Does anyone know if I can still get hold of a carbon brazing torch? I
saw one a few years ago. It had two carbon electrodes in a kind of
holder and connects to an arc welder. Also, do they work? Are they any
good?

HI Steve

Think I've got one in the garage.
Never used it - could be yours if it's any use to you ..?

Regards
Adrian
Suffolk UK

On 15 May 2006 03:19:56 -0700, "steve"
wrote:

Does anyone know if I can still get hold of a carbon brazing torch? I
saw one a few years ago. It had two carbon electrodes in a kind of
holder and connects to an arc welder. Also, do they work? Are they any
good?

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On 15 May 2006 03:19:56 -0700, "steve" wrote:

Does anyone know if I can still get hold of a carbon brazing torch? I
saw one a few years ago. It had two carbon electrodes in a kind of
holder and connects to an arc welder. Also, do they work? Are they any
good?


In a word..NO.!!!

Get yourself a gas one and save yourself the grief ...

Stuart

In message , Stuart
writes
On 15 May 2006 03:19:56 -0700, "steve" wrote:

Does anyone know if I can still get hold of a carbon brazing torch? I
saw one a few years ago. It had two carbon electrodes in a kind of
holder and connects to an arc welder. Also, do they work? Are they any
good?


In a word..NO.!!!

Get yourself a gas one and save yourself the grief ...

I have a brazing hearth looted from some educational establishment. The
torch has long gone but the motor and air blower are still here. The
hearth is in use but I have no need for the rest.

BTW school pottery kilns are useful sources of refractory blocks:-)

regards
--
Tim Lamb

I had one in the days before MIG welders were popular. It was an
attachment to a regular arc welder transformer, and I thought it was OK
and quite easy to operate. I did most of my car bodywork repairs with
it as it was pretty impossible to weld thin metal in the conventional
manner without blowing holes in it. MIG is now much better and
stronger.

I don't think brazing is acceptable for car body repairs nowadays,
least not on structural items.

I got the electrodes and brass rod from a welding supply shop. You used
to be able to find these in Halfords.

steve wrote:
Does anyone know if I can still get hold of a carbon brazing torch? I
saw one a few years ago. It had two carbon electrodes in a kind of
holder and connects to an arc welder. Also, do they work? Are they any
good?

They work very well. I haven't seen the rods about for a while..
I got some a while ago that were solid hard carbon. They didn't
work. The ones that did work had a core of different material.
Both sorts are copper coated. Be very careful to cover up when
you use these, sun-burn and arc-eye are very unpleasant. Use
a good mask.

Chris Bacon wrote:

They work very well. I haven't seen the rods about for a while..

Agreed, I have always had good results using it. The rods are still
available from Hunter Tools of Godalming, Surrey - I bought some there
a few months ago. I did try gouging rods too, but these did not
provide the correct flame intensity/ flame length.

CRB

"steve" wrote in message
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Does anyone know if I can still get hold of a carbon brazing torch? I
saw one a few years ago. It had two carbon electrodes in a kind of
holder and connects to an arc welder. Also, do they work? Are they any
good?


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Quite useful for light gauge but a bit awkward in a confined space.

The rods are available he
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/search.asp?q=carbon+arc

Cic.

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from "steve" contains these words:

Does anyone know if I can still get hold of a carbon brazing torch? I
saw one a few years ago. It had two carbon electrodes in a kind of
holder and connects to an arc welder. Also, do they work? Are they any
good?

f you're going to use one, DON'T neglect to use goggles. I did my eyes a
nasty many years ago by using one without proper protection for a few
minutes.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

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from "andyv" contains these words:

I don't think brazing is acceptable for car body repairs nowadays,
least not on structural items.

Correct. Coninuous weld only, except where spot welds are replaced by
spot welds.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Guy King wrote:
f you're going to use one, DON'T neglect to use goggles. I did my eyes a
nasty many years ago by using one without proper protection for a few
minutes.

A few minutes? Good Lord. How long did the gritty blinks last,
a few days? Ow.

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from Chris Bacon contains these words:

A few minutes? Good Lord. How long did the gritty blinks last,
a few days? Ow.

Woke up in the middle of the night and assumed we'd had a power cut as I
could see bugger all even after I'd switched the light on. Eyes were
very painful but lukily I knew where my antihistamine eyedrops were - in
the fridge door[1]. Groped and fondled my way there and poured in what
felt like halft a bottle, which stung even more, but about five minutes
later they were much better and by the next morning just uncomfortable.
Took a few days to get completely back to normal. Of course, what long
term increase in cataract chances I've got is indeterminate.

[1] I've learnt to keep the superglue and the eye drops apart.

--
Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Stuart
saying something like:

Does anyone know if I can still get hold of a carbon brazing torch? I
saw one a few years ago. It had two carbon electrodes in a kind of
holder and connects to an arc welder. Also, do they work? Are they any
good?


In a word..NO.!!!

All it needs is practice. I've had some fine results from them; mind
you, that was after some bloody awful results at first.

Get yourself a gas one and save yourself the grief ...

Extra expense, when a decently made Carbon Arc torch will do fine for
most of the jobs gas will do and use existing plant.
--

Dave

Steve
I have spotted them on sale at
http://www.welddirect.co.uk/welding.php/Tools/6_96 I think they also
sell the carbons.
Ray

steve wrote:
Does anyone know if I can still get hold of a carbon brazing torch? I
saw one a few years ago. It had two carbon electrodes in a kind of
holder and connects to an arc welder. Also, do they work? Are they any
good?