20 Best Cheap Dab Torch (2022 Updated)

Hello well it seems bernzomatic forgot how to make torches if you buy one now your crazy looks to me if you go back 3 years you might get a decent torch anything newer the ignition system will malfunction within a few times of using.

Just read reviews all the same seems the company can’t read or doesn’t care I have had two one older lasted a few years newest one looks the same but definitely cheaper made seems we can’t trust any old companies we used to buyer beware I will switch to anything other than bernzomatic to bad before the named said it all unfortunately it does again just not in a good way.

This is a great little item to have in a tool box. I don’t care too much for the hold device. One thumb to disengage the lock and another to engage the hold open mechanism. Just awkward. Otherwise easy to handle and the heat is ideal for quick solders without burning all the insulation off a wire.

Does not generated nearly enough heat for soldering. I imagine its because the solder attachment is way too long. Only use this for sparking up your herb or toasting your crem brule because its useless for anything else.

This is a great butane torch. It is easy to light (once you get the hang of it), it has a large gas tank so burns for a long time and it is more powerful than other torches I’ve used. However, it is not very good in the soldering role.

Reasons for this are: the soldering tip screws into a catalyst sleeve which itself is just a push-fit into the flame tip of the main torch unit. This means that the flame tip and catalyst sleeve are prone to working loose when the tip is wiped backwards on a wet sponge for cleaning.

They didn’t actually fall out, but I did need to keep pushing them back into the flame tip. Not easy when red hot! Another problem is that the soldering tip has a vent hole from which hot gas escapes, sideways.

With the tip in my kit this vent hole is facing downwards if holding the torch to solder with my right hand. The result is that hot gas burns the workpiece or the table top. I’m learning to solder left handed.

A third problem is that the provided solder does not appear to be flux cored, which means that the tip is difficult to tin properly and keep tinned. It became unuseable in no time. I had to find some acid and work to get the tip partially retinned, to finish the first job with this kit.

So it’s a great gas torch and an emergency soldering torch, but be aware of its limitations in the soldering role. A gas soldering torch that allows positioning of the exhaust vent will be easier to use and cause less damage.

I needed to heat a small amount of material & found the Dremel VersaFlame Gas Blowtorch (4120D) via an internet search. It was the best value that I could find, that suited my requirements, even including the delivery cost.

Delivery was as promised, so no problem with availability. (Although I do wonder why it has to be Delivered & not ‘instantly’ available at the Local Store?) via the normal Click & Collect procedure. I have other Dremel tool kits & so do not have any reservations about the qualtiy of the Mini Torch Kit, in fact the instructions give uses for the torch that I had never considered, so that is a bonus to explore too.

I already have full size Gas Brazing/Welding equipment together with a Multi Nozzle Propane burner, both too large for this particular application. So this Dremel torch fitted well in to my engineering heating equipment range.

NOTE: I have awarded 3 stars only for reliability as I have only just received the torch. So only time will tell whether it is reliable long term.

Used for various jobs including arrow preparation. Good safety features (child lock) and functional features (including, that the gas stream is not turned off with the flow control lever, so, you can start up with the same flame length repeatedly).

The flame is good and hot, working between the two extremes of flame length. I’m only having to use minimum flow at present. Nice and solid on its stand for hands-free use. I’m sure that I will eventually use it for a creme brle but, at the moment it is an excellent working tool.

I love how study it’s built, I love it can make a small volume flame that doesn’t push flower out of pipe. I hate there is no off and on intermittent function.

Ordered a product. Once order confirmation came through, discovered it was the incorrect model. Emailed them within a few min to note send it but hold order till the GB1000 came in. But no. They dispatched the Stingray (not the one I wanted) and emailed me after to say: Oh sorry, just send it back when you get it.

Trouble is, freight to Australia is more than the item is worth, AND on top of the insult, they email once dispatched saying I can return it for a credit after they already sent it! Freight of another huge sum.

This has been the most exasperated experience I’ve ever had. Dopes!.

I can say with 6+ years of using this guy, it’s firing mechanism hasn’t failed to ignite once. I use it multiple times a day, the adjustable flame allows for many uses which is cool. I’ve probably had hundreds of different lighters come and go but I still have this one, incredible.

Literally the worst torch I’ve owned. I had a small This Thing Rips! torch for 3 years and when it stopped working eventually, I got this pile of trash. 4 months later, it spews butane out the bottom until empty.

I’ve never had a torch so bad that it didn’t even last half a year. Mine have all gone at least 1 year no problem. The good reviews are probably bots lol.

