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Posted by: Rhodes71/914 Oct 10 2004, 01:49 PM

Needed some more heat out of my torch so I got a cylinder of MAPP gas and it says on the label not to use a propane torch. OK fine I go to the local hardware stores and everybody has cylinders but no torches. I did find one torch that said it worked for both but it had a trigger ignitor on it and was $34, those things always wear out. So can somebody tell me why I can't use the propane torch. Fits on the bottle fine an lights.

sr

Posted by: stevend Oct 10 2004, 01:52 PM

simple answer is that the orifice is differnt

Posted by: TimT Oct 10 2004, 02:17 PM

nozzles different

but you say it lights... so why not just use it?

Posted by: Rhodes71/914 Oct 10 2004, 03:30 PM

It is pressurized gas, didn't want to do anything stupid.

sr

Posted by: SpecialK Oct 10 2004, 04:26 PM

I've used MAPP Gas for yeeeaaaarrs with a standard propane torch tip (hardware store type). No problems at all. Burn away!

Posted by: Sammy Oct 12 2004, 04:51 PM

The MAPP gas cylinders I've seen have a warning label not to tip them over past a certain angle while lit, maybe that has something to do with it. My MAPP gas torch has a rubber hose so I can keep the cylinder upright.

Posted by: Rhodes71/914 Oct 12 2004, 04:57 PM

Put my propane torch on the MAPP gas cylinder and seems to work fine. I don't think it likes the cold though, it was 29 deg F and the flame was pretty week.

Posted by: TimT Oct 12 2004, 05:05 PM

propane doesnt like cold either, In cold weather the cylinders will last less than in warmer temps