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<blockquote data-quote="akheathen" data-source="post: 7871812" data-attributes="member: 629234"><p>i have to resend my comment on the master appliance.&nbsp; i just realized the one i have up at work is a master appliance.&nbsp; while it is decently reliable for something like bench work, it is not durable.&nbsp; several of them have been tossed out because the tips bend the internal line and leak out the body with little impact or force.&nbsp; a few because dirt gets in the fill nossle easily.&nbsp; the one big gripe i have, is that the air adjust is spring-loaded chrome, and will burn you if you try to go from soldering to heat shrink without letting it cool.&nbsp; plus, it is hard to use the air adjust, since you need to push both sides at once to make it slide.&nbsp; i believe the standard is what we used to use, and it was one of those heat-sensitive units, meaning, if you run out of fuel mid-project, you have to let it cool for a while, then fill it, and let it warm for a while before lighting, or it will crack something internal and not work right, or hold gas.&nbsp; whatever you get, i strongly recommend has a metal tank, as well. plastic tanks are down-right hazardous.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="akheathen, post: 7871812, member: 629234"] i have to resend my comment on the master appliance. i just realized the one i have up at work is a master appliance. while it is decently reliable for something like bench work, it is not durable. several of them have been tossed out because the tips bend the internal line and leak out the body with little impact or force. a few because dirt gets in the fill nossle easily. the one big gripe i have, is that the air adjust is spring-loaded chrome, and will burn you if you try to go from soldering to heat shrink without letting it cool. plus, it is hard to use the air adjust, since you need to push both sides at once to make it slide. i believe the standard is what we used to use, and it was one of those heat-sensitive units, meaning, if you run out of fuel mid-project, you have to let it cool for a while, then fill it, and let it warm for a while before lighting, or it will crack something internal and not work right, or hold gas. whatever you get, i strongly recommend has a metal tank, as well. plastic tanks are down-right hazardous. [/QUOTE]

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