They come in various shapes and sizes. Here's [images14.fotki.com] yet another.
The original one is an antique.
lawman
6:46 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
Not a paint stripper.
MetalType
6:46 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
Welding torch!
lawman
6:47 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
Haha, nope. That would be too easy.
Birdman
6:49 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
A 'Blast Burner'?
Birdman
6:50 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
... used to create small needle-sized to large brush flame patterns for fusing ore, working Pyrex and soft glasses, and performing other high-temperature melting applications.
diddlydazz
6:50 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
for blowing glass?
lawman
6:51 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
Good enough Birdman. They are all glassblowers torches.
<added> looks like Birdman beat you by a nose, diddlydazz </added>
mcavill
6:52 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
<deleted - looks like we're all done>
[edited by: mcavill at 6:53 pm (utc) on Oct. 8, 2005]
lawman
6:53 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
Either of you two feel like hosting an official Gizmo Quiz next week? We're thinking of changing the day to Monday.
Birdman
6:58 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
That was close! Mere seconds.
The torch hint helped me find it on Google [google.com] (sixth result).
What time on Monday? I'm game, but I work in a granite shop during the day.
lawman
7:09 pm on Oct 8, 2005 (gmt 0)
You get to pick the time. Just post the time a couple of hours before you host it.