[TheForge] MAPP gas vs. acetylene

[CGRAF]

Have both. The mapp gas can't be made as precise as the air acetylene 
feather flame.
I  have never tried the swirl type tips for acetylene( Like the 
Turbotorch). I am thinking they too would lack in the precise heating 
aspect.

Mike Graf

On 9/21/2014 8:42 PM, Bruce . wrote:
> I've just started thinking (again) how convenient it would be to have a
> hotter torch.  Currently I have a Bernzomatic-type propane torch which I
> can use with MAPP gas.  I also have some sort of swirling/mixing ambient
> air-propane torch which puts out a lot more heat than a standared propane
> torch; a good torch, but not a really well-designed one.
>
> I've thought of getting an acetylene rosebud torch, but also was thinking
> of getting a propane-oxygen torch.  I just inquired about the latter at a
> local gas supply retailer and was told the same equipment can be used for
> propane as for acetylene, except that an adapter was needed for the propane
> cylinder. (I knew that.)
>
> Just as I'm mulling this over in my usual slow fashion, I stumbled upon an
> article from 1992 in "The Powerhammer" by "H&K Publishing".  There's no
> by-line on the article itself, but the publisher was Richard R. Kern, who
> apparently also wrote a book on the Little Giant Power Hammer.
>
> Anyway, the author of this 3-part article makes a strong case for MAPP gas
> in lieu of acetylene.  He asserts that MAPP gas is (in my words), better,
> cheaper, and safer than acetylene. This may be a considerable
> oversimplification of his assertions, which I haven't fully digested yet,
> but if his assertions are correct, it makes me wonder why anyone still uses
> acetylene.
>
> I'd be interested in other opinions on the subject.
>
> Bruce
> NJ
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