lastcowboy32
Well-known Member
I picked up a used torch set.
It's old, but it appears to be a good brand (the cutting torch is a Linde).
I took the torch and regulators to our local industrial welding supply store and had them find me an adapter to adapt my acetylene regulator to a standard propane tank.
I also asked them for the proper tip for using the cutting torch with propane.
They hooked me up with both.
Once I get my oxygen and propane tanks and connect everything up. Are there any tips on how I should check the system out?
For instance, should I open the valve on the tank, set the regulator and then turn the tank valve off and see if the pressure drops quickly...which would show a leak?
Or should I try soapy water?
Any other things that I should lubricate, adjust, check before striking flint to gas???
I've done some torch work in the past. The main thing here is just checking out a "new-old" torch before putting it to use.
It's old, but it appears to be a good brand (the cutting torch is a Linde).
I took the torch and regulators to our local industrial welding supply store and had them find me an adapter to adapt my acetylene regulator to a standard propane tank.
I also asked them for the proper tip for using the cutting torch with propane.
They hooked me up with both.
Once I get my oxygen and propane tanks and connect everything up. Are there any tips on how I should check the system out?
For instance, should I open the valve on the tank, set the regulator and then turn the tank valve off and see if the pressure drops quickly...which would show a leak?
Or should I try soapy water?
Any other things that I should lubricate, adjust, check before striking flint to gas???
I've done some torch work in the past. The main thing here is just checking out a "new-old" torch before putting it to use.