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Old 2009-04-03, 7:35am
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Hi, just finished my course in beadmaking and have purchased all necessary tools and glass. My torch is a conkinect propane torch. Unfortunately in my country (Cyprus) pure propane gas is not available. I have a choice of LPG, or the standard gas we use for home which is a 30/70 propane butane mix. Other gases available are oxygen and hydrogen. Which is my best option to use for flameworking? It's understood ofcourse that I would have to change my torch, so a perfect choice of torch would also be much appreciated.

Thanks for any assistance and tips,

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Old 2009-04-03, 7:42am
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Hi, just finished my course in beadmaking and have purchased all necessary tools and glass. My torch is a conkinect propane torch. Unfortunately in my country (Cyprus) pure propane gas is not available. I have a choice of LPG, or the standard gas we use for home which is a 30/70 propane butane mix. Other gases available are oxygen and hydrogen. Which is my best option to use for flameworking? It's understood ofcourse that I would have to change my torch, so a perfect choice of torch would also be much appreciated.

Thanks for any assistance and tips,

adonino..
LPG and you can keep the same torch. It's very close to propane (90%).
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Old 2009-04-03, 8:03am
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LPG is liquified petroleum gas and that is what we commonly refer to as "propane" even though it's not pure propane.
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Old 2009-04-03, 3:36pm
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Yes, go with the LPG....

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