[TheForge] Recommendations on gas welding set

Sat Dec 20 07:24:01 2003

Marc:

Buy an Allstates oxy prop rig.
http://members.aol.com/Idcamper/All-States.html

The set is spendy but costs about 2% as much to run as oxy acet. so it'll
pay for itself a few times over before you go through a 20 lb. bottle of
propane and does everything better except weld. You have tig so gas welding
isn't an issue.

Tell Lyle Frosty sent you. It probably won't do you any good but what the
hey. <grin> He'll refer you to somebody local who will demo it for you and
show you how to use it. It isn't like oxy acet in use, there are different
cues and techniques. Once you get used to it you'll never want to use oxy
acet again, let alone pay for it.

I've owned one for nearly 20 years now and haven't been even tempted to hook
up one of my oxy acet rigs.

Frosty
------------------------
If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Godbout" <[email protected]>
To: "WeldingProcess" <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>; "TheForge" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 12:22 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Recommendations on gas welding set

> I've decided that I've been a good enough boy this year to buy myself a
> new toy. We use an OA torch in class to weld, braze, and do localized
> heating. It seems a natural addition to my shop. My needs are a little
> different than class, so I don't think I need that type of setup. But
> what should I get?? Here's what I'm thinking.
>
> First, I already have propane for the forge, so I want to stay with
> oxy-propane. Also, I've got a TIG setup - no foot control, yet, but I'm
> working on it. I can use that for any fancy welding, letting me stick
> with propane. So what I would use the torch for is:
>
> 1) Cutting. I'd like to do clean, curved, cuts, like leaves, petals, ...
> in sheet from 10g down to 16g, and then other stuff maybe up to 1". I
> don't see myself cutting bigger stuff very often and would probably
> borrow or pay someone for that. So can torches do nice cuts on 16g? I
> know - get a plasma cutter. But I haven't been *that* good a boy.
>
> 2) Localized heating for bending, forming, etc. Maybe up to 1" square,
> but mostly in the 1/4" - 1/2" range.
>
> 3) Brazing. Same sizes as above.
>
>
> I think I would be better off with a smaller, lighter, setup than the
> normal welding kit. I've seen writeups on the Henrob, but that's a
> little expensive. How about the Versa-torch? Any other ideas?
>
> Thanks, and have a very merry Christmas.
>
> -Marc
>
>
>
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>
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