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

[Ben Barrett]

That advice is solid, I think, but... until I save up for it, any tips
on adjusting what I have now?
What is a conversion tip?  The only thing I changed was the hoses, for
the propane...
Should I *not* be using a standard (acet cutting) tip?

~ben


On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 10:02 AM, Jerry Frost <akfrosty at mtaonline.net> wrote:
> 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
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> From: "Ben Barrett" <stircrazyben at gmail.com>
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>> 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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