Irony
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 07:03 AM |
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Propane Torch Help needed
I have one of these that I bought in a rash moment from B&Q
 
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It has served me well in the past, it does however lack any real grunt. I was making some mild steel brackets last night and I am starting to feel
like my canister is running out! Not wanting to buy another expensive benzonine job I thought there might be a more locost option. I wondered if you
guys had any ideas. All ideas welcome except those that result in the 'cost' being I get blown up!!! hehe
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907
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 07:53 AM |
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If you can rescue a cylinder from one of those "wood burning bottle butchers" 
you could do worse than buy one of these.
Cheers,
Paul G
 
propane torch
[Edited on 29/3/11 by 907]
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dave r
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 08:04 AM |
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mine is a roofers one, running from 907's bottle
no real Finesse but plenty of heat
I'd love to give my imaginary friend a great big hug,
but this jacket makes it impossible.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 08:36 AM |
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I've got a chuffin' great bottle of propane we used when we had a gas cooker running on bottled gas (joys of not being connected to the
gas main where we are). Can I assume that the torch in the Terry clip runs from a sepearte bottle then? If so, where's the best place to buy
one. If I had that connected to the bottle I have it would last for ever
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Peteff
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 09:01 AM |
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Buy a mapp gas cylinder for it and see if that does anything for 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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BenB
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 11:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Daddylonglegs
I've got a chuffin' great bottle of propane we used when we had a gas cooker running on bottled gas (joys of not being connected to the
gas main where we are). Can I assume that the torch in the Terry clip runs from a sepearte bottle then? If so, where's the best place to buy
one. If I had that connected to the bottle I have it would last for ever
I'd get onto BES plumbing. They sell all the bits you need to make the worlds biggest propane bottle powered torch.
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 01:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dave r
mine is a roofers one, running from 907's bottle
no real Finesse but plenty of heat
Does 907 know your using his bottle
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 02:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
I'd get onto BES plumbing. They sell all the bits you need to make the worlds biggest propane bottle powered torch.
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Irony
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 03:01 PM |
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Cool I can get one of those orange propane tanks. We use them at work for forklifts etc. If I bought this
Clarkey Machiney Linky
or something similar would that work with the standard fitting on a propane gas tank?
Is this torch powerful enough for general pipe work, bending flat bar etc?
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907
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 04:05 PM |
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Dave, you bar steward. Get yer own gas bottle. 
We cook with Calor gas so we have the big 47kg bottles.
I just hook it up to one of them.
The reg that comes with the torch has a left hand male thread, same as an acetylene connection.
Not sure about forklift bottle threads. I also think that they have to be used on their side.
The next step up heat wise is a welding torch so you can use propane with oxygen,
but then we're no longer talking locost.
Cheers
Paul G
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dave r
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| posted on 29/3/11 at 08:32 PM |
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mine also on a 47kg, from when i had my gas heater
rekon it will maybe outlast me, the ammount i use it!!
dave
I'd love to give my imaginary friend a great big hug,
but this jacket makes it impossible.
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