[modeleng] Re: Torches & Boilers
- From: "Pendragon" <idpriest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 23:14:47 -0000
Gents,
I agree, I use oxy/acetylene and a soft flame does a far better job. =
There
are also technical reasons but I won't go into them at this stage.
Regards IP
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arriving
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sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other,=20
body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a
Ride!"=20
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On Behalf Of Jesse Livingston
Sent: 08 January 2006 18:01
To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Torches & Boilers
Harry, Tel, et al,
In my experience, what little I have accumulated in 55 years at the=20
machinist trade, the main thing with using oxy/acetylene torches for=20
silversoldering is to make sure you have a soft flame. I have had =
better=20
luck by leaving a bit of a "feather" in the flame which shows an excess =
of=20
acetylene. This cuts down on the possibility of oxidizing the =
copper/brass/
steel, whatever by overheating in a localized area. A large welding =
tip=20
should work as well as a cutting or rosebud as long as the flame is not=20
"hard" with excess oxygen. Just my two cents worth.
Jesse in very windy/warm West Tennessee where it ought to be at least =
cold,=20
but is instead 64=B0F outside. My 5' x 6' US flag is standing straight =
out=20
right now.
>>>No Harry - the cutting tip is by far the best way to go - Tel
>
> I don't dispute either of you, and I plan to look into this matter =
> further, but still it puzzles me because in 40 years of readings of=20
> decades of resources (all the usual suspects) and discussions not a=20
> single word of using a cutting torch for boiler building has ever been =
> mentioned. You can
> understand my skepticism.
>
> Regards,
> Harry
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