Posted by Brian G. NY on January 22, 2013 at 09:59:24 from (64.22.47.48):
In Reply to: carbide- acetylene posted by Phlash in OK on January 21, 2013 at 05:37:49:
An old gentleman from our little town who was a professional welder among many other things, had one of those carbide generators for his torches. Worked really well and I expect he maintained it as it should be. He was still using it up into the 50s. I own an old farm house that has a carbide generator tank buried in the front lawn. It's about 4' in diameter and maybe 5' high with only about a foot sticking out of the ground. I don't think it has been used since the mid thirties when electricity came through here. The tank must be made out of good galvanized steel as there is barely any rust on it yet today.
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