Blazer ES1000CR Spitfire Refillable Butane Torch, Black

Oh yeah, this baby is sweet!I am a tool-freak (I must own 100 hammers). I own and have a number of small torches. Some lesser torches always leak a tiny bit, it seems like you need to fill them every time you want to use them. Not so with the Blazer, it's completely well-sealed. Lesser torches also eventually wear out their piezo-electric igniters. This one is built to last.It is SUPER-hot and the flame is very concentrated, you get a pin-point heat source.It has an excellent and VERY SAFE safety mechanism, young children will NOT be able to ignite this torch. Some adults won't figure it out either, but that's okay.A really fine product in all respects.

Amazing little torch! I bought it for doping gem stones and since have used it every where else. Great build nothing has broken on it yet, the safety button keeps the kids from burning down the house and isn't to intrusive. Adjusting the flame does what its suppose to but in my experience it wont start burning on any thing but the highest setting. I Highly recommend this sturdy little torch.

I lost my other one, so I bought this again. Before I bought it 2nd time around, I went and researched a little to see if there was anything better. I still feel that this is still the best one out there for my use. I mainly use this for the outdoors. When I'm camping, this thing starts the bonfire and my BBQ with ease. I've always used them bbq lighters and the flames on them were never big or strong enough. This thing replaces all my lighters and matches both indoor and out. Maybe it can be a tad smaller for my use, but it really doesn't bother me all that much. I have another smaller, pocket size torch as my every day carry.

I really like Blazer products. I have a few torches and I have two of this exact model minus the child safety. This particular unit is a dud. It does not light reliably. It will not adjust to a low setting as it should; it extinguishes. I was using this unit for in person markets, which is why I wanted a child safety, but it is a piece of junk and by the time I realized that it did not work it was to late to return. Poor struggling (world's largest retail) Amazon can't budge on a few days even if they sell a dud; Shareholders would be grumpy and we need to protect the richest of the rich. Just wish it worked as it should. I will continue to buy Blazer

MICRO TORCHES REVIEWI was unable to decide on which of the many butane micro torches I should buy from Amazon, and I couldn’t trust the ad claims or flame pictures, so I ended up buying 4 to test then against each other. I have lots of larger torches of various sizes, but I wanted one with the smallest, most focused flame. The pictures in the ads of the flames was not, where pictured at all, was not useful to me or accurate. Price was not a factor for me in this.1. Blazer ES1000CR Spitfirehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EDU5NYMade in Japan. This one has very cumbersome controls. Lighting it is a very awkward process requiring two hands and rolling an interlock forward whole pushing down on a button. Lighting it also requires 3 other controls to be in the right positions. The controls also feel rather flimsy. The flame is OK There is very little variation in the flame between minimum and maximum. It does have a button for continuous operation, but again, it feels rather flimsy. It was also the second most expensive at $53. Really the most expensive when you consider all the extras the $56 Dremel comes with.2. Bernz-O-Matic ST2200Thttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PS9TQIMade in Taiwan. The listing for this product falsely states, in two places, “The product is manufactured in United States”. I did not appreciate the false/out-of-date information. The controls are much less cumbersome than the Blazer. It has a child lockout for the igniter, presumably brought to us courtesy of CPSC. If you don’t have kids and want to get rid of this, it looks like it would be very easy to just snap off a piece of plastic and be done with it.The torch is easy to use. There is not much difference between the minimum and maximum flames. The flame is a bit larger than the Blazer. I wanted the smallest flame, so this was a negative for me. The instructions are printed on the side of the main tube, which is handy. It also includes a soldering iron tip. $323. Dremel 2200-01https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MJW07Z0Made in Taiwan. Includes a decent thin metal box containing lots of accessories. If you don’t already have soldering equipment, this might be the best choice for you. It comes with a detachable stand; all the others come with a fixed base stand. The flame comes out at an upward angle, which all the others have a flame coming out at 90 degrees. This may be a plus or minus for you. This one, like the Bernz-O-Matic, comes with a plastic child lockout that looks like it could be broken off and discarded if you don’t want that feature. This one got second place in the biggest difference between minimum and maximum flames. The maximum flame was the largest of all tested, so if you’re looking for max flame, this is the one for you. At $56, the most expensive, but it comes with a lot more accessories than the others.Both the Dremel and the Bernz-O-Matic could easily be started using one hand, even with the child interlock. The Bernz-O-Matic was probably a bit easier to light with one hand. Both of them featured instant-off flame when you releaser the button, with a lock to engage for continuous flame.4. RAVS RBT018https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5RKWNMS?th=1Made in China. With the first three, you press the igniter button to turn on the gas and light it. The flame stays on only as long as you continue holding down the button (unless you engage the continuous lock). As soon as you release the button (or the continuous lock) the gas is cut off and the flame goes out. Probably more “consumer-safe” for people who don’t really know what they’re doing with a torch.This one is a bit different from the first three, in that it operates more like a typical propane torch. There is a rotary knob that you turn CCW to turn the gas on or CW to turn it off. So you turn the gas on, then press the igniter button to light the gas. You adjust the flame from min to max by using the rotary knob. The flame stays on until you turn the rotary knob fully CW to shut off the gas. So perhaps a bit less “safe” for those who don’t really know how to operate a torch safely.This one also felt a bit heavier and more substantial that the others. Apparently it uses more metal and less plastic. It also had, BY FAR, the most adjustable flame, from less than half what the others could produce (like down to about ¼” flame for some really fine work) to considerably more than their maximum flame. This one was also the cheapest at only $22.It’s also made in China. Normally, I will go to great lengths and spend considerably more to buy USA-made products, with probably Japan second and Taiwan third. However, for MY specific requirements, this Chinese RAVS was the clear choice for me.

Great Torch with adjustable butane flow and air. feels well built and has very good safety cap protection. Large capacity Tank.Great for lighting my Cigar and melting the clogged head of my 3D printer.Bought in 13’ and still running smooth.

Has worked very well for quite some time. Refilled many times. Always lights, flame adjustable, easy to hold and use, Non-brain dead ignightor lock mechanism that does not jam on the 3rd use. light stuff, melt stuff, solder, I've bought several and this is the best one. Not really to go into your pocket though. More for home/workbench use.

Very well built. Powerful. Good fuel supply. Intuitive & Ergonomic operation.I was initially drawn to it by it's top-tier ratings in several Torch comparison articles. Blazer's high-value pricing sealed the deal, for me.Highly adjustable for both butane gas flow (big to small flame) and air injection (soft-broad to HOT-pinpoint flame)My only wish is that it could be adjusted for a smaller minimum flame. But in fairness, for such a torch, a little bit too much flame is certainly much preferable to too little. You can always hold it farther away.