[TheForge] oxygen-gasoline/diesel/kerosine

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   From what I remember the discussion went to cutting only not welding.

On 8/9/2016 11:11 AM, terry l. ridder wrote:
> hello
>
> i happened to stumble across the web site for http://www.petrogen.com
> which manufactures a cutting torch which uses liquid fuel. This reminds
> me of the coleman camp lights. kerosine or gasoline or coleman fuel in
> the bottom and you pumped up the pressure. the liquid went into a
> vaporizer which allowed the gas to flow to the mantels.
>
> these units are expensive. other than the oxygen cylinder and regulator
> everything else would be replaced with the new liquid fuel equipment.
>
> how much cutting would a person have to be doing to be able
> to recover the cost of the new equipment over using oxygen-acetylene,
> oxygen-propane, oxygen-propylene, oxygen-propane-propylene-mix.
>
> Would not the excess hydrogen in the flame cause welds to be brittle?
> Gas welding i normally go with oxygen-acetylene.
>
> for large jobs demolition jobs use broco exothermic rods.
> thermal lance.
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