chemfreak Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 hey guys(and girls) were do u get bunsen burners CHEAPLY I need one but cant find one. a little help pleeeeeeeeezzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanJ Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 hey guys(and girls) were do u get bunsen burners CHEAPLY I need one but cant find one. a little help pleeeeeeeeezzzz Good science shops have them and so do science supply stores Also, try E-bay - you can get just about anything from there. Cheers, Ryan Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 mine are actualy modified Blowtorches, but unless you`re familiar with propper gas fitting and brazing, you`re much better off buying one, however unless you have a propper gas tap, then you`ll need a regulator and a gas bottle, that part gets expensive! these minature Chefs torches are ideal for most applications though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woelen Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I also use a propane/butane burner. It is a very cheap thing and it perfectly suits my needs. It also has a wide bottom, so that it cannot easily be bumped. Have a look on this page for a picture and description: http://woelen.scheikunde.net/science/chem/misc/equipment.html The burner, including three gas tanks, only cost me around $20. The intensity of the flame can be adjusted precisely and usually, not the maximum power is used, but a much lower setting. With that setting, I only need one gas tank per year or so, while I do quite a lot of experiments, which require heating of a test tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 indeed! also with the cooks burners there`s a Colar that you can adjust the flame type with, from Mega hot (light blue cone and darker blue outside flame) to all blue gentle, right down to yellow fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanJ Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Woo, I have the same as woelen... I was never rable to get an adaptor to make the gas bottles work correctly with the burners so i gave up and went for a simple burner and it works sweet Not everyone is clever enough to make one YT2095 (Me especially) Cheers, Ryan Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemfreak Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 I want a real bunsen burner. anyone know were to get these? Or make one? I could even use the name of science supply houses that carry them. (united nuclear does not cary them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woelen Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Why do you want a real Bunsen burner? A well-adjusted propane torch is as safe and also perfectly does the job. I unfortunately cannot help you with an address where you can buy a real Bunsen burner, but if you purchase one, be careful to select one for the proper gas. A burner, made for buring natural gas is not suitable for use on propane bottled gas. The same is true for a burner, designed for propane. This does not work nice on natural gas. The flames become very ragged and uneven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 agreed, the burners may be inexpensive, but it`s the support equipment that`ll cost the money, anyway, I`ve just had a look on eBay for you and there`s at least 90 listings for bunsen burners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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