On Wednesday 16 April 2014 11:02:03 andy pugh did opine: > On 16 April 2014 02:37, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > So I would have to build a rocket stove. or cobble up a charcoal > > forge. > > You may be under-estimating the power of a MAPP gas torch.
I have one of them, but the valves are junk, its impossible to adjust for a proper flame and hold it for more than a second, then it coughs and blows itself out. Genuine Burns-o-matic too. Closed off, both bottles leak to zip in about 2 weeks. Biggest rip off of a tool I ever bought. Is it worth wasting money on another? > Last night I managed to heat a section of a forging to red heat to > straighten it. I needed to assemble my vermiculite tiles around it, > but it worked. > https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NTaNeiYfwJBPlYJHfwvJ4dMTjNZETYmyPJ > y0liipFm0?feat=directlink > > I have no trouble using the setup of hand-held blowtorch and > vermiculite tiles for hardening pull studs and similar items. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/HEARTH-KIT-SOLDERING-PAD-BLOCK-/120784116786?pt= > LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1f4b5c32 > http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-PRIORITY-SHIPPING-MAPP-PROPANE-TRIGGER-STA > RT-PRO-TORCH-KIT-HIGH-OUTPUT-/300826351189?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=it > em460aa5d655 Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for Impeaching SCOTUS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
