[TheForge] MAPP gas vs. acetylene

[CGRAF]

It probably depends on just what you are doing.

Mike Graf

On 9/21/2014 9:20 PM, CGRAF wrote:
> 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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