[modeleng] Re: Blowlamp for small silver soldering jobs

Personally, I'd clean them burrs off - might help or not, but it sure won't
do any harm

----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 10:58 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Blowlamp for small silver soldering jobs


> In my experience, it just seems that some of them
> "roar" more than others, but I do not think that
> removing the burrs is going to help or hinder its
> operation.  As long as it gets 'ot enough to do the
> job is what counts.  BTW, what brand did you buy?
>
> Al Messer
> --- "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi there All,
> >
> > As I've mentioned before, my model engineering
> > activities currently have
> > to take place in the living room of my 2 up, 2 down
> > house. I have a large
> > propane burner for boiler work, for which I normally
> > work work in a
> > friends garage, but for small odds and ends that
> > need silver soldering, I
> > work in the living room, with a little blowlamp.
> >
> > The old blowlamp's canister ran out, and not able to
> > get a replacement, I
> > bought a new brand of mini-blowlamp, running from a
> > can of propane/butane
> > mix, now the question is this:-
> >
> > The flame seems to flutter, and there is a sort of
> > fast osciallating
> > roaring noise when it runs. From looking in the
> > burner, there are some
> > huge burrs hanging off the air holes, and I'm
> > wondering if this is giving
> > rise to turbulence, or something like that.
> >
> > Now being a perfectist, my gut reaction is to cut
> > the burrs off, BUT if I
> > do this, might it make the air and gas mix less
> > well, and reduce the heat
> > of the flame?
> >
> > It works at present, and I'm hesistant to tinker
> > with:-
> >
> > a) what I don't understand
> >
> > ...and...
> >
> > b) with a product which perhaps is tried and tested,
> > and works best as it
> > is
> >
> > Any thoughts anyone?
> >
> > Yours,
> >
> >
> > Rich.
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