[Jewelry making - Article 00688] - Re: [Orchid] Do small butane torches work?

[Gail Smith]

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    I'm confused. You sound very defensive. What do lapidary and torch
    choice have in common? Are you heat treating your stones?  My
    experience is that no one torch does it all. Period.  For silver
    soldering, A benzomatic propane is great (not for gold- they conduct
    heat differently), for casting I like oxy-acetylene (I'm sure there
    will be protests), for gold soldering- the smith little torch, etc. 
    You should have kept your other torches, limiting yourself to one
    torch limits the things you can do.  An entry level jeweler looking
    to get a torch, whos concerned about costs, can certainly buy a
    benzomatic propane torch.  As they progress in their craft and life
    they'll find other uses for it, outside to studio. 

Ciao Gail

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