My first fill up seemed to cause the flame to be maxed out with almost no adjustment. This was solved after burning through some butane as now the flame has proper adjustment and it’s just beautiful.

I wasn’t expecting it to be so much more powerful torches this style. This thing is a b e a s t. Yet at its low setting it’s fairly quiet which makes it pretty much perfect. Might have been able to bleed the tank to solve that early issue or it just needed a short break in.

Either way I don’t see it as a negative and just a note for others who might experience the same.

The media could not be loaded. I love the design; however , it is flawed to me if the size of the flame does not change.

Love these little guys; wore my old one out, hence buying a replacement. I don’t bother with the refillable tank; scripto or similarly shaped disposable lighters work fine. Just check them before buying; if one makes a flame 1.

5 inches or so, it will work with the torch.

Very Happy with the torch, but the the refillable cartridge will not hold butane. If butane is put in it the torch is usable for a short time only. The torch has a hotter, stronger flame when using the refillable cartridge.

Hoping that customer service will send a replacement cartridge. Still satisfied with the torch.

I would have given 5 stars but the “fuel cell” that had to come empty USPS reg. Had a leak so I went down and bought 3 cheap lighters for a buck and they work great. A Tip you have to adjust the flame control up or down till it’s right then it lights up fine.

The good news: This torch produces a really nice pencil-point flame. I use it mostly with Mapp-Pro gas rather than with Propane because it produces a hotter flame. The bad news: It requires considerable force to turn off the valve.

There are three reasons for this, in my professional opinion. One is due to the fact that the brass knob is too small. Because the knob diameter is smaller than any other torch that I have used over the years, it requires a lot more finger pressure to make certain that the gas is completely turned off.

The second reason is that the “needle valve” and valve seat have been poorly machined. The metals should have an almost polished surface, but they are quite rough. A third reason is because the screw pitch for the needle valve is very course.

In fact, from OFF to FULL ON, it has a range of only about 8 to 10 degrees of turning motion. Most other similar torches that I have used over the years have a range of 2 to 3 complete turns to go from OFF to FULL ON.

The bottom line is, you get what you pay for. If you don’t have the money to purchase a professional quality torch, then the MT200 should be Okay for your home and hobby applications. By the way, I sent an Email to the manufacturer questioning how hard the knob is to turn off the gas, and they immediately sent me a replacement torch.

The replacement torch is almost as difficult to turn off as the one that I bought from MSC, and so I can conclude that the MT200 torch was designed that way. If you can live with that, then this would be a nice, inexpensive torch for you.

Have been thru 3 of these nozzles in a year roughly. The knob seems to get real sticky to the point of almost useless, impossible for the fingers to turn. The one I bought 3 months ago is already done, taken outta service because it had a very small leak today finally.

Knob turns smoothly at first use an gets stickier thru short period of time. Not like they use to be I’ve noticed over the years. What happen to the metal knobs that use to be on these?.

Bought this jumbo flame torch head to get away from the pencil flame head that I was using. The pencil flame took seemed like forever to head up 3/4 inch copper pipe but the jumbo flame does the job in no time.

This new model has a flat area at the base where you can use a wrench to snug up the head without applying pressure to the side of the valve to snug it up. Be careful and don’t get carried away with the wrench, just a little pressure will do it.

All in all, I wish I had bought this jumbo head years ago. A great product. Just remember for plumbing to set the flame where the inner cone shaped blue flame is about 3/4 inch high.

This is a self igniting trigger torch designed to be held comfortably in the hand or attached to its stand. It will do all your normal soldering & torch tasks plus it has attachments to perform some unusual jobs.

It comes with a wire cutter & a needle nose pliers to supplement its abilities. The carrying case holds everything in easy to grab cavities. It it even brings its own solder ! You have to supply your own tank of butane gas which is readily available at your local retailer.

Fill up your torch & you are ready for up to 2 hours of heat.

I use this for a variety of tasks in maintaining a 60′ steel boat including freeing frozen or stuck fasteners/fittings, shrinking polyolefin waterproof electrical shrink tubing, cleaning certain small parts.

It is a very powerful unit for the size and punches well above its size.

So, I purchased this Micro Torch to heat shrink some tubing after my “name brand” torch died. I quickly figured out that the safety HAD to come off! Some side-cut pliers made easy work of that issue.

Then I learned that in order for mine to light every single time, the fuel had to be on the lowest setting and the air mixture set to wide open! Mine is awesome! Of course, I hope all of the negative reviews that say “Would not light” figured out that it was empty out of the package.

