[TheForge] Welding copper (was:fountains)

Wed Jan 23 22:58:00 2002

At 12:03 PM 1/23/02, you wrote:

Yup, the TIG will make really nice welds in almost any metal...the cost 
disappears when you consider the finishing time you save.
In reality, you can do it with an acet/oxy torch too, but the learning 
curve is steeper.
Maybe you could  trade the pills for a Henrob......Pete

>Ok Pete, you are right.  The pills didn't work.   Will a TIG do the job?
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>Adam
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>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.
>>>
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>>>At 11:28 PM 1/22/02 -0600, you wrote:
>>> >Is a "henrob" a special torch, or the brand name?
>>> >
>>> >Larry
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>>> >Roger R Degner wrote:
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>>> >> 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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