Comparison

Compare Glass Torches: Lampworking and Glass Blowing Torches

Browse 70 current torches. Search by model or maker, narrow by starting price, then compare up to four, or read the head-to-head torch comparisons for two specific models. Need help with your setup? Try the torch finder.

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		Type	Mix				Fuel	Skill level	Best for
GTT LynxBench or hand	From $525	Bench or hand	Surface mix	7	1	~9.5 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Detail, Beads, Small-to-medium boro
GTT BobcatBench	$275	Bench	Surface mix	7	1	~8.5 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Small-to-medium boro, Versatile starter
GTT PhantomBench or hand	From $1,425	Bench or hand	Surface mix	22	2	~16.5 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Pipes, Functional, Medium boro
GTT MirageBench or hand	From $1,975	Bench or hand	Surface mix	40	2	~26 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Large boro, Production
GTT Delta EliteBench or hand	From $2,575	Bench or hand	Surface mix	57	2	~30 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Large boro, Production, Multi-stage bench work
GTT KobukiBench	From $3,550	Bench	Surface mix	49	3	~33 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Production, Large boro
Carlisle Mini CCBench	$340	Bench	Surface mix	7	1	~7 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner	Beads, Small boro, Forgiving first torch
Nortel MinorBench	$325	Bench	Surface mix	7	1	~9 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Small boro, Starter
Bethlehem AlphaBench	$350	Bench	Surface mix	6	1	~10 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen, Butane	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Starter
GTT CheetahBench or hand	From $645	Bench or hand	Surface mix	13	1	~13 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Soft glass, Small-to-medium boro
GTT CricketBench	$255	Bench	Surface mix	5	1	~5.5 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner	Beads, Soft glass, Intro classes
GTT Delta MagBench	From $4,250	Bench	Surface mix	88	3	~54 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Large boro, Production, Thick work
GTT ScorpionBench	$945	Bench	Surface mix	13	2	~9.5 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Soft glass, Boro, Two-stage bench work
GTT SidewinderBench or hand	From $990	Bench or hand	Surface mix	22	2	~15 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Wide beads, Paperweights, Marbles, Solid boro
Carlisle CCBench	$2,052	Bench	Hybrid (surface and premix)	n/a	n/a	~26 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate	Goblets, Stemware, Detail, Soft glass
Carlisle WildcatBench	$640	Bench	Surface mix	19	n/a	~15 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Large boro, Production
Nortel Mid RangeBench	Mid ($$)	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Large soft glass, Boro, Sculpture
Nortel MajorBench	$492*	Bench	Surface mix	64	2	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate	Boro, Larger beads, General
Nortel Red MaxBench	$894	Bench	Surface mix	45	2	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate	Soft glass, Inside-out, General
Nortel RocketBench	$1,521	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	2	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Large boro, Production
Nortel Mega MinorBench	$349	Bench	Surface mix	7	1	~9 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Soft glass, Small boro
Nortel UnitorchHand	$421	Hand	Premix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Lathe work, Scientific seals, Quartz, Flame cutting
Nortel Unitorch-9Hand	$519	Hand	Premix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Lathe work, Scientific seals, Quartz, Flame cutting
Nortel Unitorch-12Hand	$663	Hand	Premix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Lathe work, Scientific seals, Quartz, Flame cutting
Bethlehem BravoBench	$1,171	Bench	Surface mix	18	2	~30 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen, Butane	Beginner, Intermediate	Small-to-medium work, Soft glass, Boro
Bethlehem ChampionBench	$1,916	Bench	Surface mix	36	2	~40 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen, Butane	Intermediate, Advanced	Soft glass, Boro, Medium work
National 3A-B Hand TorchHand	$151	Hand	Premix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Butane	Beginner, Intermediate	Hand torch, Scientific, Tip-dependent work
GTT NinjaBench	From $4,000	Bench	Surface mix	72	3	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Production, Large boro, Fast melt-ins
GTT SamuraiBench	From $4,000	Bench	Surface mix	72	3	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Production, Large boro, Fast melt-ins
GTT ViperBench	From $7,000	Bench	Surface mix	200	3	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Production, Large boro, Furnace-size work
GTT CobraBench	From $5,500	Bench	Surface mix	130	3	~65 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Production, Large boro, Furnace-size work
GTT QuadzillaBench	Pro ($$$$)	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	4	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Production, Large boro, Custom
Carlisle CC+Bench	$2,796*	Bench	Hybrid (surface and premix)	n/a	2	~30 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Production, Goblets, General
