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Old 2011-03-18, 5:55am
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Ok, I was torching last night and some glass flew and stuck to the front of my torch (Nortel Minor). I managed to get most of it off but there's still some stuck inside one of the holes...and it makes the flame on one side burn orange. Is there a way to get the glass out of the hole?

I'm not very handy, so if it involves taking anything apart...it might not be such a good idea.

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Old 2011-03-18, 6:46am
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I did the same this this week. I let to torch cool then the glass easily chipped of. But I am getting a lot of discoloration on my turquoise. I am not sure if that is the result of my accident or just to hotter torch in general.
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Old 2011-03-18, 8:41am
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I have done this and here is the fix: light your torch, let it heat up really well. Have a bowl of clean water standing by. Turn off torch, put hot torch head down into water. and then pull it back out. The glass inside should shatter and come out. Let your torch dry out with the nozzle hanging down.

Mine came out first try and has been good as new ever since.
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Old 2011-03-18, 9:05am
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I have done this and here is the fix: light your torch, let it heat up really well. Have a bowl of clean water standing by. Turn off torch, put hot torch head down into water. and then pull it back out. The glass inside should shatter and come out. Let your torch dry out with the nozzle hanging down.

Mine came out first try and has been good as new ever since.
If this doesn't work the first time, repeat as necessary. Also, leave the oxy running when you dunk - the pressure might help push the glass out.
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Old 2011-03-18, 10:03am
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Any time you 'clean' a torch leave the oxy on to blow out the debris. I hook up air to the fuel and oxy side to blow the crap out.
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Old 2011-03-18, 2:04pm
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Thanks, I'll give this a try!
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Glad you posted this, having the same problem with my alpha last night. Off to take a look now. It's good to know I might fix it myself!
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I have done this and here is the fix: light your torch, let it heat up really well. Have a bowl of clean water standing by. Turn off torch, put hot torch head down into water. and then pull it back out. The glass inside should shatter and come out. Let your torch dry out with the nozzle hanging down.

Mine came out first try and has been good as new ever since.
This doesn't warp the metal or anything?? I'm just picturing ruining a hot pan when you put it in cold water after you cook.. =/
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it's very hard for a contained circle to deform - not so with a flat plane. as long as the metal wont get brittle/shatter (which SS won't) it shouldn't be a big deal. Restaurant's clean their oven surfaces with this principle just about every night - steam formation releases a lot of energy not to mention the contraction rate difference that is cracking the glass here.
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