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Old 2008-06-17, 12:58pm
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Well, I'm brand new to this today and I actually have something that I can add to this topic (even though this question was brought up originally about 3 years ago). I use propylene gas and have gotten it to behave quite well for me. As I am a newbie my initial reaction to this gas was bitter disappointment. I was burning or "dirtying" all my glass and becoming very frustrated. My local glass supplier/instructor didn't have experience with propylene and wasn't able to help out. I haven't used the 1# tanks but have a large 24# tank with separate valve on the tank. The trick is to keep the propylene low in your mix. I only open the tank valve a small amount. If I'm using a glass that dirtys easily, I keep my torch turned down (I only use a hothead) and work further out in the flame.
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