an ideal tool for sweating copper pipe
The focused heat provided by this gas-powered torch can help you perform a variety of tasks, such as soldering pipe joints, softening putty, removing paint, and thawing frozen pipes. Home Improvement Encyclopedia
Portable, hand held torch which consists of a bottle containing pressurized propane gas with a screwed on burner nozzle. The nozzle is used to direct the burning gas, when it is ignited, to be used for soldering, brazing, etc.
A propane torch is a tool for burning the flammable gas propane. The maximum adiabatic flame temperature a propane torch can achieve with air is 2268 Kelvins (1995 °C/3623 °F). Some propane torches are also used with a tank of pure oxygen to achieve a flame temperature nearing 3095 Kelvin (2820 °C/5110 °F).