Here is the blowtorch I like to use for a bunch of random tasks that involve a good amount of heat and not a lot of effort like a forge. This torch is a "Model 45" according to the seller on ebay that I got it from a while back and it's an incredibly good model. It is capable of reaching higher temperatures than a few other models from the past.

Mine is from the 1900's Possibly 1920's to 1930's

It's good for soldering when paired with a copper tipped soldering iron and it's good for charring wood so it doesn't rot when it's near the ground. I use it for annealing copper and brass as well as sometimes hardening and tempering high carbon steel.

For a while I have not at all really done any sort of brazing or metal soldering for small parts that require a higher amount of heat than what tin/lead soldering requires.
If I needed to braze two pieces of steel together with copper I'd do it with my forge which uses charcoal, but that takes a lot of fuel and for such small parts I'd rather not waste it.

Joining pieces of copper or silver together with a stronger joint has not been something I've been really capable of and I don't have much room for a big torch kit with an oxygenator or an acetylene tank and I'd rather not spend the money on countless refills and new tanks. I'd rather not have to go out and buy more or have some one refill it for me.

Not even a quart of gasoline is needed for this thing to work and it just needs 5 dozen pumps and it's ready to go.


For joining small parts together, this will work perfectly fine.