Hello,
I have seeking information on this topic and i'm still a bit confused. Well, i see most non-pro people do their soldering staff at the garage or similar, quite safe, places. There, it doesnt seem much of a deal to have a smith-alike torch, with its propane & oxygen bottels or whatever you use ...
But i don't have a garage, nor i have the possibility of having a similar place. I do all my soldering staff at home, on a room which i have set up for this. There i have my table, conveniently protected with tiles and the soldering brick, the floor also covered .... A well ventilated room which i use for this staff, small, but enough for this and many other things i use to do at home.
Now, after doing some bracelets on 1mm (18 gauge, sorry, my brain works with mm), i'm facing problems with the soldering part. It's too hard to solder anything on such a thick metal without the more powerful torches. No problem with rings and small pieces, or bezels, but soldering anything onto a 6x1'' sheet is out my reach with my jumbo max torch .
At the same time, i'm starting to sell my work and i'm doing more and more complex things. Not bad for somebody whose work is just paperwork at a office
Thus, my two questions are here:
- would it be safe to use a more professional torch at home? Having a propane + oxygen bottle and sleeping 10metters far doesnt make me feel happy ...
- which torch would you recommend me? Well, torch and gases as well, cos they are all kinds of set ups ... but, given i work at home, i wont (most likely) need to melt anything, just solder, and at most soldering 1mm bracelets or so.
I prefer to spend more - well, not 'a lot' more, just more - and not having to buy another torch in 3-4 years. I always try to buy good quality tools and avoiding spending my money twice on the same thing.
See you!