Appologies if this should be in the brazing/gas welding section.
After borrowing an oxy/acetylene setup last weekend I'm now wondering how I ever lived without one. I've used them at work in the past when stripping out buildings for renovations but never in the workshop.
So, I'm looking for advice or recommendations for a suitable set to get me started. After a bit of research and craic with others I'd like an oxygen/propane setup rather than oxygen/acetylene. The oxygen will come from BOC and the propane from a local dealer.
I was told that the fatter the propane bottle the better as the greater the surface of liquid inside the more gas is produce but is there any truth in this?
And what size of oxygen bottle should I be aiming for? I have a small home workshop and the set will be used occasionally for heating and very rarely for cutting. Space is a premium so I wouldn't be aiming for a 46kg propane bottle if I can help it. Do the bottles need to be a similar size or do you use one gas more than the other?
I see Weldequip has a set around the £200 mark, and I see other sets (British made) a little cheaper but I'd like to hear any recommendations if anyone has them.
All the best and thanks in advance
JF
After borrowing an oxy/acetylene setup last weekend I'm now wondering how I ever lived without one. I've used them at work in the past when stripping out buildings for renovations but never in the workshop.
So, I'm looking for advice or recommendations for a suitable set to get me started. After a bit of research and craic with others I'd like an oxygen/propane setup rather than oxygen/acetylene. The oxygen will come from BOC and the propane from a local dealer.
I was told that the fatter the propane bottle the better as the greater the surface of liquid inside the more gas is produce but is there any truth in this?
And what size of oxygen bottle should I be aiming for? I have a small home workshop and the set will be used occasionally for heating and very rarely for cutting. Space is a premium so I wouldn't be aiming for a 46kg propane bottle if I can help it. Do the bottles need to be a similar size or do you use one gas more than the other?
I see Weldequip has a set around the £200 mark, and I see other sets (British made) a little cheaper but I'd like to hear any recommendations if anyone has them.
All the best and thanks in advance
JF