[modeleng] Re: Blowlamp for small silver soldering jobs
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:43:14 -0700 (PDT)
Please do so. I'd like to know if it affects its
performance.
Al Messer
--- "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Allen Messer wrote:
>
> > 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?
>
> The brand appears to be Parasene. It was the
> cheapest in the shop, but
> also the one which claimed to have highest heat
> output at 4kW. (The
> primus/sievert one was a similar price, but seemed
> aimed at smaller work,
> and it claimed 2.4kW, so thats why I went with the
> Parasene one.)
>
> I'll let you know how she 'blows' when I've knocked
> those burrs off.
>
> Yours,
>
>
> Rich.
>
> >
> > 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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