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Stubby gas lenses and glass cups, itemized

Zinger 53-piece stubby gas lens kit, WP-17/18/26

The only kit on this shelf built around stubby gas lenses and glass cups — with every piece itemized by part number in the description.

Zinger stubby gas lens kit with glass cups for a TIG torch

Zinger 53-piece stubby gas lens kit, WP-17/18/26

The only kit on this shelf built around stubby gas lenses and glass cups — with every piece itemized by part number in the description.

Amazon reference
B07K7JC2D1
EAN
0782289656498
  • Stubby gas lenses in four tungsten sizes — 0.040 in, 1/16, 3/32 and 1/8 — which no other kit here offers
  • Six #10 glass cups, so the puddle can actually be seen
  • Claims an electrical conductivity "similar with 2% thoriated tungsten electrode" on a kit containing no tungsten

Best for: Getting into a tight joint on a big torch, where a short back cap and a stubby lens are the only way in

≈ $28
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Specifications

Amazon reference
B07K7JC2D1
EAN
0782289656498

This is the one kit on the shelf that solves a specific problem rather than filling a drawer. A stubby gas lens and a short back cap take an inch or more off the length of a WP-17, 18 or 26 torch, and that inch is what gets a large air-cooled torch into the inside corner of a frame. Four stubby lens sizes are included — 0.040 in, 1/16, 3/32 and 1/8 — along with six #10 glass cups and five alumina nozzles from #4 to #8.

Glass cups are the other reason to look at it. Seeing the tungsten and the puddle through the cup changes how a difficult joint is welded, and six of them is a working stock. They are also the item most likely to crack, which is why six rather than one.

The description itemizes everything by part number, which is the standard this shelf should be judged by. The bullets are a different matter: one claims an electrical conductivity “similar with 2% thoriated tungsten electrode” for a kit that contains no tungsten, and the last is a paragraph about plasticity, crack resistance and low-temperature impact toughness that belongs to a filler metal. The same paragraph appears on two other listings on this shelf and on a kit on the torch parts shelf.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $28 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions welders ask

What is a stubby setup for?

Reaching into places a standard torch cannot. A stubby gas lens and a short back cap shorten the whole torch by an inch or more, which is the difference between getting a 26-series torch into the corner of a frame and giving up. The four sizes here — 0.040 in, 1/16, 3/32 and 1/8 — cover the tungsten range those torches are used with. It is the only stubby kit on this shelf.

Glass cups or alumina?

Glass lets you see the puddle and the tungsten through the cup, which on a tricky joint is worth more than it sounds; alumina is tougher and cheaper. This kit gives you six glass #10 cups and five alumina nozzles, so both are covered. The honest caveat is that a glass cup cracks if it touches the work hot, and at six per kit they are the fastest-moving item in the box.

Why does the listing talk about tungsten conductivity?

It should not. One bullet reads that the kit’s "Electric conductivity similar with: 2% thoriated tungsten electrode at either AC or DC. No need changing any welding program" — a statement about an electrode, in a kit that contains ceramic cups, copper collet bodies and gaskets and no tungsten at all. The same sentence appears on another kit on this shelf. It is pasted copy, not a specification.

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