Thread: Bernzomatic torch

I bought myself a Berzomatic TS4000 from Thomas Warburton the other day for a very good price of $92.50 on special, and its the fatbot version with 20% more gas. Its not as hot as an oxy but its fairly hot non the less as it uses mapp gas. I just went out into the shed and heated a 5mm bolt end up and bashed it flat in a minute or 2.

I have seen the non fatboy versions selling for over $140, quite impressed and I dont need an oxy just yet. Here is a link to what I got http://bernzomatic.com/PRODUCTS/KITS...3/Default.aspx

Just thought people might like to know in case they want to get one.

Matt.

Nice one Matt. Any idea how long the cylinders last for and how much the replacement cylinders are. I've been looking at a Mapp torch for a while now but the costs of the replacement cylinders and the time they last has been a deterrent.

Originally Posted by wannabe

Nice one Matt. Any idea how long the cylinders last for and how much the replacement cylinders are. I've been looking at a Mapp torch for a while now but the costs of the replacement cylinders and the time they last has been a deterrent.

I'm not sure, but i've heard 20 minutes. I should have a rough idea soon though i'd hope, i'm currently using it more for play than any actual job. I bought it purely cause I wanted a torch and oxy was a little to expensive to buy with nothing to do with it.

I'll get back to this thread with a time when I run out of gas.

Matt.

Originally Posted by Matty5700

"and oxy was a little to expensive to buy with nothing to do with it"

I know what you are saying. I've had oxy at home now for more than 20years but I'm really starting to question whether I really need it since it costs over $100/cylinder a year for rental. That was last years price. It sems to go up by $15-$20 year.
Trouble is for some jobs nothing but oxy will do the job.

bollie7

I think it's like any tool; once you have it you find more and more work for it. I had at least one oxy set (sometimes three) from the age of about nineteen and I only let my cylinders go when I retired seven and a half years ago.

Now I discover I could really do with a small set again for small brass castings and light forging, but the rental puts me off too. Plus I don't drive any longer and nor do we own a ute any more either (for the fuel cylinder).

When will they ever get around to piping oxygen and acetylene to homes and businesses!

Originally Posted by Woodwould

When will they ever get around to piping oxygen and acetylene to homes and businesses!

That has to be one of the best ideas i've heard for a while !! I wonder how the stove would run on this mix ??!!

Originally Posted by Matty5700

I wonder how the stove would run on this mix ??!!

Imagine the fun you could have with dual control knobs so you could set a neutral or carburizing flame! mending pots would be a cinch.

Barbequeues would be much more fun as you and your mates could braze little Johnny's bicycle frame and that cast iron manifold that's been the shed's door stop for the past ten years, all while the snags sizzled in double quick time.

The Missus could use the gas axe to brown the top of the Sunday desert.