Why Dillon?
Already have a MIG welder in the shop? Maybe even a TIG? Why should you spend around 6,900 SEK on a gas welding setup – a technology that is over a hundred years old?
The answer is that the Dillon torch doesn't do the same job as your other welders. It tackles the tasks that the others can't handle.
The seam remains completely workable
This is the single most important difference, and it's the reason why welders never go back to other methods. A MIG weld bead is hard and brittle – you have to grind it down, and grinding thins the panel. A gas-welded Dillon seam is soft and malleable. You can hammer, file and planish the seam just like the original sheet metal.
For anyone restoring car bodies, this is the difference between a seam that becomes completely invisible under the paint, and one that doesn't.
0.5 bar – why the panel doesn't warp
Dillon's patented mixing chamber operates at an extremely low and steady gas pressure of just 0.5 bar. A conventional torch runs at a much higher pressure, which creates a turbulent flame that scatters heat in all directions.
The Dillon flame is instead soft and concentrated, with a very narrow heat-affected zone (HAZ). The heat goes exactly where you point it. The result: straight, stress-free seams even in 0.8 mm sheet metal – and a precision that is often compared to TIG welding.
One tool, four jobs
With the same torch, you can:
- Weld steel, stainless steel, aluminium and cast iron – up to 8–10 mm material thickness.
- Braze and bronze-weld, including brass brazing onto cast iron.
- Heat rusted nuts, bend and straighten components.
- Cut steel up to 25 mm thick.
And with the Acetylene/Air nozzle included in the Pro Kit, you can also perform traditional lead loading – the original body repair method that won't rust from within and moves with the panel.
No heavy-duty power supply needed
Out in the yard? In an old barn out in the country? Gas welding doesn't care whether a 400V power outlet is available. With your gas cylinders, you have a complete workshop ready to go anywhere.
Cheaper to run
The highly efficient combustion ensures that the Dillon torch uses significantly less gas than a traditional torch. Your gas cylinders will last noticeably longer.
Built to be passed down
Solid brass and copper. No circuit boards, no electronics to become obsolete. Cleaning and occasionally replacing tips is all that is required over the years. This is a tool you only buy once.
Is Dillon right for you?
Yes, if you restore classic cars or motorbikes, work with thin body panels, need to repair cast iron or aluminium – and are looking for tools that master it all.
No, if you just want to lay long weld beads in thick structural steel on a production line – a MIG welder is faster for that.
Which kit?
| Feature | Standard Kit 6,900 kr |
Pro Kit 9,800 kr |
|---|---|---|
| Welding Tips | 4 pcs | 8 pcs incl. extensions |
| Cutting Attachment | Yes | Yes |
| Lead Loading (Acetylene/Air) | No | Yes |
| Extensions | No | Yes |
| Best suited for | Hobby workshop, general jobs | Bodywork, professional use |