[CAUT] clean hammer burning tool

[Gary Mushlin]

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
>>
>
>
>