Comparison

Compare Glass Torches

A side-by-side look at 65 popular lampworking and glassblowing torches; bench and hand torches across surface-mix and premix designs. Use it to narrow down by mount type, mix, fuel, price band, and skill level. Looking for a guided pick instead? Try the torch finder.

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Torch	Type	Mix	Oxygen	Fuel	Price	Skill level	Best for
GTT Lynx	Bench	Surface mix	~9.5 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$525	Intermediate, Advanced	Detail, Beads, Small boro
GTT Bobcat	Bench	Surface mix	~8.5 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$275	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Small-to-medium boro, Versatile starter
GTT Phantom	Bench	Surface mix	~16.5 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$1,425	Intermediate, Advanced	Pipes, Functional, Medium boro
GTT Mirage	Bench	Surface mix	~26 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$1,975	Advanced	Large boro, Production
GTT Delta Elite	Bench or hand	Surface mix	~30 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$2,575	Advanced	Large boro, Production, Multi-stage bench work
GTT Kobuki	Bench	Surface mix	~33 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$3,550	Advanced	Production, Large boro
Carlisle Mini CC	Bench	Surface mix	~7 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$330	Beginner	Beads, Small boro, Forgiving first torch
Nortel Minor	Bench	Surface mix	~9 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$224	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Small boro, Starter
Bethlehem Alpha	Bench	Surface mix	~10 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen, Butane	$350	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Starter
GTT Cheetah	Bench	Surface mix	~13 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$645	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Soft glass, Small boro
GTT Cricket	Bench	Surface mix	~5.5 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$255	Beginner	Beads, Soft glass, Intro classes
GTT Delta Mag	Bench	Surface mix	~54 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$4,250	Advanced	Large boro, Production, Thick work
GTT Scorpion	Bench	Surface mix	~9.5 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$945	Intermediate, Advanced	Soft glass, Boro, Two-stage bench work
GTT Sidewinder	Bench or hand	Surface mix	~15 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$1,125	Intermediate, Advanced	Wide beads, Paperweights, Marbles, Solid boro
Carlisle CC	Bench	Hybrid (premix centre)	~26 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$1,934	Intermediate	Goblets, Stemware, Detail, Soft glass
Carlisle Wildcat	Bench	Surface mix	~15 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$612	Advanced	Large boro, Production
Nortel Mid Range	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Mid ($$)	Beginner, Intermediate	Large soft glass, Boro, Sculpture
Nortel Major	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$492	Intermediate	Boro, Larger beads, General
Nortel Red Max	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$712	Intermediate	Soft glass, Inside-out, General
Nortel Rocket	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$1,083	Advanced	Large boro, Production
Nortel Mega Minor	Bench	Surface mix	~9 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$268	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Soft glass, Small boro
Nortel Unitorch	Hand	Premix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$458	Intermediate, Advanced	Lathe work, Scientific seals, Quartz, Flame cutting
Nortel Unitorch-9	Hand	Premix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Mid ($$)	Intermediate, Advanced	Lathe work, Scientific seals, Quartz, Flame cutting
Nortel Unitorch-12	Hand	Premix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Mid ($$)	Intermediate, Advanced	Lathe work, Scientific seals, Quartz, Flame cutting
Bethlehem Bravo	Bench	Surface mix	~30 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen, Butane	$1,171	Beginner, Intermediate	Small-to-medium work, Soft glass, Boro
Bethlehem Champion	Bench	Surface mix	~40 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen, Butane	$1,916	Intermediate, Advanced	Soft glass, Boro, Medium work
National 3A-B Hand Torch	Hand	Premix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Butane	$151	Beginner, Intermediate	Hand torch, Scientific, Tip-dependent work
GTT Ninja	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$4,000	Advanced	Production, Large boro, Fast melt-ins
GTT Samurai	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$4,000	Advanced	Production, Large boro, Fast melt-ins
GTT Viper	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$7,000	Advanced	Production, Large boro, Furnace-size work
GTT Cobra	Bench	Surface mix	~65 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$5,500	Advanced	Production, Large boro, Furnace-size work
GTT Quadzilla	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Pro ($$$$)	Advanced	Production, Large boro, Custom
Carlisle CC+	Bench	Hybrid (premix centre)	~30 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	$2,796	Intermediate, Advanced	Production, Goblets, General
