Blow torch, propane torch

Mar 20, 2006 43 Replies

Blowtorch From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Blow torch) Jump to: navigation, search A blowtorch has several meanings, which deal with tools that consume fuel. It may mean a:-

a.. Cutting torch, a handheld torch used for cutting metal. b.. Blowlamp, a torch using propane or butane; its predecessors used gasoline or kerosene for fuel. c.. One of the G.I.Joe toys is named Blowtorch: he is usually shown with a flamethrower. d.. See blowpipe.

Drill bit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Drill bits are cutting tools used to create cylindrical holes. Bits are held in a tool called a drill, which rotates them and provides axial force to create the hole.

A steamroller is a type of heavy machinery which consists of a large tractor and a heavy cylinder that sits in front of it and functions as the front wheel. Steamrollers are generally used in paving roads, to flatten out the surface.

If you rely on Wikipedia you are severely limited as there has been considerable criticism of this "resource." Blowlamp, for example, is rather uncommon in the USA (I have never heard it). I doubt many people know what a "blowpipe" is, and the item so called in geology, chemistry, and mineral studies is nothing like a gasoline blowtorch.

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