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

[James Binnion]

You can buy LP (propane) cutting tips for most brands of torch. And  
yes you definitely want one as propane in an acetylene tip sucks big  
time. Also you need to get new hoses (grade T ) as the propane will  
eat acetylene (grade R) hoses
On Jun 29, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Ben Barrett wrote:

> 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
>

James Binnion
jbin at well.com