Knight Bullet or Beth Barracuda

[glassshaper]

I am trying to figure out which one to buy but I can not find enough info on the knight bullet. I have some questions about it and the barracuda. First is any one using the barracuda also using the water cooling system? And on the knight does it need a cooling system and spark arresters? I want to use soft glass and boro. I am going from a hh and do not want to spend a whole lot of money but I want a good torch.

Thank you for your help.

[G.L.McBead]

I have a Knight Bullet.It don't need a cooling system it never gets too hot to touch.It's like a tank I don't think it will ever wearout.If you order from Healthway it cost the same for a 4 prong as a 2.
I have never used a Barracuda but I don't see how it could be any better and I have heard that they get too hot to touch and I wouldn't like that.
Hope this helps,
G.

[sandree]

I have a Barracuda and briefly had a Knight Bullet burner. Traded it for the Barrcuda. Since I make mostly beads, the Knight Bullet burner was a little too much torch for me...very hot with quite a wide flame. I honestly can't remember if it has an inner flame you can use?? Sorry..maybe someone can jump in. The Barracuda has an inner flame that is like the Piranha. I use this flame mostly for my bead sets and smaller focals. The outer flame is good for large focals, pendants and marbles. I would think coming from a Hot Head, the Barracuda might be less of a shock. Both these torches are WAY hotter than the Hot Head. It ultimately depends on what you plan to do with the torch. If you are planning to do larger work, the Knight Bullet burner might be the one...

Sandy

[bhhco]

Here's some info...

http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/sh...=knight+bullet

Me

[glassshaper]

Thank you very much.