Which Torch

[MadelineBunyan]

right. one of these days I am going to do a proper comparative test. I own both a bobcat and a minor and I really dont agree with this

a little more difficult to achieve big focals and cigar beads.
And that the Minor will allow a little bit of boro tube blowing too.

the way thats said makes the bobcat sound like it can't cope with those things...well codswallop! it can do all of those things, just as well if not better than a minor.

and yes, I have owned the bobcat for longer, and I use it most. I think theres really not that much between them, but its down to personal taste.

you will get used to whichever torch you have, and probably dislike other torches when you try them.

I've seen a mini cc owner try out and hate a cricket, I personally hated the minor until I used one more extensively, and then got my own, I invited Sue, who thought she had made up her mind to get a bobcat, try out my torches and then she decided the minor was for her and bought that instead.

you will love your minor I'm sure. just thought I'd write this for any of the other about to upgrade people out there.

[Batty]

oh dear, thanks for that Madeline.
well it's done now and as I couldn't get anywhere to try out torches, well, like you said, I'll get used to it no doubt.

[MadelineBunyan]

I'm back on my minor for the last couple of torch sessions.
the only problem I'm having? the knobs are the other way round to the bobcat so I keep twiddling the oxy when I want propane and vice versa!

[♥♥Tan♥♥]

For what it's worth you have made and excellent choice, the minor was around before many of the other torches and has proved itself to be a reliable workhorse, no doubt the other torches are just as fab with lots more melty capability because they are created for optimum performance on oxy cons.

BUT.......there are a lot of people who started years ago on a minor and are creating gorgeousness on that same torch so top choice there missus

[Dee Dee]

Ha!

My Cricket won't work silver glass but it NEVAH cracks large focals on me 

Linda x

Linda, what do you mean, it won't work silver glass??

[Redhotsal]

right. one of these days I am going to do a proper comparative test. I own both a bobcat and a minor and I really dont agree with this

a little more difficult to achieve big focals and cigar beads.
And that the Minor will allow a little bit of boro tube blowing too.

the way thats said makes the bobcat sound like it can't cope with those things...well codswallop! it can do all of those things, just as well if not better than a minor.

and yes, I have owned the bobcat for longer, and I use it most. I think theres really not that much between them, but its down to personal taste.

you will get used to whichever torch you have, and probably dislike other torches when you try them.

I've seen a mini cc owner try out and hate a cricket, I personally hated the minor until I used one more extensively, and then got my own, I invited Sue, who thought she had made up her mind to get a bobcat, try out my torches and then she decided the minor was for her and bought that instead.

you will love your minor I'm sure. just thought I'd write this for any of the other about to upgrade people out there.

Yep, I've got a Bobcat and Minors. Because I've worked with Minors for years and years I just naturally prefer them. I don't like the Bobcat nearly as much - and I find the Bobcat is much harder to control than the Minors. Plus, it cokes up a lot quicker. On the other hand the Bobcat seems to make more efficient use of the oxycon than the minors do.
At the end of the day if you want to make big focals then look to the amount of oxygen you have, because no torch in the world is going to help you if your oxycon is not working at its optimum.