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The media could not be loaded.  Seems to be of good quality, especially for the money. Solid build and an all aluminum handle body, which makes it light but sturdy. Lights every single time for me. Even lights upside down.

I purchased this torch tip for soldering copper waterlines and minor automotive repairs. The quality of this item leaves a lot to be desired. The tip wiggles around in the frame and feels like it would fall out, the flame adjustment knob has a grinding feel when you twisted and wiggles from side to side. I have had difficulty keeping this torch lit when I adjust the angle more than 90°. I would recommend purchasing a better quality product

I was extremely impressed with this torch: It's rugged, feels solid, trigger is spot on, good flame control and superior to torch heads 4X as expensive (really!).

This replaces a torch by that other major brand when the valve would not shut off the gas. I'm happy with this one, it works easier and better than my old one. I like the valve lockout, and I like that I do not have to adjust the flame every time - it just ignites and goes with the setting I last left it at. Very convenient. It's pretty heavy duty, metal instead of flimsy plastic. It's a great torch with a number of household uses as well as to solder copper with.

I am a plumbing technician working in a prison, and my job is to maintain and repair all the plumbing systems in the unit. This includes over 200 toilets, 150 urinals, 300 sinks, and 24 gas water heaters. Needless to say, it's a huge job. Almost 100% of the unit's domestic water system is copper (ranging from 1/4" up to 3"), so we tend to need to do soldering very frequently. I needed something for my workers that would be hot enough to solder 2", and reliable enough to use daily... while at the same time, not cost much since I would be "donating" this tool to the unit (much faster/easier than waiting 3-6 months for the bureaucracy and red tape to approve a new one). The old torch we had could barely get 2" hot enough for soldering, and the threads were almost stripped out of it.We've been using this torch for about six months now (I waited to do this review so I could give it an accurate, real-world review based on its performance). This little torch isn't nearly as good as my personal torch at home (TurboTorch), but for under $50, it performs very well. We've had no problems soldering 2" copper with silver, including on thicker items (like threaded couplings and tees). I feared that the first thing to go out on this torch would be the auto-ignition, but even now after several hundred times being clicked, it still ignites the torch on the first or second try. The threads are aluminum (which worried me as well), but they seem to be holding up just fine and don't appear to have any abnormal wear. This torch is separated from the bottle after every use (policy), so I'm impressed that they are holding up this well.The only thing I don't like about this torch is that the tip is one piece. This means that the internal of the tip (the part with orifices that swirls the gas/air to make a heating tip) is not removable from the outer shell. If a drop of solder ever got in there, it could potentially ruin the tip permanently. I often have to train new/inexperienced plumbers, and inexperienced plumbers tend to put the tip almost directly under the joint, so this is a real possibility... but it hasn't happened yet. Basically, this is a problem that will only occur if the torch isn't being used right, so I did not take off any stars.

And same as the Bernzomatic TS8000 for this purpose, at lower cost. It seems more efficient than the Searzall, too. The flame is constant when the torch is inverted and the construction looks sturdy. My only complaint is that the flame doesn't always ignite with the first trigger pull, but no big deal.

Great torch it is my back up

I'm a plumber by trade, and this torch stopped working within 3 weeks of use in the field. The on/off toggle button is also extremely annoying. There is only a tiny window of space for the knob to actually be in the on position where you can depress the button and it sneaks over to the lock position all the time. Horribly designed.

Hard to start a fire.. need to press 5-10clicks