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2011-06-29, 6:35pm
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Help........glass on torch head!!!!
Have I totally fried my torch by getting some glass on the head?! Its still on there because its got a very uneven flame now. Any advice??
Thank you in advance!
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2011-06-29, 6:39pm
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Can you scrape it off?
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2011-06-29, 9:01pm
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Here's another thread where someone had the same issue. You may want to contact your torch manufacturer for advice before following any of the suggestions in this thread, just to be safe.
http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=125438
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2011-07-01, 10:54am
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Thanks for the pointer, Lisa. Very informative and first thing I'll do is heat and dip!
Sounds like all is not lost. Thanks again
Claudie
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2011-07-01, 11:25am
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This happened to me a few months ago, and I took my torch in to a local studio and the owner helped me get it clear through a combination of heating/dunking in water and using a special wire tool to dislodge the mess.
Then, I brought my torch home and a couple of weeks later it happened again. But of course, I didn't have my own wire tool so I used something else [Don't do this. Ever]. The tip of that something else got stuck in the torch head and I had a temper tantrum and threw the torch out my kitchen window.
So... ultimately I solved my problem by buying a new torch, but I am sure that you will be able to work through yours with less violence and expense. lol
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2011-07-02, 5:25am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oenone
This happened to me a few months ago, and I took my torch in to a local studio and the owner helped me get it clear through a combination of heating/dunking in water and using a special wire tool to dislodge the mess.
Then, I brought my torch home and a couple of weeks later it happened again. But of course, I didn't have my own wire tool so I used something else [Don't do this. Ever]. The tip of that something else got stuck in the torch head and I had a temper tantrum and threw the torch out my kitchen window.
So... ultimately I solved my problem by buying a new torch, but I am sure that you will be able to work through yours with less violence and expense. lol
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Melanie! I can't believe you did that
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2011-07-02, 6:58am
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I believe I was told that a good wire to use is a steel guitar string. Probably the high e not a wound one.
That is hysterical Melanie! I certainly know how you feel!! We have a deck we like to throw things off of to get them down to the driveway. It is incredibly satisfying!! We just redid our kitchen and everyone got to throw something. It was great!
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2011-07-02, 9:15am
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If you can get wound guitar strings small enough then a 'wound' one would be better as it has 'ridges' that will scrape the gunk off the sides of the tubes. I know nothing about guitars or their strings except that the strings make good cutters for a genauch (sp) cutter.
PJH
PS - most torch mfg supply a wire with the torch. If you don't have one contact them for another one. Should be free.
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2011-07-02, 1:13pm
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Quote:
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Melanie! I can't believe you did that
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I know, I couldn't believe it either! It's funny in retrospect though.
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