Tool - Micro Torch

[Susan Kline]

At 09:16 AM 09/22/1999 -0600, John Fortiner wrote:
>List:  Yesterday I located a Micro Torch Kit by BernzOMatic (Model
>ST150K).  Runs off the butane that rechargable cigarette lighters use. 
>Produces a very controlable and clean flame that can reach 3100 degrees F
>or 1700 degrees C.  The really "cool"  thing about this micro torch is
>that it is a "straight line design" - no right angle burner heads. 
>Should be great for "burning in shanks in the field. 

Sounds more like it would be great for "burning" shanks in the field. I 
have used one of these torches, though, to remove the temper from a very 
small area of a pedal spring, so I could make a screw hole. (For a Chickering 
with the strange diagonal pedal dowels.) It worked fine. 

By the way, I got a post from Kris Anderson (thanks, Kris) who tried my 
tip for rendering old dry hammer shanks more mellow before using hot 
bending pliers, by the application of vodka (Kris called it "Kline's 
Universal Solvent - Not For Human Consumption" <big grin>). It worked! 
<imagine fizzy delight> 

Has anyone else tried it yet? 

Susan Kline