Gasoline Blowtorch

A vid of my C&L 308 and Preway 45.
Yes these can be dangerous.
The C&L is a fast start torch with a preheater. The Preway has only a cup.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Gasoline
• Blowtorch
• white
• gas
• blow
• torch
• Clayton
• Lambert
• Preway

[randybolhuis1]

hello please anwser my question can the blow torch blow up ?

[northerbrewer]

@randybolhuis1

No, but they sometimes have leaks in the pump and with age they may have cracks in the tank.

If in doubt don't use it.

But no they don't explode

[TheKirbot]

Nice torches, but what was the problem with the Preway?

Just fill the preheater all the way, and leave it alone.

You shouldn't have to keep spraying more gas like that.

See my video, Lighting a "Detroit Torch & Mfg. Co." Gasoline BlowTorch"

[northerbrewer]

@TheKirbot

The problem is it 's a bit windy and cool. This torch has no hood to keep the heat on the burner head like the 308. And I am trying to do too many things at once lol.

Your Detroit has a bent neck but don't try and fix that you could end up creating a stress crack.

Do not use leather to fix check valves use Neoprene, Vitron or Cork. I can tell from your video you are using camping fuel not gasoline this is easier on rubber but be sure you are using the correct matrial.

[hardhitter0421]

They are pretty torches...they look vintage, when in the times where to build quality...gasoline is mad hot in these torches. Large bores on them for a hand held torch, I dare say!

[northerbrewer]

@hardhitter0421

Yes they can out perform a propane torch bloody near hot enough to braze in some cases ( but won't oxidising flame )

[castirondude]

ROFL my dad used to have some of these, he'd always light them on the concrete floor. Sometimes one would have a fit and throw big yellow flames giving him a bad hair day :-) I think you're doing better having them on a table so you don't have your head above them!

[anthacdc]

nice video, but my blow torch doesnt have a flash pan, but the tank has a indent is this were i heat the nozle with some gasoline?

[northerbrewer]

@j822bosh

They are fussy lol, that is part of the charm.

The preway has no hood in this video and the sligt breaze is just enough to make preheating difficult. But if you watch the clayton and lambert to the right. its much less tempermental. Had I put all my effort into starting one or the other and not shifting my attension so much I could have one up and running in about a minut and a half.

As for the carbon build up yes its an issue. They require cleaning from time to time. Not much...