Carlisle CC++Bench	$4,286*	Bench	Hybrid (surface and premix)	n/a	2	~33 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Production, Large work, General
Carlisle HellcatBench	$1,237	Bench	Surface mix	21	2	~21 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Intermediate, Advanced	General, Soft glass, Boro
Carlisle LucioBench	$827	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	1	~26 LPM	Natural gas, Propane	Intermediate, Advanced	Soft glass, Sculpture, Large work
Carlisle GRBench	High ($$$)	Bench	Hybrid (surface and premix)	n/a	2	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Advanced	Lathe, Production, General
Nortel Mid Range PlusBench	$666	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	2	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Production, Soft glass, Boro, Sculpture
Nortel RangerHand	$241	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Hand torch, Beads, General
Nortel Twin Fuel HandtorchHand	$172	Hand	Premix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Scientific, Lathe, Quartz
Nortel Red Max HandtorchHand	$663	Hand	Surface mix	45	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Boro, General
Nortel Multimix 8x8Hand	Mid ($$)	Hand	Surface mix	64	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Boro, General
Nortel Multimix JuniorHand	$452	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Hand torch, Beads, General
Bethlehem StarBench	$446	Bench	Surface mix	11	1	~20 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Marbles, Soft glass
Bethlehem STACKSBench	$874	Bench	Surface mix	24	2	~30 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Soft glass, Boro
Bethlehem Sharp Flame Hand TorchHand	$357	Hand	Surface mix	6	1	~10 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Assembly, Boro
Herbert Arnold ZenitBench	$3,300*	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	1	~58 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Intermediate, Advanced	Boro, Quartz, Scientific, Production
Herbert Arnold Big ArniBench	$1,095*	Bench	Surface mix	15	2	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Small handicrafts, Soft glass
Herbert Arnold Mini Hand TorchHand	$420*	Hand	Premix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Detail, Quartz
Herbert Arnold Premix Hand TorchHand	$649*	Hand	Premix	n/a	1	~2.8 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Quartz, Boro
Herbert Arnold Zenit Hand TorchHand	$3,695*	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	1	~58 LPM	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Boro, Assembly
Herbert Arnold ArniBench	Mid ($$)	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	n/a	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Beads, Detail
National 3B-B Hand TorchHand	$163	Hand	Premix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Butane	Beginner, Intermediate	Hand torch, Boro, Scientific
National 4B Industrial Hand TorchHand	$249	Hand	Premix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Industrial, Boro
National 6B Bench TorchBench	$183	Bench	Premix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Pendants, Small-to-mid work, General
Nortel Multimix 11x11Hand	$697	Hand	Surface mix	121	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, Boro, General
Nortel ArrowBench	Mid ($$)	Bench	Hybrid (surface and premix)	n/a	2	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	n/a
Nortel HydraBench	High ($$$)	Bench	Hybrid (surface and premix)	n/a	n/a	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	Large boro, Sculpture
Nortel MedusaBench	High ($$$)	Bench	Not published	n/a	n/a	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	n/a
Nortel GoliathBench	High ($$$)	Bench	Not published	n/a	n/a	n/a	Propane, Natural gas	Advanced	n/a
Carlisle Lucio GrandeBench	$1,468	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	1	~40 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Soft glass, Sculpture, Large work
Carlisle Black WidowBench	$2,341	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	2	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Intermediate, Advanced	Production, Goblets, General
Carlisle Universal Hand TorchHand	$147	Hand	Premix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, General
Carlisle C-702 Hand TorchHand	Mid ($$)	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, General
Carlisle C-705 Hand TorchHand	Mid ($$)	Hand	Surface mix	n/a	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Intermediate, Advanced	Hand torch, General
Carlisle Mini CC Hand TorchHand	$285*	Hand	Surface mix	7	1	n/a	Propane, Natural gas, Hydrogen	Beginner, Intermediate	Hand torch, Beads, Small boro
Bethlehem The GrandBench	$3,317	Bench	Surface mix	42	3	~60 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Large boro, Soft glass, Sculpture
Bethlehem Bravo Sharp FlameBench	$1,284	Bench	Surface mix	18	2	~30 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Beginner, Intermediate	Small-to-medium work, Soft glass, Boro
Bethlehem Champion Sharp FlameBench	$1,928	Bench	Surface mix	36	2	~40 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Soft glass, Boro, Medium work
Bethlehem Grand Sharp FlameBench	$3,329	Bench	Surface mix	n/a	3	~60 LPM	Propane, Natural gas	Intermediate, Advanced	Large boro, Soft glass, Sculpture