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*Minor Bench Burner -I'd personally sell this and get a red max (same company) or gtt cheetah (I wont ever use a non gtt torch personally but theyre the Cadillac of torches) for a starter torch
If you stick with it you'll want a gtt phantom or carlisle cc (you can find cc's used for $600-800) for pipes
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Gtts are sleek and use a patented triple mix technology that allows them to be quiet, have more penetration with it's heat and be hotter then other style torches.
I rock a 4-stud Gtt Mirage dual stage with a foot peddle for the outerfire.
The cheetah is considerably hotter and has more flame types (big to razor) but the redmax has a bigger bottom flame and a rider torch to do smaller flames
Either would suit you its just between a pickup truck and a sports car.
RedMaxs used are like $450 Cheetahs are $550
Full time blowers generally have Carlisle CCs or Gtt phantoms - $1200 unless the go big
I went big but not huge, my torch cost about 2k and the largest torches cost like 10k
So, if I were to go with the cheetah, I'd be getting the sports car of intermediate level glass torches? If so, I'm sold.
The red max can do a little bigger but the cheetah has the precision, and penetrating heat and would make it easier to jump to a phantom or mirage if you upgrade in the future.
It's easier to fume with the pre-mix redmax rider but if I had the choice I'd get the cheetah.
GTTs hold there value so if you don't like it you can sell it for retail. There's a waiting list for many of their torches.
Quote: I_AM_SWIM said: theres no way a human being can sculpt such devices out of glass
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