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well I tried exactly what you are suggesting and the flame just kept
going out. Ingrid

And if you tried it with 100 other hand held propane torches with the
angled burner attached directly to the can, they would all go out too.
They would all flood the flame when used upside down.

Tom J



Did you try turning the flow rate adjustment knob until you got a steady
flame? It's not just an open-close valve. This was probably 15 years
ago, so I don't know about any new fangle doodads on propane tanks (like
the OPC(?) valve on ones for grills), but IIRC, the one I used was just a
angled burner attached to a ~12" long, 3" diameter cylinder, and was
used, valve side down to either burn crap off the floor or to heat vinyl
bathroom tiles so that the glue holding them to the floor would 'melt'
making them easier to pry up. Chances are that the house wasn't turned
upside down so that the torch could be used upright and I'm sure I didn't
have some sort of contraption to reroute the gas.

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well I tried exactly what you are suggesting and the flame just kept
going out. Ingrid

And if you tried it with 100 other hand held propane torches with the
angled burner attached directly to the can, they would all go out too.
They would all flood the flame when used upside down.

Tom J



Did you try turning the flow rate adjustment knob until you got a steady
flame? It's not just an open-close valve. This was probably 15 years
ago,

The torch was being used with the cylinder at an angle so the torch flame
could hit the tile, not upside down. Those type torches just don't work with
the bottom of the cylinder up and the torch end down. If you don't own one,
most likely your neighbor does, so try it yourself.

Tom J

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well I tried exactly what you are suggesting and the flame just
kept going out. Ingrid

And if you tried it with 100 other hand held propane torches with
the angled burner attached directly to the can, they would all go
out too. They would all flood the flame when used upside down.

Tom J



Did you try turning the flow rate adjustment knob until you got a
steady flame? It's not just an open-close valve. This was probably
15 years ago,

The torch was being used with the cylinder at an angle so the torch
flame could hit the tile, not upside down. Those type torches just
don't work with the bottom of the cylinder up and the torch end down.
If you don't own one, most likely your neighbor does, so try it
yourself.

Tom J



Maybe I'm a little confused. Wouldn't the torch you describe work just
as well for tile as for burning weeds? It's not necessary to hold a tank
precisely vertically to burn weeds.

Yeah, my neighbors have blow-torches. Two married guys on either side
that don't even have toolboxes and 3 single girls across the street. I
think I might have one in the garage, but not sure if the tank has any
propane in it.

Anyway I was just curious. I don't have anything so pernicious that
can't be eliminated by manually pulling out or dumping vinegar on.

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Anyway I was just curious. I don't have anything so pernicious that
can't be eliminated by manually pulling out or dumping vinegar on.

You could also just sprinkle with salt!
;-)
Tom J

I bought one from Harbor Freight for 20$. It hooks up to a propane tank
(like one used for grills)
http://www.harborfreight.com/
Nicole

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