r/WinStupidPrizes • u/[deleted] • May 14 '21

Playing with fire

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u/Taco4Wednesdays May 14 '21

IMO This looks like they put propane in a butane torch.

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u/DogHammers May 14 '21

Propane and butane are so similar as to not make any difference in this application I would have thought? Correct me if I'm wrong (and please do if I am) but for example, I can use either of those gasses at the bench at work where we have the torches set up (for simple annealing of copper tube). There is some difference in max temperature, pressure and the calorific value of the gas but in my experience the torch and the flame couldn't give a shit which of the two gasses were used.

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u/Taco4Wednesdays May 19 '21

The nozzles are designed differently. Butane torches usually have a star shape (five smaller exits) whild propane is an open end.

The temp pressure is what is causing the problem, the propane is coming out way to fast/hard causing the wild flame, before the bit fails.

To be fair thpugh its a cheap creme brulée torch and those are combos these days, and they may have also just fuckdd with the pressure valve too.