Hi everyone, I'm retired, thank the God's, so now my time is filled with hobby work and avoiding real work at all costs
I recently got into small steam engines and managed ok for a while with my Mapp gas torch, but anything other than "really small" is a pain to silver solder, so I bought a propane bottle and a torch.
I have a couple of questions and a problem.
The torch is second hand, it's made by Calor but I cant find any info on them, are they any good ?
It came with a 22mm burner which will be ok for most stuff and a whopping great 40mm which is ideal for steam boilers, does anyone know if there are other burners available ? I need a small one so I can do away with the Mapp gas, the thread looks to be 14mm.
And I have a problem but not sure its worth fixing, back in the 70's I worked as a Plumber, but I spent all my time lead burning with Propane/Oxy, I was given a little Sievert torch but never used it as it wasn't suitable. Today I hooked it up to try it, what I got was a big flame with no pressure, like air wasn't getting through, it looks clear but might need stripping, any thoughts ?
Any help or comments much appreciated.
I recently got into small steam engines and managed ok for a while with my Mapp gas torch, but anything other than "really small" is a pain to silver solder, so I bought a propane bottle and a torch.
I have a couple of questions and a problem.
The torch is second hand, it's made by Calor but I cant find any info on them, are they any good ?
It came with a 22mm burner which will be ok for most stuff and a whopping great 40mm which is ideal for steam boilers, does anyone know if there are other burners available ? I need a small one so I can do away with the Mapp gas, the thread looks to be 14mm.
And I have a problem but not sure its worth fixing, back in the 70's I worked as a Plumber, but I spent all my time lead burning with Propane/Oxy, I was given a little Sievert torch but never used it as it wasn't suitable. Today I hooked it up to try it, what I got was a big flame with no pressure, like air wasn't getting through, it looks clear but might need stripping, any thoughts ?
Any help or comments much appreciated.