Oxyacetylene
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Oxyacetylene
I've only done a bit of Mig and Arc welding. But I've been offered a portable oxy acetylene setup in a trade.
Lincoln port-a-torch
That's the setup. I'd get bigger welding tips if I got it.
Does anyone even use this stuff anymore? Should I go for something with bigger tanks? Or should I continue to hold out for an Arc welder? Probably start out with 110v because I don't really want to run a 220v line. I won't be doing anything big or structural for a while anyway. Probably not until I have time to get into a class. But I'd still like to stick some stuff together in the mean time. And the versatility would be nice.
Lincoln port-a-torch
That's the setup. I'd get bigger welding tips if I got it.
Does anyone even use this stuff anymore? Should I go for something with bigger tanks? Or should I continue to hold out for an Arc welder? Probably start out with 110v because I don't really want to run a 220v line. I won't be doing anything big or structural for a while anyway. Probably not until I have time to get into a class. But I'd still like to stick some stuff together in the mean time. And the versatility would be nice.
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Back in my metals classes in high school I enjoyed OAW. Some thing about the flame and the patients it took to weld something was really cool. I wouldnt build anything with it though, and definatly nothing structural. The torch would be nice for heating and cutting though.
What are you trading for?
What are you trading for?
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Last week in my welding class we put our OAW welds to the test. I am not going to get into the details cause its going to take me 15 mins of typing. But the bottom line is that the 1/4 thick plate that I welded snapped before the weld did.
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yes in that kind of welding pre-heating is a must, its the only way the metal is going to bond. Otherwise its like soldering two pieces of steel together. Just like if you use a standard mig welder to weld plate to cast, you need to pre-heat the cast otherwise it works like poo. They both have two different cool down and heat up times so they will never set-up right if not.