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HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH

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Ken McWilliams

09-18-2001 18:44:16




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I went to the Farm and Science Review in Columbus, OH today. There was a booth with a person demonstrating a Henrob oxy/acetylene torch. I'm primarily interested in it for the cutting capability. I've been considering buying a plasma cutter, but the demonstration today showed that it would could with very little distortion and most importantly a very narrow cut.

It seems that I'm often making something to near net shape. This torch, at least the way it was being demonstrated, would make the cuts through 1/2" material comparitively accurate not requiring much grinding or milling to final size.

I saw an earlier post in Tool Talk Forum asking about this Henrob torch, but didn't seem to get answered. Has anyone used a Henrob torch and would anyone recommend buying it? Are there alternative torches?

Ken McWilliams
Dayton, OH

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MarkB

09-19-2001 17:14:23




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 Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Ken McWilliams, 09-18-2001 18:44:16  
I haven't used the Henrob, but as I understand, the thing that sets it apart from other cutting torches is the nozzle design: Most cutting torches have preheat jets in a circle around the cutting jet. The result is that you reheat the material that you've just cut, which is why the cut ends up so rough. The Henrob only heats ahead of the cut, so that the cut stays nice and clean.



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John Faulhaber

09-19-2001 11:24:23




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 Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Ken McWilliams, 09-18-2001 18:44:16  
I'm familiar with Victor and Smith torches. Both are good and they have many available ends you can purchase for specific applications. There are welding and gas shops all around that sell this type of equipment. I would visit some of these places and talk to some salesmen and tell them what your specific need is. They generally have a good idea what will best fit your need.



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Richard C. Rose

09-19-2001 04:49:53




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 Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Ken McWilliams, 09-18-2001 18:44:16  
Ken, they are the closest thing in gas to tig welding in regards to concentrating the heat, I take it your interest is in panel steel.
Cutting I haven't tryed but on small guage steel I imagine it would be just as useful.
As for the demonstrators, remember they specialise in just that, demonstrating, and all I've seen are very good at it. I once saw a lady demonstrate those torchs, she was very good and she was a doll, there was always a crowd of interested,would be welders of course, around that tent. She actually welded two foil milk bottle tops together.
Regards Dicko

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Ken McWilliams

09-19-2001 07:37:29




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 Re: Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Richard C. Rose, 09-19-2001 04:49:53  
DickO,

I have a MIG welder with which I'm very satisfied. I've had it for almost 20 years and done a lot of auto sheetmetal restoration up to 24' gooseneck trailer fabrications.

Although I have a mill, lathe, surface grinder and other equipment in my garage, I often find that fabricating something, I'll torch it out and finish cut to size on the mill. My next planned piece of equipment for the shop is a plasma cutter. This Henrob torch did so well in the demo that I would rather spend the $350 for the torch than to spend $2K for a plasma cutter.

That's my dilemma. Is the Henrob torch practical? I certainly can't do precise cuts on my existing conventional oxy/acetylene torch as the demonstrator did yesterday.

KRM

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Bus Driver

09-19-2001 04:35:49




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 Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Ken McWilliams, 09-18-2001 18:44:16  
I have one of the torches. My skills are limited, but my results occasionally come close to those of the demonstrators at the shows. MacDermid in Florida seems to be the most helpful distributor. I need a really good instructional video for the aluminum welding with the Henrob, but no such video seems to be available. If you get one of the torches, you are pretty much on your own in learning how to use it.

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John Dillon

09-23-2001 10:52:21




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 Re: Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Bus Driver, 09-19-2001 04:35:49  
I also have one the Henrob torches and it took a lot of time and metal to learn how to use it. I am not sorry for purchasing it. The video I have was made by Mr. Art Drdla in Chicago, of Articulate Specialized Welding. It did prove to be a lot more helpful than the manual that came with the torch. Articulate Specialized Welding Products 520 E. Jefferson Ct. Ingleside,IL. 60041 Phone# 800 572-WELD

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Ken McWilliams

09-19-2001 07:27:53




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 Re: Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Bus Driver, 09-19-2001 04:35:49  
Bus Driver,

The torch set includes a video on how to use it plus the manual. Did you get these when you bought yours?

KRM



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Fred OH

09-25-2001 09:05:20




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 Re: Re: Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Ken McWilliams, 09-19-2001 07:27:53  
I wonder if it would be the time to throw in the fact that if you have the right tip, the right pressure on fuel and oxygen and the right travel speed, there will be no slobbers of any kind on the cut metal, just a slight scale that can be removed with the thumbnail. Heres a hint to tell you when you are getting close to being right on the above. When cutting with the torch straight up and down, the sparks will come out at around a 45 degree angle AHEAD of the torch. When you have a machine such as a Heath Ultragraph template controlled Flame Cutter where all the above can be adjusted, you can get a finish as well as a saw or milling machine and a finished product in usually seconds. As someone recently said "It ain't bragging if you can do it!"
Fred Martin, Greenfield, Ohio

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morris John

09-27-2001 14:10:52




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Fred OH, 09-25-2001 09:05:20  
Had a jackson it was the best one I have ever used it cut as smooth as a shier or saw. with little or no slag but yes the pressure and acte and travel speed have to be exact I would get it I heard they were better



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Bus Driver

09-19-2001 18:57:46




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 Re: Re: Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Ken McWilliams, 09-19-2001 07:27:53  
The video I got has a running time of about 10 minutes. Mostly deals with how to adjust the gas pressure. Have searched the Web for better one with no success. Plasma cutter should operate cheaper and cut faster than any torch. Downside is purchase price and the cost of the consumables. Friend of mine compared the price and service life of consumables for the plasma cutter and decided to buy HyperTherm.

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Dave_D

09-19-2001 08:42:03




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 Re: Re: Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Ken McWilliams, 09-19-2001 07:27:53  
I have had one of the henrob units for a number of years. When I bought mine it was called a Dillion. Any way, its been a good unit, it takes less gas than a conventional cutting torch to do the same cut. I have gotting quite good a cutting with it (but on thick stuff, I still use the old style torch). The henrob is really good at welding thin metal. I still can't weld aluminum with it, I guess I am not skilled enough. I still have the video that came with it. I can make a copy, if you can cover the cost of the blank tape and shipping

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Ron

03-21-2002 20:59:37




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: HENROB WELDING/CUTTING TORCH in reply to Dave_D, 09-19-2001 08:42:03  
Check out www.thetorchman.com for a video that covers all the things the Henrob 2000 torch can do. Covers how-to weld aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and how to cut the way the demo guys do at the shows. Video is 55 minutes long.

The site also has a complete parts & accessory section if you ever need replacement parts.



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