[TheForge] 1 forge message coming in - propane/oxy torch questions

[Jerry Frost]

Buy an All State's oxy propane rig. It's expensive but 
designed from the regulators to the tips to burn 
propane correctly. consumables will cost you about 2% 
of what oxy acet will.

A conversion tip on an oxy acet rig sucks big time and 
uses 2x or more oxy than than it would running acet.

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

Meadow Lakes, AK.


From: "Ben Barrett" <stircrazyben at gmail.com>



>I finally got my first propane+oxygen torch setup 
>hosed up and lit tonight,
> I had some trouble finding the right pressure balance 
> to not blow it out.
> At one point, I had lit the propane on low pressure 
> (mild flame),
> eased in some oxy, and then eased up on both propane 
> and oxygen until
> I was getting a nice blue cone, albeit longer than 
> what I'm used to
> with oxy/acet.
> Since welding with propane+oxy is the most 
> controversial thing, I
> tried briefly on some thin stock which had been 
> forged/folded over on
> itself... I burned through one side rather than 
> puddling anything
> useful, but I'm sure I've got to keep fiddling with 
> my fuel mixture to
> get the most heat.  That blue cone I feel good about, 
> but with a
> variety of settings the flame was creeping away from 
> the torch and
> going out.
>
> So does anyone have any advice on maximizing the 
> propane, even though
> I've got a cheap torch?  I tried the welding tip but 
> could not even
> keep it lit... the cutting head seems to have more of 
> a mixing chamber
> and more flow (being 6+1 instead of 1, maybe just 
> more
> aeration/mixing?), and that is what I got going.
> Also, I'd love to pick up a fuel saver... the good 
> propane ones are
> about $115 at enco, but I've seen cheaper ones for 
> about $40... I'm
> wondering if I can't just hook up a splitter, 
> parallelizing a needle
> valve (going to the pilot) and a ball valve (on a 
> spring for the torch
> hanger) myself for much more fun and the same effect. 
> FYI, I am just
> DIY-oriented, not trying to meet any OSHA rules with 
> my gear, etc, but
> considering what a boon this setup is.  I'll know 
> more about my oxygen
> consumption after a few months...
>
> Hey thanks all!  We had some nice heat lightning 
> flashes tonight here
> (rare), it was so hot & humid, now a little rain has 
> settled things
> down.
>
> ~ben
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 11:47 PM, Peter Fels & Phoebe 
> Palmer
> <artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:
>> Have we gone mute?
>> Run out of opinions?
>> Did i offend everyone?
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