[TheForge] oxy-propane torch equipment

Dave Brown quahog at tds.net
Sat Aug 14 20:42:10 EDT 2004


Just change the tip.  Your fuel regulator should fit just fine on a propane 
tank.  Mine does.

Dave Brown

At 17:49 08/14/04, you wrote:


>I am in the middle of a project using a torch to archive a local heat for 
>an upset on 1" bars.  Using oxy-acetylene  is getting pretty expensive (an 
>acetylene  bottle lasts about 20 upset bars)  I was wondering about 
>switching to oxy-propane.  Does anyone know what additional equipment 
>would be required, besides a propane rosebud tip.  Is it OK to just move 
>my existing acetylene regulator back and forth as the need changes?
>
>Thanks
>
>John Switzer
>7019 Burnt Mill Rd
>Beulah, CO 81023
>(719) 485-3109



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