How To Choose A Tip for Your Smith Torch

Use this quick and easy guide to help you select the most suitable tip for your Smith Little Torch or SilverSmith torch.

Selecting the right tip for the job is the first step to a quality professional finish. Use this quick and easy guide to help you select the most suitable tip for your Smith® Little Torch™ or SilverSmith™ torch based on the task at hand.

Keep in mind that each tip can have a wide range of temperatures and flame types (neutral, reducing and oxidizing) so it can be hard to pin down jobs to just certain tips. Experiment a bit with your particular jobs and keep a record of which tip performs best with each of your often-performed tasks.

Little Torch™ Recommended Tip Sizes 

Tip #2: Use for retipping and small chain repair, small joints, soldering hinge pins. Use with acetylene or hydrogen only; this tip is not for use with propane or natural gas.

Tip #3: Use for the same types of tasks as the #2 tip; this tip has a slightly larger flame. It can also be used with all fuels.

Tip #4: Use for soldering shanks for ring sizing, medium-sized seams and gauge metal, and soldering wedding bands together.

Tip #5: Use for the same types of tasks as the #4 tip; this tip has a slightly larger flame.

Tip #6: Use for the same types of tasks as the #4 and #5 tips; this tip offers a slightly larger flame than the #5 tip.

Tip #7: Use for large shanks like class rings, anything that needs a lot of gentle heating, sizing a thick platinum band, annealing sheet or large bar stock. (This tip is most often chosen for soldering silver.)

SilverSmith™ Torch Recommended Tip Sizes 

Tip #00: This very small tip is used for small jump rings and not much else. This is the size that is included with the torch.

Tip #0: This small tip is used for larger jump rings and soldering silver wire; it is also good for gold sizings.

Tip #1: This is a good general-purpose tip for lots of applications. We highly recommended this tip as an add-on when customers buy the SilverSmith torch.

Tip #2: This is another useful general purpose tip size; it has a slightly larger flame than the #1 tip.

Tip #3: Use this tip for large pieces and hollowware. We also highly recommend it when customers purchase the Silversmith torch; the #00 and #1 and #3 tips make a great a starter trio.

Tip #4: Use this tip for large annealing jobs, melting and large hollowware.