Why Dillon?
You already have a MIG welder in the shop. Maybe a TIG as well. So why spend 6,900 SEK on a gas flame — a technology that's more than a hundred years old?
Because Dillon doesn't do the same job as your other welders. It does the jobs they can't.
The weld can be worked
This is the difference that matters most, and the one that stops people going back. A MIG weld is hard and brittle — you have to grind it off, and grinding thins the panel. A gas-welded Dillon seam is soft and malleable. You can hammer, file and planish it exactly like the surrounding metal.
For anyone restoring bodywork, that's the difference between a seam that shows under the paint and one that doesn't.
0.5 bar — why the panel doesn't warp
Dillon's patented mixing chamber runs at an unusually low, steady gas pressure: just 0.5 bar. A conventional torch runs considerably higher, producing a turbulent flame that throws heat in every direction.
Dillon's flame is soft and concentrated instead, with a very narrow heat-affected zone. The heat goes where you point it. The result is straight, stress-free seams even in 0.8 mm sheet — and precision often compared to TIG.
One tool, four jobs
With the same torch you can:
- Weld steel, stainless, aluminium and cast iron — up to 8–10 mm.
- Braze and silver-solder, including brass rod on cast iron.
- Heat seized nuts, bend and straighten.
- Cut steel up to 25 mm.
And with the Pro kit's Acetylene/Air nozzle, lead-load as well — the original method that doesn't rust from within and moves with the panel.
No electricity needed
Out on the farm, in an old barn, in the field. A gas torch doesn't care whether there's three-phase power run to the building. If you have the bottles, you have a complete workshop.
Cheaper to run
The efficient combustion means Dillon uses considerably less gas than traditional torches. The bottles last longer.
Built to be inherited
Solid brass and copper. No circuit boards, no electronics to go obsolete. Cleaning needles and fresh nozzles are all it asks for over the years. This is a tool you buy once.
Is Dillon right for you?
Yes, if you: restore classic cars or motorcycles, work with thin body panels, need to repair cast iron or aluminium, work where there's no power, or simply want one tool that handles everything.
No, if you: only lay long seams in heavy structural steel, production-line style — MIG is faster for that.
Which kit?
| Standard Kit 6,900 SEK | Pro Kit 9,800 SEK | |
|---|---|---|
| Welding nozzles | 4 | 8, incl. intermediate sizes |
| Cutting attachments + cutting guide | Yes | Yes |
| Lead loading (Acetylene/Air) | – | Yes |
| Extensions | – | Yes |
| Suits | Home workshop, general work | Bodywork, professional use |