night66wolf

On another note, could a piece of black pipe act as a torch rest and be used to provide some length from the working area to not melt my tip? That may be  wishful thinking i guess as the airgap would act as an insulator

Appliance adapter

http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-12-Foot-Assembly-F273702/dp/B00005LEXM

Thanks Dave, that did the trick.

Mikey, I would have but I needed a torch around the house anyway and I'm hoping that this will grow into more than a "Huh I think I can do that.." hobby.

Hi everyone! Long time lurker who finally got the gumption to try my hand at making a forge. 

I purchased this torch (http://www.magtorch.com/mt575-c.html) to use as I had a gift card to menards and am having a heck of a time getting it to run off of a 20 lb tank with an appliance adapter. Works fine with mapp or propane 1 lb tanks, on the 20 it barely lights and 

Any suggestions? I have been wondering whether I need to apply some heat to the tank as its sitting on cold concrete, but I'm a tad apprehensive to do that.

Thanks in advance!