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andrew-theasby

posted on 9/4/10 at 03:09 PM Reply With Quote
Mapp torch?

Any idea whether this will be any good? Seems way cheaper than anywhere else. Looking for one to do a bit of brazing and also some "alumiweld" or whatever its called? ThanksLINK
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t16turbotone

posted on 9/4/10 at 03:17 PM Reply With Quote
This blow tourch is the standard for plumbers, when used with mapp gas (yellow bottle) the flame temperature is higher, good for brazing, i can verifiy that much
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Stuart_B

posted on 9/4/10 at 03:40 PM Reply With Quote
i got the one with the propane bottle little bit cheaper, it was for my dad as he gets the bottles for free, same torch end.

great bit off kit, my dad loves it than having is big propane bottle instead he can use that.

great ebayer.

stuart





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bob tatt

posted on 9/4/10 at 03:44 PM Reply With Quote
i use the mapp gas with a very similar torch at work and they are very good, dont flare up when turned upside down and a lot more controlable and hotter than propane. its a mix of propane and acetalyne. you can get the different nozzels to do different jobs with as well. just make sure its the adjustable one as some are a fixed flame and cant be adjusted.
rob

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andrew-theasby

posted on 9/4/10 at 03:58 PM Reply With Quote
Thankyou, we'll have one of them ordered then...
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Peteff

posted on 9/4/10 at 05:51 PM Reply With Quote
I have a Bernzomatic Mapp gas torch and it gets hot enough to melt aluminium, I've not used it for brazing though.





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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