If you go to the Little Smith Torch website and click on each of the types of torches it will explain what each one is best suited for and working temperatures of the flames, etc.

It kind of explains the difference between the acetylene, propane, butane and natural gas blow torches.

Love and light.

Siné Chamberlain

Look for something with a working temperature of at least 1300 degrees or more though, or the flame won’t be hot enough to make hard solder melt and flow.

Smaller micro torches, like the Little Smith Torch, will be fab for soldering jumprings between beads, etc. but not much good for annealing or soldering anything but the smallest of joints.

The idea of making a “box without a lid” open at one side (i.e. three walls) out of your fire bricks is a good idea though as it spreads the heat well for annealing larger pieces or coils of wire, etc.

Hope this is of some help to other beginners like myself.

You can speak to me at Sine@mypostoffice.co.uk and we can compare notes if you like.

Love and light to all.

Siné Chamberlain (pronouced as Sheena – it’s Gaelic!)