My latest tool purchase.

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My latest tool purchase.

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Before I pop out to see if I can purchase jelled eels in the north of England, I thought I would share my latest purchase yesterday afternoon, only costing three quid (£3) in lidl.

Behold....
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S.O.A.G.!
Be careful with that thing. If it starts to melt in your hand, pitch it! (I learned my lesson with inexpensive, Butane Soldering Irons from China!)
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A million uses! There's one in each shop, our house, and my model room. Perfect for crème bruleé...and heng longs!

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PainlessWolf wrote: Tue May 20, 2025 1:56 pm S.O.A.G.!
Be careful with that thing. If it starts to melt in your hand, pitch it! (I learned my lesson with inexpensive, Butane Soldering Irons from China!)
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ColemanCollector wrote: Tue May 20, 2025 3:34 pm A million uses! There's one in each shop, our house, and my model room. Perfect for crème bruleé...and heng longs!

Mike.
Not sure I need that many :wtf: although I have a larger one for food, I don't do child portions....
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:crazy: That's a long three minutes and forty-five seconds. :crazy:
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This turbo lighter is already 10 years old!
I replaced the lighter itself 3 times - it broke...
In field conditions, it is a great burner!!!
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There is also such a turbo lighter...
But I only use it at home now...
The inadequate reaction to a request to give me a light surprises me a little...
And I don't drive it in the car anymore.... I care about the psychological health of the police, because there was a case, they won't survive a second one... and neither will I....
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Cool toy. I use them for creme brulee.
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