Dremel 2200-01 Versa Flame Multi-Function Butane Torch Perfect for Wood Burning, Leather Crafting, Stencil Cutting, Cordless Soldering

Really love these little torches. My old Portasol soldering/torch iron failed, couldn't fic it.Luckily I had the chance to use this torch from another coworker. AWESOME. On instantly good flame too. So I ordered the kit with both the torch unit and the soldering iron.No complaints , have used it about 10 times in a few month's so far. My uses are usually to release glues and retaining compounds on steel components, but I have also used the soldering iron, and the attachment for hot air to shrink heat shrink tubing. Works great and has a nice case that looks like a GIANT Sucrets/Altoids tin container.

Typical Dremel quality. I use this thing for everything, from heat sealing shrink tubes to starting smoker tubes on the grill. Easy to refill. Design is almost perfect. Really happy with it.

it is very cool or should I say hot. There are safety lock outs that have to be dealt with but it's ok.

MICRO TORCHES REVIEWI was unable to decide on which of the many butane micro torches I should buy from Amazon, and I couldn’t trust the ad claims or flame pictures, so I ended up buying 4 to test then against each other. I have lots of larger torches of various sizes, but I wanted one with the smallest, most focused flame. The pictures in the ads of the flames was not, where pictured at all, was not useful to me or accurate. Price was not a factor for me in this.1. Blazer ES1000CR Spitfirehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B001EDU5NYMade in Japan. This one has very cumbersome controls. Lighting it is a very awkward process requiring two hands and rolling an interlock forward whole pushing down on a button. Lighting it also requires 3 other controls to be in the right positions. The controls also feel rather flimsy. The flame is OK There is very little variation in the flame between minimum and maximum. It does have a button for continuous operation, but again, it feels rather flimsy. It was also the second most expensive at $53. Really the most expensive when you consider all the extras the $56 Dremel comes with.2. Bernz-O-Matic ST2200Thttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PS9TQIMade in Taiwan. The listing for this product falsely states, in two places, “The product is manufactured in United States”. I did not appreciate the false/out-of-date information. The controls are much less cumbersome than the Blazer. It has a child lockout for the igniter, presumably brought to us courtesy of CPSC. If you don’t have kids and want to get rid of this, it looks like it would be very easy to just snap off a piece of plastic and be done with it.The torch is easy to use. There is not much difference between the minimum and maximum flames. The flame is a bit larger than the Blazer. I wanted the smallest flame, so this was a negative for me. The instructions are printed on the side of the main tube, which is handy. It also includes a soldering iron tip. $323. Dremel 2200-01https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MJW07Z0Made in Taiwan. Includes a decent thin metal box containing lots of accessories. If you don’t already have soldering equipment, this might be the best choice for you. It comes with a detachable stand; all the others come with a fixed base stand. The flame comes out at an upward angle, which all the others have a flame coming out at 90 degrees. This may be a plus or minus for you. This one, like the Bernz-O-Matic, comes with a plastic child lockout that looks like it could be broken off and discarded if you don’t want that feature. This one got second place in the biggest difference between minimum and maximum flames. The maximum flame was the largest of all tested, so if you’re looking for max flame, this is the one for you. At $56, the most expensive, but it comes with a lot more accessories than the others.Both the Dremel and the Bernz-O-Matic could easily be started using one hand, even with the child interlock. The Bernz-O-Matic was probably a bit easier to light with one hand. Both of them featured instant-off flame when you releaser the button, with a lock to engage for continuous flame.4. RAVS RBT018https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5RKWNMS?th=1Made in China. With the first three, you press the igniter button to turn on the gas and light it. The flame stays on only as long as you continue holding down the button (unless you engage the continuous lock). As soon as you release the button (or the continuous lock) the gas is cut off and the flame goes out. Probably more “consumer-safe” for people who don’t really know what they’re doing with a torch.This one is a bit different from the first three, in that it operates more like a typical propane torch. There is a rotary knob that you turn CCW to turn the gas on or CW to turn it off. So you turn the gas on, then press the igniter button to light the gas. You adjust the flame from min to max by using the rotary knob. The flame stays on until you turn the rotary knob fully CW to shut off the gas. So perhaps a bit less “safe” for those who don’t really know how to operate a torch safely.This one also felt a bit heavier and more substantial that the others. Apparently it uses more metal and less plastic. It also had, BY FAR, the most adjustable flame, from less than half what the others could produce (like down to about ¼” flame for some really fine work) to considerably more than their maximum flame. This one was also the cheapest at only $22.It’s also made in China. Normally, I will go to great lengths and spend considerably more to buy USA-made products, with probably Japan second and Taiwan third. However, for MY specific requirements, this Chinese RAVS was the clear choice for me.

Works like a charm

I love the box, love the versatility of the options included, easy to fill, easy to use.

Great torch, but fill valve leaks after a few months of heavy use. they want customer (me) to pay to ship it for repair. Ill buy 3 home depot torches for same price, they last a year or so of heavy use.Update 05/31/2016- tried to tighten the Schrader valve used at the fill point but it was tight. After a little finagling, I discovered that the valve gets off center every few fills, if you pop the fuel canister on and off a few times it will center the valve. Dangerous condition nevertheless, if you don't hear or feel the hissing gas from off kilter valve after filling and light unit, it will obviously burst into flames. I just put unit by my ear then smell bottom after filling before lighting. Front flame nozzle retainer screw inexplicably disappeared, the nozzle came out during a high flame project, unit burst into flames, almost started a fire in my shop. Since i am a lifelong volunteer firefighter I (stupidly) cupped the gaping hole where the flame nozzle used to be that was spewing a 3 foot orange fireball, with my hands and shook it like a baby that won't stop crying. It went out, never could find the tiny screw that secures the nozzle, nor could i find in my well equipped shop, an equivalent screw.Ceramic insulator split wen the flame nozzle hit the floor. The carburetion is off now with the piece missing so it won't light with the igniter.5 year warranty is not worth the keystrokes someone used to type it, since there is a litany of reasons that they will not honor warranty.

This is the second one I’ve the first one last for 8 years without any issues, but like everything else for wear out.