Found The Victor 100...Maybe

You will need to confirm that the below kit contains the Victor 100FC mixing body. The kit maybe comes with the 100FC mixing body, CA1350 cutting head, 20ft 3/16" hose, acet and oxy gauge, goggles, striker, 3 brazing tips, some kind of case, 2yr warranty for $149.99 called the Victor FirePower Kit but no info on Victor website so thats why I said to ask.

Northern Tools- Item#1644110-F736

I've never seen a Victor torch kit this cheap so be sure of what your getting.

T_Bone

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At your suggestion I bought a Victor kit with the 100FC torch body. As you know, I'm a novice at torch welding, but as far as balance and heft, I don't think the flame arrestors change the handle much - maybe a little more weight at the "hose end".

I bought it in the "Performer" package at my local weld shop. Box says "Assembled in Mexico" I did not see any "Made In" labels. Performer package came with the CA1350 cutting head, and all the rest EXCEPT only one cutting tip and one welding/brazing tip (and buying those things ain't cheap) I paid $189 for the Performer Package.

As far as Northern Tools, I looked up that part No. 1644110, on the web site and and in their catalog. This part is a Thermodyne Corp. kit which contains the same complement of stuff as my Performer package (i.e., sans the extra welding tips.) Remove the "0" from the end of the part No. (i.e., 164411) you gave, and you are shown a Generico kit which includes 3 brazing tips and a heating tip. Both part Nos go for $149.

Its hard to know what the heck you get for what $$ now. I'm telling myself I paid the extra money for better regulators.

Glad to see your happy with the new torch. If you need any help learning just ask.

Makes you wonder who makes who or what :)

I have about 5 brazing tip sizes but use only one for my gas welding. Most mistakes that gas welders make is applying too much preheat to fast. Metal takes a certian amount of time for preheat before fusion occures thus new welders tend to use a larger preheat flame to rush into fusion thus finding they have to readjust there torch down in heat to keep from over heating the base metal and then the metal cools while there making the adjustment so they again turn the heat up. The above applies to using too large of a tip.

There are several different Victor regulators available and thats reflected in there kits as the kits use the same mixing body and cutting head. Is there one regulator better than another? Under certian applications but the typical gas welding and cutting won't be affected by larger regulators.

T_Bone

When I ordered my new pick-up I requested that it be made at the Kentucky truck plant although it contains alot of foreign parts. The saleman gave me a funny look and I added, if it comes from the Mexico truck plant then you will need to order me another truck.

T_Bone

Yep Victor is a brand name of Thermodyne Corp. as well as Tweeco the best Mig gun, welding lead twist connectors, electrode holder, around or it was that way. Thats a shame as Victor was a very great quality product and made in the USA. You just don't know who you can trust now days. The last new Victor I saw was about 10yrs ago and they were still made all solid brass with SS seats and valve stems. I didn't notice where it was made or it didn't say.

T_Bone

Great, do you remember the torch model # that came with the kit?

Does your torch have the built-in arrestors? If so is the torch still balanced or did the arrestors make it end heavy?

From looking at prices in the past thats a great buy on a Victor torch.

T_Bone

Under some circumstances the flame can suck into the hose. How, I don't know as in 35yrs I've never seen it done nor heard first hand. I have seen small flames at acetylene regulators because someone forgot to tighten the hose but no big deal as you just shut the gas off and tighten the hose.
Flame arrestors stop the flash back to the gauges.

From the Victor pictures, the flame arrestors are next too the mixing body gas valves and have brass plugs located just ahead of the two mixing valves where the hoses attach. Those two brass plugs contain the flame arrestors(check valves).

There is also hose flame arrestors that attach at the torch mixing body and then to the hose for mixing bodys that don't have flame arrestors.

T_Bone

Yep it gets your attention thats for sure. Most people think that when a leak gets on fire it's run time when actually if they would just shutt the cylinder off the flame will go out. It's nothing more than having a flame on a cooking range top. I supprised that the gas supplier didn't catch the leak as there supposed to be checked after filling.

T_Bone

Yep thats flame arrestors and I think the 250 is what they call the Jorneyman model. It's about twice as large of mixing chamber than the 100-FS.

Hey when it's winter time it keeps your foot warmed and just think you didn't have to pay extra for that add-on attachment. LOL

T_Bone

T_Bone