Blow torch impossible to buy in Thailand?

[Ralf001]

8 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

I wouldn't want/don't need that torch - is the gas available on Shoppee?

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[MangoKorat]

6 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Also my cousin, his truck / auto repair shop I spent a good deal of time at, late teens, and he taught me all there was to know about vehicles.  He had all types of torches / cutting tools, used industrial size tanks.

Odd, I was in the motor trade for over 30 years and never used any form of Propane/Butane gas.  We used Oxy/Acetylene for both welding and cutting - no other gases in the shop.

[KhunLA]

4 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

Odd, I was in the motor trade for over 30 years and never used any form of Propane/Butane gas.  We used Oxy/Acetylene for both welding and cutting - no other gases in the shop.

Yes, same, for cutting stuff.  Didn't think I had to specify different gases used.

[MangoKorat]

14 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Didn't think I had to specify different gases used.

No but we have been talking about/the OP is about blow torches , the gasses for which are very different/subject to less restrictions than gasses used commercially such as in the motor trade.

 

By the way,  Mapp gas was reformulated a few years ago, it is not the same gas you were using 40+ years ago.

 

[KhunLA]

1 minute ago, MangoKorat said:

No but we have been takling about/the OP is about blow torches , the gasses for which are very different/subject to less restrictions than gasses used commercially such as in the motor trade.

 

By the way,  Mapp gas was reformulated a few years ago, it is not the same gas you were using 40+ years ago.

 

Thankfully I'll never need any of those, with all the new stuff.  Along with I don't work on vehicles any more.  No lead connections, melting or cutting in my future 

[MangoKorat]

8 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Thankfully I'll never need any of those, with all the new stuff.  Along with I don't work on vehicles any more.  No lead connections, melting or cutting in my future 

Everyone's different.  I still repair my own vehicles/carry out a lot of DIY and never intend to stop.

 

a). Because finding competent people can be difficult in Thailand.

b). Because I don't like being ripped off.

c). I enjoy it.

[cjinchiangrai]

Everything is available from little butanes to oxy-acetylene. Why are you trying to do gutters yourself?

[KhunLA]

18 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

Everyone's different.  I still repair my own vehicles/carry out a lot of DIY and never intend to stop.

 

a). Because finding competent people can be difficult in Thailand.

b). Because I don't like being ripped off.

c). I enjoy it.

I do stuff, DIY, but new materials, or, better to sa, unrestricted use of materials.  PVC & etc.   Autos, can't even remember last time I change the oil.  Labor so cheap here, not worth busting my knuckles and getting dirty.

 

Now with BEV, don't do anything but put air in the tires.

[sometimewoodworker]

17 hours ago, MangoKorat said:

By the way,  Mapp gas was reformulated a few years ago, it is not the same gas you were using 40+ years ago.

That was because the only manufacturer of the gas closed down the plant. It is possible that the new plant/s could not use the exact same formula or that when they started it was then possible to reformulate and redesign the torches to take advantage of the  new mixture. 

[VocalNeal]

18 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Now with BEV, don't do anything but put air in the tires.

 

Don't BEV's have ozone in the tyres?

[KhunLA]

59 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

Don't BEV's have ozone in the tyres?

 

[MangoKorat]

On 4/19/2025 at 10:50 AM, cjinchiangrai said:

Everything is available from little butanes to oxy-acetylene. Why are you trying to do gutters yourself?

Gutters?