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<blockquote data-quote="akheathen" data-source="post: 7871777" data-attributes="member: 629234">i&#039;ve bought mac, and seen many others.&nbsp; when it comes to anything electrical, you really are only paying for the name on the side of the truck.&nbsp; really depends on what you need it for, but best micro-torch i have owned and used to date is my ronson <a href="http:////forums/usertag.php?do=list&amp;amp;action=hash&amp;amp;hash=80012" target="_blank">#80012</a>&nbsp; i think master apliance had a decent one, and i have never gone wrong with weller soldering products.&nbsp; if you need to get inside tight spaces of a dashboard, i would also pick up a little pencil microtorch to handle those little tasks.&nbsp; i&#039;m sure there is some i am forgetting or overlooking, but i have seen way too many fail, bent, or broken necks, inherently faulty valves that make it leak and sputter, improper heat dissipation leading to dangerous failure, tips that burn up or fall off, awkward/cumbersome/nearly impossible operation, failed clickers, etc, and i have seen this ronson survive more than enough abuse that should lead to all of this type of failure 10x to date.&nbsp; got one for my electrician buddy, and i am amazed it still works fine.&nbsp; my mac was one of the biggest pos torches after all is said and done.&nbsp; only reason i still have it packed in my toolbox for emergency, is beacuse it uses those cheap disposable lighters.&nbsp; i have to click it 100x and fool with it to make a useable flame, and pull it apart to get it to stop fueling, every time./$.02</blockquote>

[QUOTE="akheathen, post: 7871777, member: 629234"] i've bought mac, and seen many others. when it comes to anything electrical, you really are only paying for the name on the side of the truck. really depends on what you need it for, but best micro-torch i have owned and used to date is my ronson [URL="http:////forums/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=80012"]#80012[/URL] i think master apliance had a decent one, and i have never gone wrong with weller soldering products. if you need to get inside tight spaces of a dashboard, i would also pick up a little pencil microtorch to handle those little tasks. i'm sure there is some i am forgetting or overlooking, but i have seen way too many fail, bent, or broken necks, inherently faulty valves that make it leak and sputter, improper heat dissipation leading to dangerous failure, tips that burn up or fall off, awkward/cumbersome/nearly impossible operation, failed clickers, etc, and i have seen this ronson survive more than enough abuse that should lead to all of this type of failure 10x to date. got one for my electrician buddy, and i am amazed it still works fine. my mac was one of the biggest pos torches after all is said and done. only reason i still have it packed in my toolbox for emergency, is beacuse it uses those cheap disposable lighters. i have to click it 100x and fool with it to make a useable flame, and pull it apart to get it to stop fueling, every time. /$.02 [/QUOTE]

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