Deaddog Saloon
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sx sonic
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I've worked at an AIDS research lab. Many rooms are clearly marked:
Warning!! This lab contains Aids
You want to talk about creepy.opcorn:
Are we talking HIV/AIDs or political/aids?
. Both a very scary.
ChrisJ
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So I finally got my turbotorch extreme and I am amazed how much hotter it is than my MAPP bernzomatic.
It seemed like a lot of guys on the net thought handheld MAPP torches were plenty hot but this air/acetylene is ridicules even with a small tip. 1/2" copper orange hot in just a few seconds with a #5 tip. My MAPP torch would take 10 times longer to get it that hot.
I'm ready to learn me some brazing!
It seemed like a lot of guys on the net thought handheld MAPP torches were plenty hot but this air/acetylene is ridicules even with a small tip. 1/2" copper orange hot in just a few seconds with a #5 tip. My MAPP torch would take 10 times longer to get it that hot.
I'm ready to learn me some brazing!
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The M32 Martyr
It different than solder. Glow the copper bright red. Then as you feed the rod it will follow where you point the torch. A glossy mirror like puddle on the OD is an indicator that the rod is flowing inside in that area.
You want to "push" that shiny puddle around with the torch til you are satisfied that it has covered the joint all the way around on the inside.
You may know all this already, I'm just sharing my experiences with braising.
You want to "push" that shiny puddle around with the torch til you are satisfied that it has covered the joint all the way around on the inside.
You may know all this already, I'm just sharing my experiences with braising.
ChrisJ
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Nope.
Been soldering for 20+ years but never brazed. All I knew was you need a lot of heat and I've seen videos of guys going around the pipe with the torch.
I still need to get my nitrogen tank as well but I don't need that for practice joints.
I'm curious, is air\acetylene just much hotter than MAPP or is it the torch more than the gas? I've only used the bernzomatic MAPP torch, never a highend one so I'm comparing a $50 MAPP torch to a $300 air\acetylene which probably isn't fair.
ChrisJ
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Not sure but something tells me its not volume.
The reason I say this is the #3 tip produces a smaller, but much brighter blue flame than my MAPP torch. Not whiteitish blue like oxy/ace but much brighter blue than the MAPP and heats the pipe much faster. Maybe its the swirl type tip that does it.
I have to wonder... WTF does the B tank not have a knob? Is this wrench deal suppose to be safer?
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ChrisJ
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Loader,
I need your opinion on this. I'm not sure if its still used now or if its been replaced by something else but apparently this was "the ****" in the 1930s and 40s. I learned about it from advertisements of he early 1930s refrigerators I'm restoring.
The Inside of Atomic Hydrogen Arc Welding, Part 2 - 1943 - YouTube
It seems like its far far nicer than MIG which is the only kind of welding I've ever done.
I need your opinion on this. I'm not sure if its still used now or if its been replaced by something else but apparently this was "the ****" in the 1930s and 40s. I learned about it from advertisements of he early 1930s refrigerators I'm restoring.
The Inside of Atomic Hydrogen Arc Welding, Part 2 - 1943 - YouTube
It seems like its far far nicer than MIG which is the only kind of welding I've ever done.
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The M32 Martyr
It's not much different than TIG fusion. Only the positive and neg are both in the stinger, whereas modern TIG positively polarizes through the metal and the stinger is neg.
The welding in the vid is gorgeous just like skilled TIG fusion, but also appears to weld faster.
Wiki Tungsten Inert Gas, to learn about what science is involved.
MIG is pretty low tech by today's standards, but still in demand because of its speed and low cost.
The welding in the vid is gorgeous just like skilled TIG fusion, but also appears to weld faster.
Wiki Tungsten Inert Gas, to learn about what science is involved.
MIG is pretty low tech by today's standards, but still in demand because of its speed and low cost.
Insanika
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I'm dorking out a little bit.
Two years ago I quit driving a school bus to go to school full time. Now that I'm done with school, I'm going back to sub a couple days a week. It'll be good parts money.
I love the big ole bus and the skill it takes to maneuver one around. I take a lot of pride in my driving skills. I love the pre-trip inspection process, investigating all the important parts, tipping that nose forward and climbing on the tires to inspect the engine, flipping all the switches and checking the lights, and finally the growl of my big Cat engine when I start her up. Yeah.. Ima dork.
I get to go drive one today, haven't for two years. Soon I get to take the big coach bus for a spin too
Two years ago I quit driving a school bus to go to school full time. Now that I'm done with school, I'm going back to sub a couple days a week. It'll be good parts money.
I love the big ole bus and the skill it takes to maneuver one around. I take a lot of pride in my driving skills. I love the pre-trip inspection process, investigating all the important parts, tipping that nose forward and climbing on the tires to inspect the engine, flipping all the switches and checking the lights, and finally the growl of my big Cat engine when I start her up. Yeah.. Ima dork.
I get to go drive one today, haven't for two years. Soon I get to take the big coach bus for a spin too
SouthFLSonic
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ChrisJ
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I've got a feeling that isn't what it stands for.
SouthFLSonic
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I'm sure it's not but seeing all the innuendo and his half naked girls on his car you never know lol. Probably initials I'd imagine.
ChrisJ
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Thats the problem, I always assumed it too.
I've got a feeling its Digital Photography or something.
