---
product_id: 9834911
title: "Nortel Minor Bench Burner Lampworking Torch"
brand: "nortel"
price: "¥4673"
currency: JPY
in_stock: false
reviews_count: 3
url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/9834911-nortel-minor-bench-burner-lampworking-torch
store_origin: JP
region: Japan
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# Compatible with natural gas, propane & oxygen 7-port surface mix for hotter flame Easy tube cleaning with included fine needle Nortel Minor Bench Burner Lampworking Torch

**Brand:** nortel
**Price:** ¥4673
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🔥 Ignite your artistry with precision and power!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Nortel Minor Bench Burner Lampworking Torch by nortel
- **How much does it cost?** ¥4673 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/9834911-nortel-minor-bench-burner-lampworking-torch)

## Best For

- nortel enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted nortel brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Scalable Flame Power:** Operates efficiently on a single concentrator or doubles flame intensity with two, adapting to your creative demands.
- • **Maximize Flame Efficiency:** 7-port surface mix design delivers a hotter, more focused flame using the same oxygen resources.
- • **Versatile Fuel Compatibility:** Runs seamlessly on natural gas, propane, or oxygen—bottled or concentrator—giving you flexible fuel options.
- • **Ideal for Detailed Lampworking:** Perfectly suited for crafting beads, marbles, and small sculptures up to 3 inches with soft and some borosilicate glass.
- • **Precision Cleaning Made Simple:** Includes a fine needle tool for effortless maintenance, ensuring consistent peak performance.

## Overview

The Nortel Minor Bench Burner Torch is a professional-grade lampworking tool featuring a 7-port surface mix for a hotter flame with efficient oxygen use. Compatible with natural gas, propane, and oxygen sources, it supports detailed glasswork up to 3 inches, including soft and some borosilicate glass. Easy maintenance with an included fine needle tool and scalable flame intensity make it a versatile choice for serious glass artists.

## Description

This torch make more efficient use of oxygen, making for a hotter flame with the same resources. Specs.: Surface mix, 7 port. Natural Gas and Oxygen or Propane and Oxygen (bottled or concentrator). Cleaning & Maintenance. Cleaning the tubes with a fine needle tool (included with the torch) is all that is required. Use: For lampworking beads, small sculpture, marbles, from small up to 3 inches. Primarily for use with soft glass and some borosilicate. Runs well on a single concentrator, but will happily produce a larger, hotter flame with two concentrators.

Review: I love this, I have two and use 1 as ... - I love this, I have two and use 1 as a polishing torch at the knock off and the 2nd as a small sculpting torch.
Review: product performance review - I got my Minor burner nearly two decades ago and found that it is a very good journeyman's level surface mix burner. I use it for COE 104 soda-lime glass such as Effetre, Moretti and competitors. I can use it to build 1.5 inch hollow beads and shooter-sized marbles using the more stable glass colors. It will work well using opalino to make small and moderate sized beads or small marbles. It can be used to apply foils and do fuming on moderate sized beads. But like any small burner it is too slow to build larger beads of the more easily burned glasses. It heats rapidly and can be adjusted for MAPP/oxygen propane/oxygen and natural gas/oxygen. I've never used it for natural gas/oxygen but the others work well. In large part its limitations are general to the size of burner. No small burner nor torch, whether Nortel or Hoke or whatever is fast enough for huge beads, especially ones of easily discolored glasses like opalino. Nor will they do well for borosilicate glass, unless a person limits themselves to very small beads. And lampworking burners, even small ones like the Minor, are all too big for jewelry making. Lampworking burners should not be run with acetylene/oxygen as the beads will come out smoky or burned by the acetylene. When a person grows out of the Minor and if they like Nortel products enough to get a Midrange, can you guess what they will find sitting on top it? You guessed it: a Minor without its cooling fins. Edited to add: My need to make a safety comment to the other reviewer points out the general problem of safety issues whenever one buys unfamiliar equipment on the web. Lampworking equipment is no exception. Check valves, flashback arresters, a fireproof work environment in a detached shop, outdoor fuel and oxygen tank placement, fire extinguisher, glasses, positive ventilation, environment free of pets and children, professional coaching are all requirements and not options. You just can't do lampwork in your bedroom and expect to survive for very long. If a propane explosion or carbon monoxide doesn't get you the cat with his tail on fire will. Edited again to add that I've recently built a freestanding studio with tile tabletop and a passive hood to direct the majority of the heat out of the building. To line the metal hood so as to keep it cooler I used Durablanket, a ceramic fiber insulating blanket similar to 1" Ceramic Fiber Insulation Blanket 2400 F for Quadrafire Stoves and Others, Kilns, Forges & More! 31" X 24" X 1" or 1" Thick Fiber Durablanket .

