propane torch
Handheld gas burner
A propane torch is a handheld tool that produces a controlled flame by burning propane gas, used for soldering, brazing, loosening rusted fittings, or applying heat to surfaces.
Plumbers use them to sweat copper pipes; hobbyists use smaller versions for jewelry work or caramelizing sugar: He grabbed the propane torch to thaw the frozen pipe.
- blowtorchPortable directed-flame device
- open flameUncovered burning source
- flameBurning gas made visible
- butaneFlammable hydrocarbon gas
- solderingLow-temp metal fusion
solder joint · heat · heat gun · plumber · copper · pipe · brazing · welding · ignite · nozzle · canister · fuel · searing · caramelizing · crème brûlée · burnt sugar · sweating · joints
- fireflame, blaze, flames, inferno, embers
- plumbing toolspipe wrench, plunger, pipe cutter, auger, drain snake
- handheld torchesblowtorch
- lampworkingflamework, lampwork, mandrel, glass beads, glass rods
- heatersheater, space heater, oil heater, electric heater, radiant heater
- heating devicesspace heater, radiator, furnace, heat lamp, infrared heater
propane torcharc welder
Fuses metal using current
infrared heater · electric furnace · lighter · match · laser cutter
propane torchfire extinguisher
Portable flame suppression device
cold spray · freeze spray · ice pack · cooling fan · refrigerant
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