kiwirex
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| posted on 3/9/04 at 09:13 AM |
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Gas torch + BBQ Bottle ??
I was around at a blokes place the other day and saw what looked like a Barbecue gas bottle (holds LPG, I assume, just like mine) with a gas torch on
it.
Is that feasible?
common?
Would you be able to weld with it?
If not - braze? bronze weld? (are they the same or different?)
Suppose it'd heat stuff up enough to bend it??
Thanks,
Greg H
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/9/04 at 09:39 AM |
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Propane is often used with oxygen for brazing and gas cutting - it's not as hot as acetylene, but a hell of a lot cheaper! (and easier/safer to
handle)
I don't think it's hot enough for fusion welding - you have to have acetylene for that. Will do just about everything else, though.
David
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/9/04 at 10:22 AM |
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It turns the metal to coke as it burns so it wouldn't weld. You might be able to braze with it.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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kiwirex
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| posted on 6/9/04 at 08:11 AM |
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Thanks guys. :-)
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