Mark, I get my charcoal lighters at the Dollar Tree store. They are either $1.00 each or 2 for $3.00. They are also refillable. I refill them until the flint wears out (no more spark). Sincerely, Gary Mushlin, MME, RPT On Apr 3, 2006, at 2:46 PM, Mark Cramer wrote: > Thanks Gary, > > good to know the "econo" lighter works best. As I recall the > "flameless > torch" is at least a hundred an fifty bucks... that's a lot of Bics! > > My assistant found some cool charcoal lighters with a flexible > gooseneck. > Unfortunately, they seemed to have a much shorter lifespan than a > traditional lighter. (?) > > best regards, > Mark Cramer, > Brandon University > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org]On Behalf Of > Gary Mushlin > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 1:45 PM > To: College and University Technicians > Subject: Re: [CAUT] clean hammer burning tool > > > Mark, > > I have one of these. It works fine, similar to a heat gun, but > smaller. It uses butane. It is rather expensive, and I only use it > when my butane charcoal lighter fails. I also prefer an open flame > like the charcoal lighter because it seems to work faster. > > Sincerely, > Gary Mushlin, MME, RPT > > > On Apr 3, 2006, at 11:11 AM, Mark Cramer wrote: > >> Years ago Bill Spurlock recommended a "flameless" torch by Jensen >> tools. >> >> Anyone have experience with this? >> >> Mark Cramer, >> Brandon University >> > > >
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