Hi there!
Although I am VERY new to lampwork I can say this:
I started on a National 8m. Decent torch to learn on. With the right tips you can do almost anything. Then I went to work at a glass shop. I asked the owner and all he said was GTT Phantom....now obviously not all of us have 2K to spend on a torch, especially if we are just starting out...all he did was talk trash about Nortel....
So what did I go and do? You got it! I went and got myself a RedMax with the pre-mix top torch. Let me tell you....it gets HOT. The top flame is great as well....my teacher runs a Carlisle CC, and when I got my torch fired up he couldnt believe how buttery the flame was on my RedMax. After we fired it up, he went and worked on my torch for 3 hrs and was amazed at how much heat it threw and how easy it was to adjust the flame chemistry compared to his CC....
Beads, marbles, pendants, condensed tubing marbles....hollow work.....inside out work....all currently being done on a RedMax.....and I LOVE IT.
Get the Red Max.....you won't be disappointed.
OH...I have found that everyone who said the torch is bad on oxy is not entirely correct....I ran my RedMax on 1/8 of a 300cf K-Tank for about 4.5hrs.....so if you use it properly, you won't blast thru oxy.
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