch

[tmuir]

At the moment for all my soldering I'm just using a small held held Mapp Gas torch that uses the disposable bottles.
Its fine for the smaller items but in the near future I want to have a go at making some very basic boilers, probably just a 'pot' boiler to start with and see how things go from there.
Now my little Mapp gas blow torch simply won't be big enough to silver solder boilers so I need to get a new blow torch.

I'm trying to keep the cost down a bit so was thinking of getting a blow torch that simply runs off LPG (Propane) bottles.
Has anyone here used these torches to silver solder small boilers (No bigger than 2 inch or so diameter and around 15cm long or shorter) up?

Or does anyone have a better suggestion?
Thanks
Tony

 

[Julian]

Machine mart do a propane set for twenty quid. Regulator, hose, a handset and three nozzels. Good set and all you need then is a gas bottle.



Julian

 

[tmuir]

That's a great price, shame I live in Australia.
But it's obvious I need to do some more shopping around as the place I visited today quoted me $250 (around £110) for a similar item, it was slightly better quality than that but not 5 times the quality!

Thanks for that I would of kicked myself if I had spent $250 and didn't need to, I did think it was rather over priced.

 

[Julian]

I thought Machine mart were world wide but why not see if they will ship to aus?

Julian.

 

[compound driver 2]

Hi
Pm me your address if they dont do international and the next time im at machine mart il pick one up and send it on to you.
I live a few miles down the road from machinemart and visit on a semiregular basis.
I have both the large nozzle set and the small set (19mm and 58mm) there no place close to Sievert but the price of Sievert is daft. I use both sets on big boilers 2 inch to the foot with no trouble.

Cheers Kevin

 

[tmuir]

Thanks Kevin,

If I can't find a more reasonable priced set here in OZ I may take you up on the offer.
I've only really just started looking and found out today I can buy all the parts separately at my local hardware store and get one for about $180 so I'm sure if I do some more hunting around I'll find a set for a better price.

 

[Hilmar]

For a boiler by a size of 3" X 8" I used two regular not Mapp gas torches. Put the boiler between Brigs and of you go.
Hilmar