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GADGETS AND GEAR FOR MAKERS

Bernzomatic FirePoint

Creator Tool

$75 bernzomatic.com

Bernzomatic’s new FirePoint Creator Tool

seems to be a push to change the torch

from a blunt object to a more precise tool.

They’ve done this in a few ways. It has

more control over the shape and size of the

flame than you’d expect for a home torch,

and the torch is on a pistol grip at the end

of a hose, allowing for easier use than the

ones attached directly to the top of a bottle.

If you’re just using a torch to heat up

stuck lugs on a rusty old car or start ...