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rtomany
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- Winnsboro, Texas
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- 1977 Massey Ferguson 245 1999 Kubota 3010
Thanks for all the great information!
Technically, I presume you won't be "welding", but instead you'll be "brazing".
Maybe you know this, but I discovered you need a certain size acetylene bottle to meet the demand of a rosebud tip. I went to the LWS to buy a rosebud, he asked me what size bottle I had, and he said I was way into the danger zone trying to use a rosebud with my tank. I didn't need it bad enough to buy a bigger bottle, so I just use a large torch tip for heating.The 4 is good for heating but I recently picked up a small rosebud heating tip for $20 at a going out of business sale. I haven't had a need for it yet to see how well it works, but I'll bet is really sucks the O2 and acetylene from the tanks.
You can weld or braze with gas, just like you can weld or braze with tig.Technically, I presume you won't be "welding", but instead you'll be "brazing". There is a critical difference.
The welding tip replaces the cutting head and concentrates the torch heat into one single orifice. I have welded a few things using the cutting torch head but it is a bit difficult to control the heat on small objects. Welding tips come in common sizes ranging from 00,0, 1,2,3 and 4. I have a 1 and a 4 and don't find I need anything in between.
The 4 is good for heating but I recently picked up a small rosebud heating tip for $20 at a going out of business sale. I haven't had a need for it yet to see how well it works, but I'll bet is really sucks the O2 and acetylene from the tanks.