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wjohn 
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 Topic: Oxy-Acetylene Rosebud/Heating Tip Size
Posted: 11 Dec 2024 at 6:28pm |
I have needed an OA torch setup for a long time, so I've been doing some research. I do not have a ton of personal experience with them other than high school shop class many years ago.
For the heating tips, I want to be able to heat up stubborn disk harrow gang nuts and such to free them up, remove WD/WD45 rockshaft lift arms, etc.
I understand the 1/10th (formerly 1/7th) tank volume withdrawal rate limit on the acetylene tank, so obviously the smaller the heating tip size, the better. It seems like MFA 4, 6, and 8 tip sizes are pretty common.
What's the smallest rosebud size that would do what I want? Then I can get a tank sized appropriately based off of that.
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 11 Dec 2024 at 8:40pm |
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I have 2 victor torch barrels , different size , rosebud on larger unit has tendency to flash back often , small one works OK but as I switched to PROPANE rather than acetylene now for most torch cutting and welding I bought a propane rosebud , it works good , might need to go up a size if your doing heavy heating but propane is a lot cheaper .
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Posted: 11 Dec 2024 at 10:14pm |
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UNless you're heating somehting really big even just the cutting tip works good for things like nuts
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Posted: 12 Dec 2024 at 9:42am |
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wjohn, I'll check mine when I get out to the shop. Drug home some more 'stuff' recently and have been heating with a torch with a welding tip. Not getting the job done so I brought in the other with the rosebud. It's a small Victor torch and the tank has no problem keeping up.
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Posted: 12 Dec 2024 at 12:10pm |
Check out being set up to use propane for heating as Coke was talking of. Unless you are figuring to learn "bale wire" (welding thin metal using bale wire as filler) welding or brazing you have no need of acetylene. As the cost has gone way up in the last 15 years. Propane will cut and heat for much less.
I guess it is my age showing but I have no luck with my sons mig in over 20 years of it being here. I go back to oxy-acetylene for patching thin stuff. But very much not the most efficient way of doing things today.
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Posted: 12 Dec 2024 at 4:23pm |
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It's hard to even get acetylene tanks filled now , many suppliers stopped handling it .
MAP gas is now what the offer or Propane .
Ah the gas welding seems to be a lost art , now when I worked in gas station garage we used the coat hangars as rod filler and boss kept complaining he had nothing to hang his shirts on , along with laundry service charged him for the hangars
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Posted: 12 Dec 2024 at 4:43pm |
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Don't mean to hyjack this post but what do you have to do to switch to propane? I've heard you need to use different hoses. If someone would explain the process that would be appreciated. Thanks
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Posted: 12 Dec 2024 at 5:10pm |
Grade R hose is just of Acetylene as the oils in propane will degrade the hose lining.
Grade T is for Propane, propylene and natural gas. It is good for acetylene as well.
If unsure of what you have for hose buy Grade T. Torch heads and regulators do not need to be changed.
Cutting tips are different and some heating tips may be. Different brands may have some differences in size and shape. Best to review what you need for your torch head with your welding supply house.
Edited by Jim.ME - 12 Dec 2024 at 5:13pm
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Posted: 12 Dec 2024 at 5:43pm |
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Years ago found Propane Brazed Steel Welds tended to be brittle, uncertain why but resumed Acetylene and not an issue.
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Posted: 12 Dec 2024 at 7:06pm |
 DMiller wrote:
Years ago found Propane Brazed Steel Welds tended to be brittle, uncertain why but resumed Acetylene and not an issue. |
Propane lacks carbon. Acetylene has carbon.
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Posted: 12 Dec 2024 at 8:13pm |
Acetylene is generally better than propane for welding steel because it produces a hotter flame, cleans metal surfaces, and is more flexible for different welding processes:
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Posted: 12 Dec 2024 at 8:24pm |
Neighbor was doing railroad salvage , cutting up rail cars and track , the draw of torch was high on oxygen and he used 8 to 10 - 322 cu ft tanks per day . The draw on acetylene was also higher that tanks manifolded together could supply , so used 100 pound propane tanks but those would freeze up in a short time from heavy draw.
I keep acetylene tank on torch cart , but use propane as regular heat, cut and brazing gas but can easily switch just changing regulator over . Rose bud differ but torch tips work for either , cutting tips also differ in way gas mixes at tip with propane tip beig a 2 piece design https://rexarc.com/blog/acetylene-vs-propane-gas-welding/#:~:text=When%20acetylene%20burns%20in%20oxygen,cannot%20be%20used%20for%20welding.
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