The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area The Tool Chest Bought an oxy acetylene outfit today.

Tire shop down the street going out of business today. Got the welding cart, bottles, regulators, hoses and a few tips and tools for $100. Thought it was a good deal, although it's old and a bit beat up. Now I just have to learn how to use it...

Kurt

great buy if the bottles arent leased.

Mo,

Yes, they owned the bottles. I did check.

Kurt

Nice! The gas-axe takes many a nut and bolt apart around here. And, it's the only welding apparatus too. My rig and tanks were considerably more than $100.

thats an awsome deal just for the tanks. thats the expensive part of a torch kit. now that you have those you can upgrade the rest when and if you want to. personnally i am going to mount my torch kit on a hose reel just for convience and space savings. good luck with your new toy(tool). MO

I'm going to get the tanks filled today. I spent an hour cleaning everything up yesterday, and all looks pretty good. I'll post pictures.

I'm sure I'll need some advice and resources on how to use it.

Kurt

It's early in the morning, but here are a few tips.
- no grease or oil on the valves ( they usually say right on them.)
- Before starting, make sure your regulators are turned all the way out. ( don't stand in front of them, that's a pretty big spring in the valve.)
- Open the oxy valve all the way.
- Open the acetylene valve only a turn and a half ( reason being, if a fire were to break out, the valve could be closed quickly.)
- When shutting down, acetylene first then oxy.

More as I think of them. Google for more tips.

Thanks.
Much appreciated.

Got the tanks filled today, or to my suprise, they just exchanged them. Guy said the acetylene tank was very old, and that the new tank would have a different fitting. He sold me an adapter for a couple of bucks that would allow me to use the old regulator.

The old tank had an 88 chalked on it. The new tank had a 66.

What kind of pressure to run on oxy? On acetylene?

Kurt

Depends on the tip size. Have a look at the library, or welding supply place, you'll find a little chart that tells you what pressure you might want, for which welding or cutting tip.

Mr Lang,

Thanks. Will do.

Kurt

For a rosebud cutting tip ( don't remember what size right now ) I've run 5-7 psi on Acetylene and 20 psi on up on Oxy depending on what I'm cutting. The thicker the material, the more oxy. Then again, I don't pay for the gasses, I just use them. And we're usually destroying stuff quickly ( vehicle destruction.)

That was a great buy. I just bought a "cheap" set-up from Lowes after exhausting Craigslist and local ads to find nothing used available. I was going to take the plasma cutter route but I'll be moving back to AZ next year and my dad already has one I can borrow. I wouldn't recommend the portable Victor set up available from Lowes & Home Depot. I did manage to get my motor mounts cut off the frame but the cut wasn't very clean. I'll be busy with a grinder next weekend.

A Flame wrench is handy at times to loosen the grip of the Rust Monster...

Well spoken and the other reason I opted for a "flame wrench".

For heating/welding work, run 10 PSI Oxygen and 5-7 PSI Acetyline. For cutting, you can boost both pressures slightly, maybe 15-20 lbs. on the Oxygen and a max of 10 PSI on Acetyline. NEVER EXCEED 15 PSI ON ACETYLINE- - - -in gaseous form it is unstable and possibly explosive above that pressure. In the cylinder, Acetyline is dissolved in liquid Acetone at about 200 PSI pressure. As the regulator releases the gas to the hose, it eveporates out of the liquid and becomes a gas. Never use an Acetyline cylinder when it's lying on its side- - -the liquid can get into the regulator and damage it. Acetyline cylinders are also filled with a spongy material to keep the liquid Acetone in the cylinder under normal operating conditions. Safety First!
Jerry