[TheForge] Welding copper (was:fountains)

Wed Jan 23 15:05:15 2002

Ok Pete, you are right.  The pills didn't work.   Will a TIG do the job?

  :)

Adam

At 10:22 PM 1/22/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>At 09:43 PM 1/22/02, you wrote:
>
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>The Henrob is an odd little  low pressure oxy-acet torch  with a clunky 
>cast aluminum pistol grip handle that looks like something made by some 
>guys in their garage after WW2.  It is kind of a throwback to early 
>oxy/acet. They used to be sold under the name Dillon Mark 3.
>They are promoted with the  level of hyperbole generally reserved for 
>guaranteed diet pills that enlarge your member.  A fair part of the promo 
>material is sheer BS.  For example, they are a lousy cutting torch and the 
>flame isn't any hotter than other torches.
>On the other hand, they do have a very nice soft, low velocity  flame that 
>is good for small welding...IF you are already a good welder.
>I think you can do almost all of what a henrob does with a good small 
>torch run at low pressures, perhaps with properly modified tips.
>Yes , I own one. You can often pick them up cheap from guys who see them 
>demoed at the fair or the small aircraft shows, bring them home, and find 
>they are short a few months of practice....so they put them on the shelf 
>in the garage...and there they sit.
>Save your money for a TIG, is my advice.........Pete F
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>>I think the best answer to that question is, "yes!"
>>The Henrob is a brand of torch, but it is designed differently from most
>>torches... I sure wish I had one!
>>I did a search for Henrob Torch and came up with quite a few sites that
>>would love to sell you one... one of which is
>>http://www.interking.com/m/o/henrob_torch.html  I know nothing of this
>>company, it was just an easy link.
>>
>>
>>At 11:28 PM 1/22/02 -0600, you wrote:
>> >Is a "henrob" a special torch, or the brand name?
>> >
>> >Larry
>> >
>> >Roger R Degner wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have welded using a henrob oxy/acet torch using a piece of the parent
>> >> material or copper electric wire as the filler
>> >> Roger R Degner
>> >> Franklin,Minn,USA
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