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making a propane valve - HOW?
G'Day,
in my quest to improve my heating facitlies in my workshop I'm considering making a small air/propane torch. I've read about the small ones used by some European jewellers (mouth blown propane torches) and I'm thinking it may be possible to make a torch using propane,a nd compressed air. Ideally I'd like to buy one of the small oxy sets, but it's out of my budget. So.... Has anyone got references or plans etc which could help me make a adjustable valve for the propane? - I would just copy an air valve, but I've read that propane is very corrosive and this poses a risk if it's not designed properly. ALSO.. Does anyone know what range of pressures a small propane/air torch would use? I'm planning on using a propane jet from a primus torch, OR obtaining a smithy tip, for the tip of the torch. Thanks, Des Oz |
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making a propane valve - HOW?
G'Day,
in my quest to improve my heating facitlies in my workshop I'm considering making a small air/propane torch. I've read about the small ones used by some European jewellers (mouth blown propane torches) and I'm thinking it may be possible to make a torch using propane,a nd compressed air. Ideally I'd like to buy one of the small oxy sets, but it's out of my budget. So.... Has anyone got references or plans etc which could help me make a adjustable valve for the propane? - I would just copy an air valve, but I've read that propane is very corrosive and this poses a risk if it's not designed properly. ALSO.. Does anyone know what range of pressures a small propane/air torch would use? I'm planning on using a propane jet from a primus torch, OR obtaining a smithy tip, for the tip of the torch. Thanks, Des Oz Hmmm... Not quite the same thing, but...on Castinghobby group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/castinghobby/ we make naturally aspirated burners for our foundry furnaces from a few bits of pipe and such. Maybe you could scale down one of the designs. The naturally aspirated burners require higher propane pressures than a BBQ. I use a 30 PSI regulator. They can be bought for around $20US. One of our members has written a book on burner design and building. It is sold through skipjack press. http://www.bookmasters.com/skipjack/001.htm I have seen at least one burner that used air injection from a compressor, it was he http://www.ray-vin.com/casting/ Look in the furnace section. I have made several burners and they all worked. They are pretty forgiving. Good luck. Ron Thompson On the Beautiful Florida Space Coast, right beside the Kennedy Space Center, USA http://www.plansandprojects.com The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. --Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903) |
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