## Features

- This torch make more efficient use of oxygen, making for a hotter flame with the same resources.
- Specs.: Surface mix, 7 port. Natural Gas and Oxygen or Propane and Oxygen (bottled or concentrator).
- Cleaning & Maintenance. Cleaning the tubes with a fine needle tool (included with the torch) is all that is required.
- Use: For lampworking beads, small sculpture, marbles, from small up to 3 inches. Primarily for use with soft glass and some borosilicate
- Runs well on a single concentrator, but will happily produce a larger, hotter flame with two concentrators.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0019KCXSW |
| Brand | Nortel |
| Brand Name | Nortel |
| Color | Red, Silver |
| Customer Reviews | 5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Reviews |
| Item Weight | 1.79 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Nortel Manufacturer |
| Material | Glass |
| Material Type | Glass |
| Model Number | Minor |

## Product Details

- **Color:** Red, Silver
- **Brand:** Nortel
- **Item Weight:** 1.79 Pounds
- **Material:** Glass
- **Manufacturer:** Nortel Manufacturer

## Images

![Nortel Minor Bench Burner Lampworking Torch - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31MoLG+La+L.jpg)
![Nortel Minor Bench Burner Lampworking Torch - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41O9bUR-LCL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can it be used to glass blowing a tobacco pipe?**
A: Yes, but you're better off with a major than the minor

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I love this, I have two and use 1 as ...
*by J***. on November 25, 2017*

I love this, I have two and use 1 as a polishing torch at the knock off and the 2nd as a small sculpting torch.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ product performance review
*by I***E on December 7, 2013*

I got my Minor burner nearly two decades ago and found that it is a very good journeyman's level surface mix burner. I use it for COE 104 soda-lime glass such as Effetre, Moretti and competitors. I can use it to build 1.5 inch hollow beads and shooter-sized marbles using the more stable glass colors. It will work well using opalino to make small and moderate sized beads or small marbles. It can be used to apply foils and do fuming on moderate sized beads. But like any small burner it is too slow to build larger beads of the more easily burned glasses. It heats rapidly and can be adjusted for MAPP/oxygen propane/oxygen and natural gas/oxygen. I've never used it for natural gas/oxygen but the others work well. In large part its limitations are general to the size of burner. No small burner nor torch, whether Nortel or Hoke or whatever is fast enough for huge beads, especially ones of easily discolored glasses like opalino. Nor will they do well for borosilicate glass, unless a person limits themselves to very small beads. And lampworking burners, even small ones like the Minor, are all too big for jewelry making. Lampworking burners should not be run with acetylene/oxygen as the beads will come out smoky or burned by the acetylene. When a person grows out of the Minor and if they like Nortel products enough to get a Midrange, can you guess what they will find sitting on top it? You guessed it: a Minor without its cooling fins. Edited to add: My need to make a safety comment to the other reviewer points out the general problem of safety issues whenever one buys unfamiliar equipment on the web. Lampworking equipment is no exception. Check valves, flashback arresters, a fireproof work environment in a detached shop, outdoor fuel and oxygen tank placement, fire extinguisher, glasses, positive ventilation, environment free of pets and children, professional coaching are all requirements and not options. You just can't do lampwork in your bedroom and expect to survive for very long. If a propane explosion or carbon monoxide doesn't get you the cat with his tail on fire will. Edited again to add that I've recently built a freestanding studio with tile tabletop and a passive hood to direct the majority of the heat out of the building. To line the metal hood so as to keep it cooler I used Durablanket, a ceramic fiber insulating blanket similar to 1" Ceramic Fiber Insulation Blanket 2400 F for Quadrafire Stoves and Others, Kilns, Forges & More! 31" X 24" X 1" or 1" Thick Fiber Durablanket .

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good torch
*by K***N on November 24, 2013*

This is a great torch. It is too bad that some people don't understand retail. As a store owner I can tell you that there are many places on the internet selling this at cost. It makes it impossible for other stores to compete and stay in business. We used to carry this torch but everyone wants to buy it at below our cost, so we no longer sell it.

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