Blowlamp

A blowlamp is a hand-held device containing a fuel tank and a burner, designed to make a hot flame up to a few inches long.

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Nowdadys the fuel is usually propane or butane or a mixture of them.

Related Topics:
Propane - Butane

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In some blowlamps, more used in old times, the fuel is paraffin, and the blowlamp includes a small hand-operated pressurizing pump, and lighting it needed a time-consuming ritual including using meths to heat the burner hot enough to vaporize the paraffin.

Related Topics:
Paraffin - Meths

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Blowlamps are used for jobs such as burning paint off, melting solder or lead, and many other uses.

Related Topics:
Paint - Solder - Lead

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A flame gun is a big two-handed blowlamp, usually paraffin-powered, up to a yard or so long. See this link for an example.

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