Torch Lighter Automatic Ignitor Light Sparks for Soldering Gas Welding Portable (Black)

Its cheap, its small, it lights the torch. that's all it does and that's all it needs to do. For how cheap it is it does its job well. Don't spend your money on a name brand from some specialty website, just get this (its literally the exact same one as the expensive ones, they just put the sticker on backwards)

I teach an intro metalsmithing course at a college and my students really love using this lighter! In the past we have just used the regular flint scratch lighter and it works fine but students get a little overwhelmed because it takes a few strikes some times and then they tense up and get nervous. This lighter is just so much more user friendly and in my own experience doesn't make as loud as a pop when the torch ignites. Weirdly there is a little rubber/plastic sticker thing right around where you put the tip of the torch and if you don't move the torch away fast enough this can burn off. One of my students torched this by accident and stunk up the whole room so I would remove this when you get it so you don't have that same problem. Other than that it works fantastically, just as good as the expensive ones you get at jewelry supply stores.

I couldn't ask for a better value. It works just like the pricey ones I have used in the past at work. This one is a great value and I would recommend it to anyone who is starting out or doesn't want to pay top dollar. It works the same, it looks the same. Nothing wrong with it.

Lasted about a year lighting a large acetylene cutting torch before the ceramic insulator around the electrode cracked and it started arcing internally. Gas then gets trapped inside and detonates with a loud bang. Nevertheless, at this price, replacing after a year isn't a huge problem and I'm ordering replacements. Would probably last much longer with a smaller torch. Might try to retrofit a spark plug into the old one - the igniter circuit still works.

Effective a d easy to use

Excellent Quality

I thought I would try this out but was a bit reluctant because of its price. The price point didn't let me down. There is barely a spark and what spark, if you can call it a spark, is almost micro level in size. I tried turning my torch on high, aiming it into the back of the lighter, to get the propane closer to the sparker and still there was not enough spark to light the torch but once out of 15 tries. Batteries were brand new. Will be sending this one back and getting the quality one I should have ordered in the first place.

2 AA batteries power the ignition spark. No hands required to operate like a striker, freeing you to focus on operating your torch. Simply turn the torch upside down and gradually turn on your fuel gas as you push the ignition switch with the tip of your torch. You hear the clicking noise as the spark is released. It continues to spark as long as the lever is pushed. Remove your torch promptly when lit to avoid damaging the ignitor. The ignitor is small and not in the way. It never needs to be picked up and put back down like a manual striker.