territorialmillworks Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 For some items, I use a rosebud repeatedly which means its a pain to either turn the torch or the tanks off every time. Curious, I priced one of the attachments where you lay the torch in a cradle and it turns the gas off. 200 bucks. So I bought a couple reverse thread fittings, two HF valves, fabricated a handle and a mounting base and got a friend to crimp some barb fittings into an old hose. Not spring loaded but works great for $20. Wish I'd done this years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piglet_74 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 That's nice! Do you light it with a striker or were you going to rig a pilot up or something? Nice mounting job too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Very nice, thank you for sharing. What type of tape can one use on the piping with Acetylene? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
territorialmillworks Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 Using a striker cause I haven't figured out how to make a pilot light. Personally, I only use teflon tape on water. I've found that if you tighten a fitting with teflon and then back it off a little, it can lossen. If you do that with tape dope, it still holds. I use pipe dope that is approved for gas application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingmaker3 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I've got an old book showing OA torches being lit from alcohol lamps. Don't know if it is safe or not, but it was once done in industry. The lamps were the kind we used to use in high-school chemistry class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
territorialmillworks Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 thingmaker, I thought about alcohol lamp also but had no idea where to find one. Then again, a a 'metal worker', I should be able to 'make' one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofafeather Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Alcohol lamps Alcohol Lamps & Burners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thingmaker3 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 That glass polyhedron one is similar to the picture in my old book. I think I'd go with the steel "wickless" one, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ofafeather Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Never used a wickless one but I have used both glass and steel wick lamps when doing musical instrument repair. Side note-thingmaker3, I live in Columbia County, too, only in NY. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Why wouldn't a candle work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCrowMetalsmith Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 You can just take a half-pint mason jar and poke a hole through the lid for a wick, then fill it with lamp oil or alcohol. Poke the hole through from the underside to prevent the wick from slipping back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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