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Finally got a GAS AX! (cuttin torch)

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    Finally got a GAS AX! (cuttin torch)

    I used to work for a farmer and 10 years ago when I was 15, he offered me it for $50, well not really needing it I turned him down. Well called him up 2 nights ago and asked him if he still had it. He said yes, I asked him how much he wanted for it, he said come and get it and its yours! So I went an picked it up. It's a Craftsman before SEARS bought the craftsman name and man o man is she heavy duty. Plus he had put new regulators on it before he got his newer torch set, so the regs have maybe seen 2 tanks of O2 or acetylene. I did however need to get hoses for it, but that's a minor detail. When it came to finding propane cutting tips, wow what a nightmare, nobody in Canada could help me out at all, so I actually found some down in the US and ordered them! Saweet deal! Just gotta wait a while for them to get here now.

    This is the place with the welding supplies

    http://www.atlweldingsupply.com/



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    Bin welding and cutting since I was 12 and have taken 2 years of local courses under a journeyman welder when I was 14-16. Also worked in a welding shop for 3 years, not trying to sound cocky, but I have burned more welding rods in my my 12 years than some people will in ten life times lol. I was into heavy manufacturing. Burned 500lbs of welding rod and 5 50lb spools of mig wire in one year. When I took my welding course, we had to learn how to gas weld with oxy-acet for 2 months before we were even allowed to use the arc welder, and we did not use filler rod or brazing rods, just good ole fusion welding lol. My welding instructor still amazes me to this day, his welds are just beautiful and he can use any kind of welder and weld any kind of material. I especially like watching him weld up engine blocks, plain and simple in my opinion CAST is the hardest of any materials to weld.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kris Kringle View Post
    And out of this long career how many bottles of Propane have you went through Not being a Smart A$$ just wondering?
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    I have probably used 6 30lb bottles of propane in my lifetime, yes it cuts different, but if you can run an oxy-acetylene you are ahead of the game. Propane is cheaper, more readily available and lasts WAY longer. I may be young but I am not inexperienced, thats what you get when you have grown up in the country

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    p.s., By saying, "not being a smart @$$" you still made yourself look like one, and it still sounded like a rude comment to me, but oh well, I know I must sound like a little cocky b@$tard to some people lol

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    lol oh well lets bygones be bygones lol

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    Started on my headache rack for my truck, just need to find out what size of bottles I will be using then make mounts for them to hold them tight to the passengers side of the rack.

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    I seen one guy at the yard using a "large" dogchain bolted on one end and around the torch bottles and a large safety snap on the other end to snap into the mesh.

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    Ya, I will be taking pipe same diameter as the bottle, cutting it in half, making tabs. Then weld the one half solid to the rack, then have wing nuts on it. One thing I learned today from my welding instructor is always take your regulators off while driving, because you will get a hefty fine from the Police or DOT's, $800 up here for first offense.

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    That'll take a bite out of the beer budget.
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    They don't seem to care about the regulators on or off here in Ind. they have them ready to burn in 20 seconds.


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