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blowlamp

British term for blowtorch.
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Following the incident she said on Twitter: "Apparently saying you could put a blow torch to my neck is a commonly used phrase for 'brass neck' not ever heard before, so not a threat."
"There weren't such things as blow torches when I was young," chides Mary Berry.
As they probably did not know (what to do), they used a blow torch to try to cut open the bomb," said police superintendentKamthorn Uicharoen.
He adds: "I use a plumber's propane gas blow torch as part of the process to get the resin to set and give it a crystal clear finish.
The new Easyweld aluminium welding rods from Durafix Easyweld operate without flux and, because their working temperature is 392[degrees]C, can be used with any standard hand-held blow torch. The rods are said to produced a dependable non-porous joint stronger than the parent metal, which may also be virtually any other non-ferrous metal or alloy, including galvanised steel and dissimilar nonferrous metals.
We had reservations for the annual Blow Torch Collectors Association (BTCA) Convention.
This makes it far easier to open these pipe fittings for periodic inspection and cleaning, instead of having to use a wrench with a "cheater" bar (a short length of pipe placed over the end of the wrench handle) or having to use a blow torch to heat the old fittings and pipe plugs.
Teledyne Brown's "water sabre" is a high pressure water jet designed to cut through metal, similar to a blow torch, to allow bomb squads access to a container
Was she really serious when she said, "Daddy got momma her own real, live blow torch?"
For example, a welding class that previously focused solely on how to use a blow torch added chemistry instruction on the property of metals.
I went through about 20 screwdrivers and scrapers - and even used a chisel, heat gun and a gas blow torch - but never quite got them off.
Season to taste and mould on to serving plate, top with two slices of goats cheese and glaze with a chef 's blow torch or use the grill.
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