Yttrium2
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Cheapest Bunsen burner substitute
What’s the cheapest burner that will screw onto one of those green propane tanks,
I see some burners on YouTube, but don’t know if they connect to the particular can
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-Propane-16-oz-Camping-Sto...
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Use these.
The torches are all over the internet.
The cans are highly standardised and available from hardware stores and camping stores.
There are no other cans that look similar with which they can be confused.
They are cheap.
You get to control the flame quite easily.
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Yttrium2
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Nah,
I’m looking for something I can heat up a pot with.
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Something that will hook up to one of these tanks, but for cheap, preferably ultralight — “that uses one of these tanks!”
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353479176163?epid=710146852&has...
[Edited on 6/1/2021 by Yttrium2]
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Something that uses camping propane cylinders and can heat up a pot? You're looking for a camping stove.
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Yes, something like this, that is cheaper, and isn’t tippy that will work on the same kind of Coleman’ propane canister
https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Bottle-Propane-Stove-Green/dp...
[Edited on 6/1/2021 by Yttrium2]
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I find this a bit frustrating just reading the threads you start some times Yttrium2.
You want a camp stove, but not tippy = better built. You want it cheaper... And better built... And won't look. Yo, go to a second hand store and
find the 80-100$ job for 20$ then.
It can't be faster better cheaper just because you ask someone else.
High quality = high cost... Unless someone doesn't want it >>> thrift store
Low quality = sometimes low cost, because it up to you to be discerning, not buy crap.
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By god, I wish someone would just donate him something, its not like he can ever decide for anything on his own 
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I saw a product on eBay and didn’t see if it connects to the particular propane canister, that I was regarding.
To heck with it,
Dad had one of these in the camp gear, I gave it away, but now will likely be purchasing another one.
https://www.amazon.com/Coleman-Bottle-Propane-Stove-Green/dp...
Does anyone know if a torch can heat up a pot of oil, or if a wider flame is better?
Is there a product that can open up to heat large areas, or hone in to do small areas?
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Sorry for the inconvenience
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A second hand bunsen is practically free, get a cheap butane cilinder and you are done.
Doesn't get much cheaper than that.
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I am using a cheap burner from hardware store and propane cans. However, I am using it mostly for some glass work (ampoules, cutting) and melting
point tests.
For other purposes I am using electrical devices as they are much more compatible with flammable substances.
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You want one of these. Cheap in nasty, but throws the heat out. powered by cheap gas refills.
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Bunsen burners can be used for fixing cracked flasks, blowing glass, and heating up pots of water right? Multifaceted uses. Seems to be the winner?
Correct?
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Quote: Originally posted by karlos³  | | By god, I wish someone would just donate him something, its not like he can ever decide for anything on his own |
How about knowledge!
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| Quote: Originally posted by Yttrium2 | | Bunsen burners can be used for fixing cracked flasks, blowing glass, and heating up pots of water right? Multifaceted uses. Seems to be the winner?
Correct? |
You've just listed three things that Bunsen burners are particularly bad at.
I wish we had an eye-roll emoji on here...
[Edited on 6-2-2021 by Texium]
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Turns out I’ll need a low profile burner so that it sits under my lab stand
Any other recommendations of cheap burners, preferable propane?
Hell, I may go with an alcohol hexagonal lamp/burner
Or make one
Or maybe just a propane torch, since I can use it to blow glass, also?
[Edited on 6/3/2021 by Yttrium2]
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The blowtorch pointed to by j_sum1 and the portable stove pointed to by barbs09 use the same style of gas canister,
I have both of these items,
- the torch is unsuitable for distillations etc.
- the stove is unsuitable for bending or melting glass etc.
A couple of months ago I used the stove to distil sulphuric acid at atmospheric pressure.
CAUTION : Hobby Chemist, not Professional or even Amateur
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Yttrium, ultimately in this hobby, you get what you pay for. If you buy nothing but cheap, shitty equipment, you aren’t going to have much success.
I’m closing this thread because the right answers are already here multiple times over, but you’re still just looking for some magic bullet that
doesn’t exist.
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Texium
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