How to run a antique Gasoline blowtorch

running the gasoline blowtorch as intended

[ghostbombl]

You always wonder why over 90% men in 1800s have few less fingers lol

[C-Dub]

I found one of these in the garage of the house I bought, never knew exactly what it was until now! Thought it was some sort of acetylene lamp or torch type deal. This is awesome, gonna go see if I can blow myself up now! Good times!

[alejandrotrevino]

nice pal!...Since 1974 i dont hear this beatryfull noise!!...my father use in this years 1970 ( when i was a child) this nice pice of art in home to fix pipes broken i and was with him like a job helper!!...nice video man!!

[johnhanes]

My dad used those to do floorcovering in the 50's. The top would hold a soldering iron in the flame also. They worked great. Every gas station had pumps dedicated to "White Gas". Coleman fuel was not a thing until the 70's I think. He switched to butane torch when they came out in the 60's.

[moiq]

Very cool video, my father used one of these to make repairs on the copper pipes, thanks for taking the time to make the video, also your crescent wrench is so nice. Here in Mexico they still sell this blow torches brand new and go for about 150 USD, they're expensive.

[ChargerMiles]

I remember seeing one of these in an old shed, good vid explaining how it works. Now I might be brave enough to give one a try.

[geckotamer]

very cool! My dad recently showed me a camping stove that runs on a similar principal, I thought it was a realy novel idea, not realising it had been used for years. thanks for sharing!

[jarekjagielski]

Very cool and clear video, great instructions. I was just trying out my torches, purchased at scrapyards for pennies - despite being older than me, they all fired up pretty much fine - although the jets got clogged up after a while, probably due to some old gasoline residue that was still inside. For something so relatively simple, they pack a lot of power - the biggest one I have produces a flame well over a foot in lenght!

[larrystuder]

My Dad had a couple of those in our garage. He and my Grandpa built houses in the 1930's, 40's, and '50's. They their did all their own tinwork ( flashings & like that, ), and plumbing-- copper pipe and cast iron, lead caulked sewer pipe. They used them to heat soldering irons ( coppers actually.) And to melt ladles of lead for the sewers. I saw him light one one day- thought the thing was gonna explode.

[dwhallon]

Cool, glad to see someone still firing one uo

[totallyfrozen]

No doubt you know this but, the preheating cup is supposed to be filled with alcohol to burn and preheat the burner BECAUSE—this is supposed to be filled with KEROSENE which is much less volatile than gasoline. 👍🏻
Sputtering flame looks like a dirty generator. You may be able to disassemble the torch and clean everything with denatured alcohol and wire brushes.

[obfuscated]

New ones are still made in Ukraine but they're steel not brass. The old Turners etc are less corrosion prone. Those torches are as safe as they ever were in good condition. They were designed for daily trades use. Mine works fine.

[nigel-matthews]

This video is exactly what I was looking for - thanks!

[ElegidoCorazone]

Great tool I have it and I use it for many good projects that I have had 💪🔥💪

[joewilliams]

Does yours have a manufacturer's mark on it? This one looks identical to mine.

[pear]

OH the bottom with fill hole is sort of funnel shaped! That helps with building the pressure, too..

[bipedalbob]

Watched my dad use one of these things to heat up a breakdown that wouldn't come off, scared the crap out of me, every thing I'd ever learned on how nor to get killed was being totally disregarded with this death with a handle lighting open gasoline with a match, no, pressurizing gasoline, no the whole time it warming up to a hot burn it's hard not to run for your life, it seems to be undecided on weather to blow up or burn, it sounds like a rocket ready to leave any instant, the heat coming of is incredible, like sitting in front of a campfire. My dad picked this thing up lights his smoke with it and points it right at the car, like right in, the cars a gonner in 3, 2, boink. He turns so the torch, puts it down, to near me, reaches our with welding gloves and that drum just came right off threw it on the ground, too close to me and the showes over, I think I'm gonna get me one, seems like its almost a forge how much more could it take.

[albertinomodonutti]

I am very happy that you like my story, it is 100% lived, and 100% sweating, 100% of sleepless nights to develop this and that.

[thespiritof..]

Imagine the innovations that could have been done with those

[morganfreeman]

Does it heat up enough to do copper brazing, or only good for soldering ?