best blowtorch...

[jack.frost]

What blowtorch make/model do people recommend

 

[Bhoydavid]

Where is the cheapest place to get a super fire 2?

Also to use it on a sievert gas bottle you need an adaptor I'm sure, how much are they does anyone know? Or is there another brand/type gas bottle that you don't need an adaptor for?

 

[Ermintrude]

Crossings. £40

 

[Mickyplumb]

Where is the cheapest place to get a super fire 2?

Also to use it on a sievert gas bottle you need an adaptor I'm sure, how much are they does anyone know? Or is there another brand/type gas bottle that you don't need an adaptor for?

No you don't mate. A Roth MAPP or propane goes straight on. You're thinking of the British Gas power jet that would need an adaptor to fit a standard bottle.

 

[Bhoydavid]

Crossings. £40

Do they have a site mate?

No you don't mate. A Roth MAPP or propane goes straight on. You're thinking of the British Gas power jet that would need an adaptor to fit a standard bottle.

Right cheers for that. Just I've seen people needing an adaptor of some sort but was always sure it was rothenberger though maybe a quick fire and not a superfire? Or am I completely wrong lol

 

[lame plumber]

use benzomatic and sf2 over last few years. prefer the benzo inside, smaller nozzle and better control. but sf2 has been a good un as well, much in the mould of ronnie barkers broom only issue I have is that flux seems to rot out the handles in the end.

 

[johnnyplumb]

Where is the cheapest place to get a super fire 2?

Also to use it on a sievert gas bottle you need an adaptor I'm sure, how much are they does anyone know? Or is there another brand/type gas bottle that you don't need an adaptor for?

Sievert is the same gas bottle as the primus 2000
you need an adapter to connect a primus 2000 to a superfire 2, it'll cost you around £14, a ripoff imo

btw, both a refill bottle and a disposable bottle cost roughly the same price, but you get more gas in a disposable.

 

[Gas]

Bernzomatic is essentially the same as the SF2 but comes with a better nozzle as standard and is cheaper.

The superfire is just a trademarked name, it is made by Bernzomatic, Rotenburger do not make or manufacture tools, they license tools from others who do and in the case of the SF, slap on £20 - £40 extra.

If anyone likes the superfire, then buy it from the company that makes it and save yourself some dosh.

 

[Gas]

Ill get back to you Simon, it does have a manufacturer number which corresponds to 3 different brands.

 

[Gas]

It is BenzTS7000 and BenzTS8000.

Don't get the lesser model sold by Screwfix @ 50 quid as it has no adjustment screw and thus is useless for Plumbers and is a rip off price anyway.

 

[Gas]

I found the ts8000 for £54
For 84. I can get
Sf2
Map gas
Tool bag
Roth grips

Why would I spend £54+delivery
Roth will get my money everytime

That is the model above the SF, the TS7000 is the one you want to look at if you want a direct comparison (better burn tip on the Benz), get them for £40 delivered, Mapp is £10 a can, the bag and grips aren't worth owning.

 

[Gas]

The weak point on them all is the safety fracture groove, i would prefer them not to have it, they are not a requirement in Britain due to our pressure receptacle regulations.

I was meaning SF2 btw.

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

I'm an SF2 man with the sf nozzle on.
When you've destroyed the sf2 you can get a spares kit to change the igniter, all the buttons and adjustment nozzle and filters for about £25.

 

[Gas]

I'm an SF2 man with the sf nozzle on.
When you've destroyed the sf2 you can get a spares kit to change the igniter, all the buttons and adjustment nozzle and filters for about £25.

Yeah but if the SFG goes you have had it anyway, makes more sense to just buy a new one that has a warranty.

 

[Gas]

What's one of them grooves?

Safety requirement in a few states in America, torch splits before canister, not a problem over here.

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[Gas]

Sounds like a load of poop to me

Ok, 23 states then to be exact.