Mine was anyway. It’s been the best mini torch I have ever owned and I burn minimum 1 can of butane a month while plumbing, wiring, and starting fires around the farm.

I use these types of torches for cigars and my wife uses them for lighting candles that sit deep in a holder. Two previous brands I’ve owned had pistol-type triggers that eventually broke. Bummer. But this model has a push-button that is actuated with the thumb.

We’ll see how well it holds up. It also stays lit after the button is released. You turn it off by pushing another small button. I like this feature for my cigars, but I suspect my wife will forget to turn it off when lighting candles.

Better make sure my homeowners insurance is paid up!.

Did receive the pump in good condition. Pump works perfect, all parts were included. Very happy with the results of the order and the product!

Never could find a soldering gun, or iron, which worked well with jewelry. For me, this butane torches size alone, is a major plus.

I use this torch for everything, lighting candles, camp fires and so on. I just used it today to sweat some copper pipe together for a shower/tub application. Its awesome!!

Having trouble using the provided tip as a flame for wood burning. supposed to be a 3-piece tip. Can remove the soldering tip but not any further to use as a micro torch. Can use as a torch without the tip, but that defeats the purpose of having a micto tip.

Please advise.

Fast shipping!! Haven’t used the torch yet but very pleased with the shop! Highly recommend!

Man! This little baby is exactly what I needed and got here so fast! I was just thrilled with their fast shipping and quality equipment! I went and ordered more stuff from them as soon as I got this! VERY happy camper here!.

Excellent seller! Item as described. Very fast shipment and great communication. Thanks a bunch!!

Great piece of equipment. Took minutes to put together. This thing sounds like a jet. I was considering one with the self igniter but read too many problem reviews and this is so easy to light. Couple things: 1) don’t forget that the fitting into the propane tank, at least the 20lb one, is reverse thread.

In this case, lefty tighty, right loosey. 2) intructions say to crack your tank open 1/8 to 1/4 turn to avoid too much propane coming out. I have a full tank and literally had to just crack it a smidge and the torch was roaring.

I straped it to a 2 wheeled dolly and was blasting away. Simple. Straightforward.

I would recommend this tool for what I used it for, burning weeds. You cannot see the flame so you will burn something you do not want if you are not careful. The instructions are very vague as to how to connect to the propane tank.

The connector you put on the hose goes inside of the connection on the tank. My neighbor came over and stated that his tank did not have the same connection on the tank so, in this case, you may have to find an in between connector.

I used Teflon tape when putting the fittings on the hose and handle of the torch. When the instructions stated only open the gas tank a quarter turn it is enough. You have to learn how much to open the valve on the torch so that you can light the torch and keep it going.

I bought this for spring time controlled burns after fighting with smaller propane canisters and it has not dissapointed one bit. The heat intensity can really be turned up to start areas that normally wouldn’t burn too easily.

I put it on a smaller 5 lb propane tank; put the tank in a back pack and away I go.

I bought this because it was a Dremel but what a dissapointment. It may wok OK but never got to try it. I had to prise the blowlamp out of holding box with a screwdriver as it was so tight. After you have used it you have to dismantle whatever tip (there is only one) you have been using to get it back into its box again.

Very hard to ignite and all levers were very still. For nearly £40 I was expecting much better. Now bought one from Aldi 3 tips + + + in a box £9. 99. Smaller tank but does the same jobs plus more flexibility.

This is a well made small blowtorch. Simple to use and a full blowtorch will do a lot of heating,soldering or wood burning. I do a lot of silver soldering and was impressed with the way the torch could heat up heavy silver rings to the desired temperature.

Ther are a range of useful attachments and they all come in a solid tin box with lid. The blowtorch is a good bit more expensive but will out perform and last longer than others.

The torch is the worst torch I’ve ever used I burnt my hands more times because you can’t shut the switch off quick enough

This little torch kit works great for all kinds of stuff I do around the farm. I use it to light the BBQ grill, set fire in the burn barrel, light my little forge that I use ocassionally and even use it to solder some cooper pipe when needed.

It works great with no problems at all!.

I bought this to start charcoal and wood pellets. Works great to start charcoal in my chimney starter and also gets the smoke started in my smokin’ cube in no time. It’s working smarter not harder at its best.

Works great. You can burn weeds to ashes, but it doesn’t kill the root. Or you can follow the instructions and just sweep over the weeds and kill them for good. In 2 days, the green turns brown. Easy setup.

Just barely turn on the gas and you are all set.

