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I bought this pencil torch with the greatest expectations to get the job done. Then afterwards I closed the valve and injected more since I ran out, then when I started to release the gas it wouldnt come out and now its clogged. I know its not the fuel since its used for mostly every other butane lighters. when i opened up the package it was in great condition. Maybe thats why the price is so low and maybe its worth to buy a larger butane lighter for $30-40 moreand you can get it from a untility store like home depot or maybe here in amazon as well.Pros: -small and compact( about 6.5 inches, I didnt specifically measure)-uses the gas effiently and not all at once (seen another PT)-easy to fill and simple design-Its cheap and you can buy several for under $30Cons:- Maybe it's a little bit to simple of a design even though its a pro, but I have mixed feelings about it for my situation.-The handle that it came with, the ink gets on your hands and smears, it wasnt the color on the picture it was a grey and white color.-theres a little piece (appx. but as I filled in some butane and waited for 5 minutes to stabilize, the gas came out perfectly. It wasnt there for me. I may have gotten an messed up pencil torch but it didnt even light for me and I used RONSON MULTI-FILL ULTRA BUTANE FUEL.
But the problem is that for some reason as a held another light to the tip it wouldnt stay lite for me. I don't know why, maybe I'm doing the wrong proceedure but I tried until I ran out of gas in the low/ med setting. My conclusion is to buy under your own risk. 1 cm) from the nozzle that falls off to safety the release of unstrewing the whole nozzle.-And the fact that it gets clogged up easily (maybe just mine idk i lost my opertunity of usage)
What is more, in my case the problem actually prevented the torch from being able to shut completely; I turned the screw and then had to wait for a few seconds for the gas flow to slowly die.The torch was cheap enough for me to go and buy a second one, but in the end both torches I've owned failed in a similar way within less than 5 refills. The torch is inexpensive and performs well, the problem is however that it fails far too quickly. It probably is simple clogging, but I haven't mastered the art of squirting butane through the nozzle to clear the path. I haven't used the same brand butane so it's less likely that poor fuel was a factor.In fairness, the instructions do warn of this problem and suggest a solution, but it hasn't worked for me and it's a nuisance either way. I'd suggest you try a different product.
clogs way to easily. every 2 or 3 times of use you need to remove the tip and back flush with butane. I did use cheap butane though. I would try using a triple refined brand of butane and see if that helps.
I bought this item for general use and to light off pyrotechnics Let me just say this , this thing is awesome it has an adjustable Biright Blue flame (probably > 1600F) the only downside is that it dosent come with any fuel and that you have to use a lighter to ignite it
When I first got the pencil torch it worked. However, after I put the tip back on, it didn't act much like a butane torch. Then the tip got clogged up. That was easy to fix. Instead, it acted a lot more like a blow torch. I can't get it to work right anymore.
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