[TheForge] English wheel update

Sat Jun 29 01:27:01 2002

At 06:48 AM 6/28/02, you wrote:

Wayne;
May I ask, given the skill level that you have built up now, have you tried 
to do the same thing with a good quality, properly adjusted, 
conventional  Victor aircraft torch?
My guess is that  with the same technique and small tips with low pressures 
it will come out the same.
I'm an experienced torch welder and have a Henrob. It is an inferior 
cutting torch but has a nice calm small welding flame. I took the clumsy 
aluminum handle off mine and like it better. For the money, it is not a 
good deal by comparison, frankly. I do like it's '50s, made in a garage 
shop by a couple of guys kinda funky style though....Pete F

>  I have had a Henrob 2000 for about 5 years and can unequivlicably state 
> that it is neither a novelty nor a toy.  Henrobs have been around for 
> years and though they seem expensive they come with 5 tips, 2 cutting 
> arrangements, tip cleaners, an attachment for oxy air use, a heat shield 
> and instructional video (no hoses or regulators).  I can lay a bead on 
> thin sheet metal that looks like a tig weld and I am not a professional 
> welder.  I have made model water mills using welding rod for the 
> structure and mig wire for filler.  I weld stainless steel, cast iron, 
> and aluminum when needed (I made one of the wind mill of stainless.  I 
> thought enough of it that when mine was stolen I bought another.
>
>If anyone would like more information on this torch or would like to come 
>to my shop in North Georgia I will be glad to help out.
>
>Wayne Coe
>
>
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