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I got my very first mini Butane "pencil torch" from my local Tandy electronics shop back in October of 1996, Back then they were making these for Tandy under the "Archer" brand and they were good and the one I had actually lasted for 4 years, but then it deteriorated and would not hold a charge of lighter gas, or stay lit for more than 3 seconds !... I presumed that the rubber O seals in the filler valve had dried up and perished... Over the years I have bought loads of these cheap micro pencil torches right up to 2023 and they work for one time only, then they just won't fill/hold a fill of gas and they also leak from the seals. Although all these cheap blow torches originate from China, I feel they could improve their design so that they are more reliable and durable. I did however buy and receive a red pencil torch from eBay on 16th September 2023 and that blow torch works very well like my original Archer/Tandy blue pencil gas torch, so it seems that the red ones work better/are better made. Read full review
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Bought two of these, as my old pencil blow torch was starting to fail, and I thought buying two would save me some time down the line in case one of them got tired. Although perfectly similar to my old torch, on picture that is, once I opened the package it became perfectly clear to me that one get what one pay for. The quality of these are ridiculous, almost useless from start. Both have failed me. The first failed after a few minutes. The second failed after ten minutes. The unit is crooked, very lightweight and flimsy, and the valve doesn´t close after use, which can be fatal if you don´t pay attention. And even if you pay attention, it will still leak out your valuable gas. Put in a few £ extra, and you will have a unit that lasts 100X longer. Do not buy.
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Had this item for a couple of weeks before I needed to use it. After filling it with gas, I tried to get a flame, it was very intermittent. The gas outlet valve that controls the flame would not work properly and after quite a few tries, I abandoned the torch. With the price of this item being so low, I did nothing to have it replaced, although I should have. All in all, over the years, I have had several of this type of torch and found them to be perfectly OK, but not this one. Probably a rogue that slipped the QA process.
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It is was it is
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Lasted for about 10 seconds and then packed up. No gas coming out but plenty in it.
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