Carlisle CC++	Bench	Hybrid (premix centre)	~33 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	$4,286	Advanced	Production, Large work, General
Carlisle Hellcat	Bench	Surface mix	~21 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	$1,201	Intermediate, Advanced	General, Soft glass, Boro
Carlisle Lucio	Bench	Surface mix	~26 LPM	Natural gas, Propane	$803	Intermediate, Advanced	Soft glass, Sculpture, Large work
Carlisle GR	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	High ($$$)	Advanced	Lathe, Production, General
Nortel Mid Range Plus	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$425	Intermediate, Advanced	Production, Soft glass, Boro, Sculpture
Nortel Ranger	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$199	Beginner, Intermediate	Hand torch, Beads, General
Nortel Twin Fuel Handtorch	Hand	Premix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	$110	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Scientific, Lathe, Quartz
Nortel Red Max Handtorch	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$445	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Boro, General
Nortel Multimix 8x8	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Mid ($$)	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Boro, General
Nortel Multimix Junior	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$295	Beginner, Intermediate	Hand torch, Beads, General
Bethlehem Star	Bench	Surface mix	~20 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$446	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Marbles, Soft glass
Bethlehem STACKS	Bench	Surface mix	~30 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$874	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Soft glass, Boro
Bethlehem Sharp Flame Hand Torch	Hand	Surface mix	~10 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$315	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Assembly, Boro
Herbert Arnold Zenit	Bench	Surface mix	~58 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$3,300	Intermediate, Advanced	Boro, Soft glass, Scientific, Production
Herbert Arnold Big Arni	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane	$1,095	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Small handicrafts, Soft glass
Herbert Arnold Mini Hand Torch	Hand	Premix	n/a	Propane	$420	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Detail, Quartz
Herbert Arnold Premix Hand Torch	Hand	Premix	n/a	Propane	$649	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Quartz, Boro
Herbert Arnold Zenit Hand Torch	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	Propane	$3,695	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Boro, Assembly
National 3B-B Hand Torch	Hand	Premix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Butane	$163	Beginner, Intermediate	Hand torch, Boro, Scientific
National 4B Industrial Hand Torch	Hand	Premix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$249	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Industrial, Boro
National 6B Bench Torch	Bench	Premix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$183	Beginner, Intermediate	Pendants, Small-to-mid work, General
Nortel Multimix 11x11	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	$465	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Boro, General
Carlisle Lucio Grande	Bench	Surface mix	~40 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$1,384	Intermediate, Advanced	Soft glass, Sculpture, Large work
Carlisle Black Widow	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	$2,207	Intermediate, Advanced	Production, Goblets, General
Carlisle Universal Hand Torch	Hand	Premix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	$133	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, General
Carlisle C-702 Hand Torch	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Mid ($$)	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, General
Carlisle C-705 Hand Torch	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Mid ($$)	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, General
Carlisle Mini CC Hand Torch	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	$285	Beginner, Intermediate	Hand torch, Beads, Small boro
Bethlehem The Grand	Bench	Surface mix	~60 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$3,317	Intermediate, Advanced	Large boro, Soft glass, Sculpture
Bethlehem Bravo Sharp Flame	Bench	Surface mix	~30 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$1,284	Beginner, Intermediate	Small-to-medium work, Soft glass, Boro
Bethlehem Champion Sharp Flame	Bench	Surface mix	~40 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$1,928	Intermediate, Advanced	Soft glass, Boro, Medium work
Bethlehem Grand Sharp Flame	Bench	Surface mix	~60 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	$3,329	Intermediate, Advanced	Large boro, Soft glass, Sculpture

Specs are compiled from manufacturer pages and community sources. Oxygen demand, pricing, and configuration can vary by variant; confirm details with the maker before buying. An “n/a” means the maker doesn’t publish that figure.