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==Nortel Minor Burner==
 
 
[[Image:Nortel_Minor_Burner.jpg|thumb|300px|Nortel Minor Burner]]
 
[[Image:Nortel_Minor_Burner.jpg|thumb|300px|Nortel Minor Burner]]
 
 
The Minor Burner is a [[surface mix]] 7 port [[torch]] that runs on [[propane]] and [[oxygen]] or [[natural gas]] and oxygen. It is made by [http://www.nortelmanufacturing.com/torches-minor.shtml Nortel Manufacturing]
 
The Minor Burner is a [[surface mix]] 7 port [[torch]] that runs on [[propane]] and [[oxygen]] or [[natural gas]] and oxygen. It is made by [http://www.nortelmanufacturing.com/torches-minor.shtml Nortel Manufacturing]
  
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==Information==
 
Developed by Peter Norton in the 1950's it is a well liked [[torch]] frequently used for making [[beads]] and small scale [[sculptural]] work, primarily designed for [[soft glass]]
 
Developed by Peter Norton in the 1950's it is a well liked [[torch]] frequently used for making [[beads]] and small scale [[sculptural]] work, primarily designed for [[soft glass]]
  
 
Recommended operating pressures:
 
Recommended operating pressures:
.25 to 5 psi gas
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* Gas : 0.25 to 5 psi
5 to 15 psi oxygen
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* Oxygen : 5 to 15 psi
  
 
====Cleaning and Maintenance====
 
====Cleaning and Maintenance====
 
All that is required is for the tubes to be cleaned with the fine needle that is supplied with the torch.
 
All that is required is for the tubes to be cleaned with the fine needle that is supplied with the torch.

Latest revision as of 16:47, 15 November 2008

Nortel Minor Burner

The Minor Burner is a surface mix 7 port torch that runs on propane and oxygen or natural gas and oxygen. It is made by Nortel Manufacturing

Information

Developed by Peter Norton in the 1950's it is a well liked torch frequently used for making beads and small scale sculptural work, primarily designed for soft glass

Recommended operating pressures:

  • Gas : 0.25 to 5 psi
  • Oxygen : 5 to 15 psi

Cleaning and Maintenance

All that is required is for the tubes to be cleaned with the fine needle that is supplied with the torch.