Connecting disposable gas/reg

[Grant]

Hi,

Random beginner question!

Picked up a BOC 130 pocket turbo yesterday but it had no gas setup with it, so off I trotted to Halfords today and bought a SIP regulator and disposable bottle of Argon/CO2. Plan is to get a feel for the welder on this cheap disposable gear and then sort out a proper bottle and reg setup once I start doing some proper work on the camper.

So, i've had it all out, and I'm probably missing something but I can't work out how its meant to go together

He's some pictures :

The gas bottle obviously must have to have this little pin pushed to release the gas?

The regulator

So the reg must have something to push the little pin? On the open side of the reg there is nothing, just a little plastic seal inside

So on the other side the is a brass plug screwed in with a centre hole

If you take this out you find a little spring and then a small brass part with a little 'nipple' on the front and rubber on the back

Now i've tried every which way and I can't get gas to come out of the torch, what am I doing wrong!

 

[Omniata]

Looks like the "plastic gland" in the bottom is in the "wrong hole"...

The bottle should screw in the bottom and as you twist the valve handle it should push a pin down into the cylinder.....

Edit: The grey plastic gland needs to go in the hole on the right in the second pic, I think the other bit you undid was a saftey blowout valve.....

 

[bawjaws]

hmmm, on my disposable reg the part connector at the bottom goes into the bottle, has that got a pin in it?

 

[bawjaws]

beat me to it, grrrr

 

[Omniata]

beat me to it, grrrr

Sorry

 

[Grant]

Looks like the "plastic gland" in the bottom is in the "wrong hole"...

The bottle should screw in the bottom and as you twist the valve handle it should push a pin down into the cylinder.....

Edit: The grey plastic gland needs to go in the hole on the right in the second pic, I think the other bit you undid was a saftey blowout valve.....

Cheers, this is exactly how it came from Halfords!

Had to go back once as the managed to charge me twice the price shown on the shelf for it, i'll pop out to the garage in a sec and have a look!

 

[Omniata]

kk, typical hehe .....

Just remember to screw the "springy bit" back in first!! You'll get a nasty surprise otherwise

 

[Grant]

kk, typical hehe .....

Just remember to screw the "springy bit" back in first!! You'll get a nasty surprise otherwise

Yep, put the safety valve all back together again first!

Just been out and it works perfectly, that is once I'd swapped outlet for inlet

Cheers for the help!

 

[Omniata]

No problem, happy to help

Post some of your welding so we can see the results!!

 

[Grant]

No problem, happy to help

Post some of your welding so we can see the results!!

That's tomorrow's job, off to sort mask and some metal!

 

[Omniata]

Send a private message to "weldequip" he's a good place to start for masks

 

[Grant]

Send a private message to "weldequip" he's a good place to start for masks

Cheers, that was the plan, have sorted out a nice sheet of steel to start some practicing on from the Metal Supermarket and i'm going to borrow a mask until I get one sorted