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Blowpipe

A long tapered metal tube through which air is blown by mouth or bellows to increase the heat of a flame and to direct it on to the point where it is needed when brazing or soldering. The blast from the blowpipe through the flame of a spirit or gas burner throws forward a bluish flame which is hottest at its tip, and this is particularly useful where fine controlled heat is required.

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