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Aug 30th, 2019 5:28 am
plymouthhater [OP]
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Aug 30th, 2019 5:28 am

[Princess Auto] 500K BTU Propane Torch $24.99

Spotted this on the front page of the Princess Auto flyer for Sept 3-15.
500K BTU propane torch $24.99. (Sorry Princess Auto don't have the new flyer up yet on their web site).

I have a virtually identical torch purchased at Harbor Freight in the US. https://www.harborfreight.com/propane-t ... pane+torch
At the Princess Auto price , theirs is actually cheaper in Canada.

I found it does an amazing job lighting charcoal for my BBQ and my smoker - I can get the coals ready to BBQ or smoke in 5-6 minutes.
I use it for burning weeds between the interlocking bricks on my sidewalk, my patio and down the edges of my driveway.
It's also good for thawing pipes, drying a leaking frozen roof for repair, burning off loose paint.
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Aug 30th, 2019 7:51 am
keyser-soze
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Aug 30th, 2019 7:51 am

Also good for searing your sous vide steaks
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Aug 30th, 2019 7:57 am
baseline
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Aug 30th, 2019 7:57 am

i saw something similar before called a weed dragon. you are still left with burnt weeds in the end and it will take a lot of time for it to naturally disappear if you just leave it I think
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Aug 30th, 2019 10:23 am
onemorechance
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Aug 30th, 2019 10:23 am

I bought one of these a few months back and am quite pleased with it. Great for the backyard fire pit, searing food, and any number of diy-projects. For this price, everybody should have a flamethrower!

There is a more expensive model with an igniter, but the upgrade isn't worth the extra cost for me:

https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/ ... -p8696338e
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Aug 30th, 2019 12:05 pm
iwells
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Aug 30th, 2019 12:05 pm

Weed dragon only puts out 12K BTU....this puts out 500K BTU....

Guess which one is better at burning weeds, searing meat....
baseline wrote: ↑
Aug 30th, 2019 7:57 am
 i saw something similar before called a weed dragon. you are still left with burnt weeds in the end and it will take a lot of time for it to naturally disappear if you just leave it I think
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Aug 31st, 2019 2:34 am
willy222
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Aug 31st, 2019 2:34 am

plymouthhater wrote: ↑
Aug 30th, 2019 5:28 am
 Spotted this on the front page of the Princess Auto flyer for Sept 3-15.
500K BTU propane torch $24.99. (Sorry Princess Auto don't have the new flyer up yet on their web site).

I have a virtually identical torch purchased at Harbor Freight in the US. https://www.harborfreight.com/propane-t ... pane+torch
At the Princess Auto price , theirs is actually cheaper in Canada.

I found it does an amazing job lighting charcoal for my BBQ and my smoker - I can get the coals ready to BBQ or smoke in 5-6 minutes.
I use it for burning weeds between the interlocking bricks on my sidewalk, my patio and down the edges of my driveway.
It's also good for thawing pipes, drying a leaking frozen roof for repair, burning off loose paint.
Did you pick up a paper copy of the flyer in-store? If not, how did you see this?
Aug 31st, 2019 2:44 am
cheaper_than_cheap
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Aug 31st, 2019 2:44 am

willy222 wrote: ↑
Aug 31st, 2019 2:34 am
 Did you pick up a paper copy of the flyer in-store? If not, how did you see this?
Can’t speak for the OP, but I got my paper copy in the mail a few days ago.
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Aug 31st, 2019 6:26 am
plymouthhater [OP]
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Aug 31st, 2019 6:26 am

willy222 wrote: ↑
Aug 31st, 2019 2:34 am
 Did you pick up a paper copy of the flyer in-store? If not, how did you see this?
Flyer comes in the local newspaper that is delivered every Thursday - that's how we get most of our flyers delivered.
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Aug 31st, 2019 6:28 am
sirxterminator
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Aug 31st, 2019 6:28 am

second2none wrote: ↑
Aug 30th, 2019 10:39 am
 I'm not saying this is a bad deal. But do you REALLY need a flame thrower? Who the hell burns their grass and weeds?

Melting A Laptop Computer With A 500,000 BTU Torch

farmers in Amazonia

I was burning green garden waste in a wheel barrow with something similar, so much smoke a roaming city pickup truck drove by to check, thought someones house was on fire.

These go through a 20lb tank of gas in little over an 1 hour.

If you have a interlocking driveway, first nuke the weeds with round up then burn off the dead weeds. I prefer this method over power washing and sealing.
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