Each year we have had a lot of weeds growing our pavers. We’ve tried pulling– getting scraped knuckles; round up, which works but I don’t like the chemicals on the dog or our feet. So we tried the flame burner.

It takes about as long as it does to put down the round up, is easier to control than the round up( we frequently had a bit of overspray), and it’s easier to use– no pumping for pressure. The weeds wilt and dies while burning so it’s easy to see what’s been done and still needs to be burned.

It’s easy to control the flame, I never felt like a fire would start, but I used it after we had quite a bit of rain– when the weeds start appearing. Since we’ve only used it once, time will tell how long we can go between burns.

I was using an old style propane torch (50 years old) and finally bought the TS8000. Yes, a hundred dollars is a lot for a torch but now I wish I had bought it 20 years ago. Heating my woodworking branding iron took four minutes and now it takes 40 seconds.

And of course the convenience of instant light is awesome. If you need a torch, buy this one. It works with both propane and MapPro gas. Note: there is much confusion about Mapp Gas. Mapp gas was banned in 2008.

Most of the web advertisers call MapPro gas Mapp gas. Wrong. Mapp gas with this torch would reach 5200 F but was so volatile that it caused accidents. Today we can choose Propane or MapPro gas. MapPro (3700F) is just a little hotter than Propane (3600F) with this torch.

If you need more heat for bending metal, etc you can buy a torch with a regulator that will burn either MapPro gas or Propane along with Oxygen. The temperature bumps up to 5300F or 4100 respectively.

The TS8000 is a great hand held torch and is great for a variety of different applications such as , Defrosting metal pipes ( Careful not to catch any surrounding surfaces of fire ) , Lighting camp fires, heating up seized nuts and bolts , wood work , etc.

I’m not sure how many different types of tips there are but the tip it comes with is removalble. It is a pretty rugged design and does not break as easily as some other plastic handle torches. The torch can be used with MAPP gas , propane , and even with the coleman camping propane bottles.

I have this same torch on my work truck ( I’m a heavy duty mechanic) and I’ve had it for 4 years now using it between 10 and 50 times a day in the winter for short periods and haven’t had an issue yet.

Highly recommend.

This torch is great, it easily starts and stops with the press and release of a button every time. I chose this one over the TS4000 torch after watching a YouTube comparison on the two where this one put out twice as much heat in the same amount of time.

Don’t waste your money on a cheaper torch. That’s what I did (a manual lit propane torch) and it was a pain to light and keep it running. I should have bought this torch years ago. It’s not like it’s a fortune.

Works great at burning up plants growing between bricks. No chemicals or hand pulling (and moving bricks) necessary. Lightweight. Easy to handle. Only took a star away because it was a bit difficult to find the right level of propane needed for the necessary heat, without turning it off or using too much.

I used on a roughly 6×8 patch of brickwork, and a 2-foot brick border around a 20 x 20 concrete court. If I had a whole driveway, this tool may not be sufficient but for my projects, perfect. Very happy with my purchase overall.

had a piece of ground had been neglected wild grass growing over it. Cleaned it up and started watering often the seeds started sprouting from the wild grass hit them and kept watering new sprouts kept growing hit them once a week.

now its rare to see them. Tomatoes are doing great very few weeds. I also bought a hose to attach to my larger propane tank. keep the valve open slightly and no problems keeping it turned on.

The biggest problem is the torch does NoT say lit unless the squeeze handle is squeezed. It’s a big pain when you just want it idle for a minute you spend your time relighting it constantly. It needs to have and idle valve/ lever combination like some of the others higher quality ones have.

If this had it I would give it 5 stars. I don’t recommend it unless you want to spend your time relighting it constantly.

I have been struggling with weeds on my patio for years. Used lots of different methods that took hours and even days. My wife convinced me to try the inferno Propane torch. In 6 minutes I did a 14 x 14 square area then cleaned up with the power washer to get the ash off.

|Burned the weeds right down to the roots. I did all my walkways and patios in a fraction of the time it would have taken before with Roundup and other methods. Don’t waste your money on anything else.

A word of caution, wear good work boots and safety glasses. This thing could kill you if you don’t respect it.

Just took my Harris/Lincoln Electric Propane Inferno Torch to the field for a test run and it workeds great. Was able to burn some brush and tall grass around rock areas, yet save the Texas cactus without hurting them.

The flame is powerful at full power and easy to control. I have used my friends older propane torches, but theirs do not have the squeeze control handle like this one. I really like this feature and it was the reason why I bought this one.

Glad I did. Great product for my needs and would recommend to my friends and family.