GTT Cheetah Glass Torch

The GTT Cheetah is Glass Torch Technologies’ “small torch, big flame” surface-mix burner, a single-stage 13-port Triple Mix torch, a 3-port center fire inside a 10-port outer ring. It’s known for packing a lot of heat into a compact body, and its broader, bushier flame is the natural counterpoint to the needle-fine Lynx. If the Lynx is about precision, the Cheetah is about easy, forgiving heat in a small package.

What the Triple Mix flame gives you

Triple Mix is GTT’s surface-mix technology: fuel and oxygen meet at the face of the torch rather than premixing inside it, giving a clean, quiet, forgiving flame that’s gentle on colors. On the Cheetah, the 3-port center and 10-port outer ring spread that into a wide, bushy flame that’s easy to soak glass with rather than a tight point. For the full explanation, see GTT Triple Mix technology and surface mix vs premix torches.

GTT’s Cheetah instruction sheet runs the torch on three valves: red for fuel, green for the main oxygen and blue for the secondary oxygen. The order it gives is red alone to a yellow flame of 10 to 12 inches, then green until the flame turns blue with flame cones (GTT calls them candles) of about 1/2 inch, then blue about a quarter turn after the flame visibly changes, then more red toward a flame of about 24 inches with 1 to 1 1/2 inch candles. The sheet says the green valve stays on and warns against running short, soft flames; follow GTT’s sheet for your torch over any summary here.

Cheetah or Lynx: bushy vs pinpoint

This is the decision most buyers are really making. The Cheetah’s broader, bushier flame suits beads, soft glass, and general small-to-medium work where you want to bathe the glass in heat; the Lynx’s seven-jet pinpoint is the better tool for fine detail and color work. They’re both single-stage Triple Mix torches, so it comes down to flame shape. The full breakdown is in Cheetah vs Lynx.

Who the Cheetah is for

The Cheetah is aimed at beginner-to-intermediate makers doing beads, soft glass, and boro who want a forgiving flame with real heat behind it. As one of GTT’s more approachable surface-mix torches, it’s a sensible way into the family. New to choosing a torch at all? See the best beginner glass torch guide and the how to choose a glass torch buyer’s guide.

Glass, fuel, and oxygen

The Cheetah burns propane or natural gas with oxygen and runs soft glass and borosilicate; GTT rates the bench Cheetah for solid borosilicate up to 3 inches (the hand torch for up to 2.5 inches), with a flame from pencil width up to 3/4 inch wide by 20 inches long (its instruction sheet takes the flame toward about 24 inches). GTT’s Flow Rate Chart, measured on propane at the largest usable flame, lists it at 5 to 8 psi fuel and 20 to 25 psi oxygen; GTT notes natural gas burns roughly 2.5 times the propane volume, and GTT torches on natural gas covers house lines. Our catalog carries a ~13 LPM reference converted from GTT’s flow table for the largest usable flame; size your supply to the flame you actually run and confirm with GTT. Start with how many LPM does my torch need and oxygen concentrator vs tanks.

Where it sits in the GTT lineup

The Cheetah is one of GTT’s compact single-stage torches, sitting alongside the Bobcat and Lynx as an approachable entry to the line, distinguished by its bushy, high-heat-for-its-size flame. Step up to the multi-stage Phantom or Mirage for bigger boro and production, and because the family flame behavior stays consistent, the move up is straightforward.

What GTT sells

GTT sells the Cheetah three ways: the bench torch at $645, a compressed-air bench version and a hand torch. The version picker at the top of the Specs section lists each one with GTT’s own name, its price as GTT’s pages showed it on 2026-10-06, and what GTT’s listing says about it; prices change, so confirm with GTT.

GTT’s bench and hand instruction sheets both set propane at 5 to 8 psi and oxygen at 20 to 25 psi. The bench torch ships with the base, hoses, screened adapters, instructions and a cleaning kit; a marver, L marver and hose assemblies are sold separately, custom color adds $75 and 2 to 3 days, and GTT lists a $200 rack-and-pinion upgrade kit that fits the Cheetah. GTT gives no delivery date and notes that material availability can delay torches.

Before you buy

Budget for the whole system, not just the torch: oxygen (a concentrator or tanks), the correct propane or natural-gas regulator, flashback protection matched to your torch and gas supply, didymium or boro-rated eyewear matched to your glass, and ventilation. New to plumbing a torch? Start with the fittings, hoses & connectors guide and the glass torch safety setup guide. On the torch itself, GTT’s servicing page states a one-year warranty against factory defects that does not cover damage from improper use, misuse, or neglected maintenance; if you’re buying used, work through the used GTT torch checklist.

Editor’s note: spec details reflect GTT’s own materials. The catalog’s ~13 LPM oxygen figure is converted from GTT’s flow table for the largest usable flame (a ceiling, not a minimum), and current configuration details should be confirmed with GTT before purchasing.