Nortel Multimix Junior: the Mid Range's flame in a lightweight hand torch

The Nortel Multimix Junior is the small, controllable member of Nortel’s Multimix hand-torch family. It carries the flame characteristics of the Mid Range bench burner — a totally surface-mix flame with great control and a tight pattern — in a lightweight body with fine control valves and rotating valve bodies. If you want the Mid Range’s manageable flame in a hand-held form, the Junior is it.

What the Multimix Junior gives you

This is a totally surface-mix torch — fuel and oxygen meet at the face rather than premixing inside — which Nortel pairs with fine control valves to give a tight, controllable flame. That control is the Junior’s whole appeal: a precise, forgiving flame in a light package that’s easy to maneuver for detail and general work. The rotating valve bodies let you set the controls comfortably for how you hold it. For the background, see surface mix vs premix torches; on format, bench vs hand torch.

Who the Multimix Junior is for

This is a beginner-to-intermediate hand torch for beads and general work — a friendly, controllable flame for someone who wants the Mid Range’s character off the bench. It’s a sensible hand-held option in the same spirit as the approachable bench torches on our best beginner glass torch list. It isn’t built for large boro or thick solid work, which call for a larger bench burner.

Glass, fuel, and oxygen

The Multimix Junior runs soft glass and small boro, burning propane or natural gas with oxygen. Nortel doesn’t publish an exact jet count or LPM figure for it, so size your oxygen supply against your work; see how many LPM does my torch need.

Where it sits in the Nortel line

The Multimix Junior is the smallest of Nortel’s Multimix hand torches, carrying the Mid Range flame. Step up and the Multimix 8x8 uses the Major’s 64-orifice head, and the Multimix 11x11 is larger still. For the small Nortel bench flame in hand-held form, the Ranger is the Minor-based alternative.

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 arrestors on both lines, didymium eyewear, and ventilation. New to plumbing a torch? Start with the fittings, hoses & connectors guide and the glass torch safety setup guide.

Editor’s note: spec details reflect Nortel’s own materials for the Multimix Junior (its Mid Range flame characteristics, surface-mix design, and fine control valves). Nortel doesn’t publish the torch’s exact jet count, oxygen flow (LPM), or current pricing, so confirm those specifics with Nortel before purchasing.