bond brass torch knob
 

The O2 adjusting knob in the middle of my Victor torch keeps falling off.
Its a spline and originally had a light press fit. I buggered the spine with
a vice grip and stuck it back on a few times over the years. That trick
ain't gonna work anymore. How would you bond it so it still could be
disassembled if needed?

Karl

bond brass torch knob
 

Karl Townsend wrote:

The O2 adjusting knob in the middle of my Victor torch keeps falling off.
Its a spline and originally had a light press fit. I buggered the spine with
a vice grip and stuck it back on a few times over the years. That trick
ain't gonna work anymore. How would you bond it so it still could be
disassembled if needed?

Karl

Loctite (or other brand) thread locker. Get one of the semi-permenent
ones, you can still remove it if you heat it to something like 400
degrees.

bond brass torch knob
 

Karl Townsend wrote:
The O2 adjusting knob in the middle of my Victor torch keeps falling off.
Its a spline and originally had a light press fit. I buggered the spine with
a vice grip and stuck it back on a few times over the years. That trick
ain't gonna work anymore. How would you bond it so it still could be
disassembled if needed?

Karl




Easiest thing would be to get a new valve from your friendly,
neighborhood, Victor dealer.

Jim

bond brass torch knob
 

epoxy (aka JB-weld, etc) will hold it in place if you clean it first - to
get it off, just heat


"Karl Townsend" wrote in message
anews.com...
The O2 adjusting knob in the middle of my Victor torch keeps falling off.
Its a spline and originally had a light press fit. I buggered the spine
with a vice grip and stuck it back on a few times over the years. That
trick ain't gonna work anymore. How would you bond it so it still could be
disassembled if needed?

Karl




** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

bond brass torch knob
 

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:57:23 -0500, "Karl Townsend"
wrote:

The O2 adjusting knob in the middle of my Victor torch keeps falling off.
Its a spline and originally had a light press fit. I buggered the spine with
a vice grip and stuck it back on a few times over the years. That trick
ain't gonna work anymore. How would you bond it so it still could be
disassembled if needed?

Karl

JB weld.

Heat to remove

Gunner