anyone use the Knight Little Dragon torch?

[jerrybeads]

looking for info on all those who like/love it...

will be upgrading from a minor~ what do you guys think???

thanks in advance
jeri

[ArtcoInc]

The little Dragon 7, or the Little Dragon 21?

The 7 would be a sidestep, albeit a rugged, bulletproof sidestep. The 21 is a much larger torch, along the lines of a Mid-Range.

Malcolm

[blong2001]

I have no idea on the comparison of the two torches-but I have a Little Dragon 7. And I love it! Great torch that is well made.
Beth

[Hayley]

Ditto what Malcolm said. I have worked on a Mini CC, Bobcat, Minor and Little Dragon & . . . the Mini CC and the Bobcat are similar and a wee upgrade from a Minor and the Little Dragon 7, which are also very similar. Of the two, I prefer the Minor over the Little Dragon. IMHO.

[jerrybeads]

i admire your beads so much!

i'm just not sure as what the flame difference is between the minor and the knight little dragon. both have the 7 jets, but the dragon is cheaper!!! i was shocked.

just wasn't sure which was a better buy and wanted a different flame than the minor...

i definately do not want the mini cc~ don't like the bushy flame.

[Hayley]

What kind of beads do you want to make? What is it about the Minor that you don't like? I had a Bobcat before upgrading to a Barracuda and that gives you a narrower flame than the Mini CC for sure. The Little Dragon's flame is bushy too and it's not very hot . . . I make bigger beads so I get impatient whenever I use my friend's Little Dragon. She actually just sold it . . . and got a Betta! I haven't tried the Betta yet but hope to soon!

My recommendation is to wait for a used Bobcat in the Garage Sale perhaps?

Another question - are you on tanked oxygen or an oxycon? Perhaps the problem lies in your oxycon not powering your Minor fully?

Sorry I prolly confuse you more rather than help! lol!

[bclogan]

That's a good point. You may just need more oxygen. Hard telling without knowing what you're on.

[jerrybeads]

Hi Hayley,

I'm getting a M-15 concentrator fro ABR~ great sale going on...

I make lots of perfume bottles and beads, not as good as yours but I'm working on it~

So would a bobcat be a better way to go? I like the minor, just wanted to try something different...

thanks everyone for your input!
jeri

[Hayley]

Jeri,

Thank you for the kind words!

Why don't you wait till you get the M15 and see how it goes with the Minor. A Bobcat is a small upgrade if you decide to go that route!

Do you have a way of trying different torches? Where are you located?

[jerrybeads]

hi Hayley

no unfortuantely I have no way of testing the torches, but now a friend is changing my mine about a mini cc!

i noticed in other posts you love your glasshive kiln~ is it the best one you've worked on>

thanks so much for your input!

[Hayley]

I love my glasshive kiln. I love that it's 18" wide and has 4" tall doors! Mike Crowley offers the best customer service too!

The Mini CC is a perfectly good torch too. Some people find that the knobs get hot on their Mini CC tho. But then again every torch usually does have its quirks . . . it all depends on if you can live with them or not.