[TheForge] Torch stuff

Fri Dec 6 22:09:01 2002

There was an article in Home Shop Machinist years ago about machining 
your own cutting  torch for a panograph.   The design used commecial a 
tip (Smith), but included notes and suggestions for other brands.  The 
article is reprinted in Projects Five, available from Village Press 
http://store.homeshopmachinist.net/
I helped a friend build his CNC plasma cutter, and looked at using this 
head for one of my own, since I was too cheap to buy a plasma cutter.   
I am currently rethinking the plasma cutter, though, since they are so 
damn handy.    

[email protected] wrote:

>There's been some mention recently of the barrel type torches that 
>are sometimes used on CNC cutting tables.  I think someone 
>mentioned that a plasma torch for this use costs about $500.  I 
>have no idea what any oxy-acet. barrel torch costs.
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>At the moment I'm interested in converting an oxy-acet torch to an 
>inline setup so it would be similar to a barrel torch.  At the point 
>where a regular hand-held torch makes the 90 degree bend it 
>seems that it might be possible to machine a part that would 
>accept a torch tip and attach it to the torch handle in line.  In reality 
>I think it would be easier to cut off the end of the torch where the tip 
>goes and braze it on to an adapter of some sort and attach it to the 
>torch handle.  
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