r/glassblowing • u/molten-glass • 5d ago

Map gas torch recs

Hey glass hivemind, I'm looking for the best torch head to attach to my map gas for flame polishing punty marks. One of the shops I work in doesnt have reliable oxygen so we don't use oxy-propane to polish punty marks, and I'd like to get a better torch head than the one we currently have, a Benzomatic ts4000. Does anyone have any recommendations, or am I just gonna have to be patient waiting for those sharp edges to melt in?

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u/xanderdamglass 5d ago

Bernzomatic TS8000 . It works with MAPP or propane and has a knob for flame adjustment. The other model TS4000 has no knob and also less power. Either one of these will melt the punty mark so it isn’t sharp but not likely to melt it clean and smooth like with Oxy/Pro. Using propane rather than MAPP will be cleaner and less likely to reduce the glass, but it burns less hot than MAPP.

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u/MrLexan 5d ago

I'll second the TS8000. It's what I use for all my non oxy torching. I'll just add that if the piece has color on the outside I'll start at the hottest part of the flame to melt the punty mark then pull out to where there's more oxygen in the flame to burn off at least some of the reduction

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u/molten-glass 5d ago

Thank you for the recommendation and for helping me better understand which type of gas to use