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Jeff Wisnia wrote:

wrote:

If you happen to have or can get ahold of a "buzz box" stick welder, you
could get a carbon arc torch. I've had one for several years for those
"once in a while" brazing jobs larger than I can do with a propane swirl
torch and a few firebricks to keep the heat contained. I never got
around to springing for a full oxy-acetylene rig. You gotta wear a
welder's helmet when using it, but it "do work".

I've got the same arc torch. I took a welding lens and rigged up a holder
for it so it attaches to the arc torch. One thing I didn't like using a
helmet was I couldn't see the steel colors as it heated up. Before I knew
it, the steel started melting. This new way, I just move the lens out of
the way to peek to see how the colors are running.

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--Marc