[TheForge] Propane supply problem

[Michael H. Murphy]

Marc,

On the Turbo-Torch, I got real tired of the anemic little propane torches
you can buy most places, and the weed-burner was too big, so I just made an
extra sidearm burner (3/4" tube) and put a handle on it.  Works like a champ
at 5 psi.  I can melt copper and braze quite well with it.

BTW, I think I cheated when I set my shop up; I ran a direct line from the
regulator on my house tank into the shop.  That's at 9 psi, so I can pretty
much do what I want with it.

I'm still having problems getting it to weld solid stuff like fire pokers
and tomahawks, but it does a bang-up job welding cable up for blades.  I
need to do a bit more design and testing on my welding forge.

Murf

> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of marc at ironringforge.com
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 3:36 PM
> To: terry l. ridder; Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Propane supply problem
> 
> Actually, I was asking if 5psi would be enough to power a cutting/heating
> torch.
> If I can make 5psi work in the forge then I'd like my other applications
> to
> work, too. The TurboTorch I was thinking of is the plumber's type of
> air-propane. I've seen some people do interesting work with copper using
> these
> to anneal.
> 
> 
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