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Torch for Jewelry
I'm a beginner in metal-worked jewelry. Up to now I've been using cold
joints. I'd like to try some soldered/brazed pieces. Everyone I talk to says I should get one of the versions of the 'Tiny Torch'. I am on a limited budget. I have a Victor J-28. It's a light duty brazing / welding torch about 6" long. The main difference I see between the two is the orifice size of the tips. The smallest 000 tip on the Victor is .022 where the smallest tip (#1) on the TT is .006. The 000 tip is equivalent to the #4 TT tip (.020). I'm not trying to repair points on a gemstone mount. I'm building relatively heavy metal jewelry akin to what's on the cover of this months Jewelry Artist mag. Will the Victor work for my needs or do I need to bite the $130 dollar bullet for the TT? - Thanks Randy |
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... I'm a beginner in metal-worked jewelry. Up to now I've been using cold joints. I'd like to try some soldered/brazed pieces. Everyone I talk to says I should get one of the versions of the 'Tiny Torch'. I am on a limited budget. I have a Victor J-28. It's a light duty brazing / welding torch about 6" long. The main difference I see between the two is the orifice size of the tips. The smallest 000 tip on the Victor is .022 where the smallest tip (#1) on the TT is .006. The 000 tip is equivalent to the #4 TT tip (.020). I'm not trying to repair points on a gemstone mount. I'm building relatively heavy metal jewelry akin to what's on the cover of this months Jewelry Artist mag. Will the Victor work for my needs or do I need to bite the $130 dollar bullet for the TT? - Thanks Randy The Victor will work quite well. You will be ahead of the game to switch from Acetylene to Propane for your fuel gas though. Both for economical and chemical reasons. Acetylene is a "dirty" fuel in Jewelry applications. Acetylene forms metal carbides when the reducing flame is used with Silver and Gold due to the excess Carbon in the flame, these are not formed when Propane is used. If you do switch to Propane you might have to buy a new set of hoses made for Propane use though. Also, be aware that when using Propane for cutting and "tulip" tip heating of larger masses of metal to melting temperature the tips have a slight recess to let the Propane burn properly in those applications. The standard welding/brazing tips are OK for either gas. -- Don Thompson Stolen from Dan: "Just thinking, besides, I watched 2 dogs mating once, and that makes me an expert. " There is nothing more frightening than active ignorance. ~Goethe It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom; it is another sight finer to fight for another man's. ~Mark Twain |
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On Dec 11 2007, 8:07=A0pm, mbstevens
wrote: wrote: I'm a beginner in metal-worked jewelry. Up to now I've been using cold joints. I'd like to try some soldered/brazed pieces. Everyone I talk to says I should get one of the versions of the 'Tiny Torch'. I am on a limited budget. I have a Victor J-28. It's a light duty brazing / welding torch about 6" long. Are you using Oxy/acetylene, oxy/propane, or just acetylene? The main difference I see between the two is the orifice size of the tips. The smallest 000 tip on the Victor is .022 where the smallest tip (#1) on the TT is .006. The 000 tip is equivalent to the #4 TT tip (.020). _If_ you're using oxy/acetylene a smaller tip will probably be of use. I would get a pure acetylene torch (like a Prestolite) before getting a Little-Torch. =A0I use my oxy/acetylene little torch for fusing mostly, using the Prestolite for hard soldering/brazing. I'm not trying to repair points on a gemstone mount. I'm building relatively heavy metal jewelry akin to what's on the cover of this months Jewelry Artist mag. Will the Victor work for my needs or do I need to bite the $130 dollar bullet A pure acetylene torch is less than half that. =A0They work very well for larger pieces. =A0You won't even have to order it; they will have one at your welding shop. for the TT? - Thanks Randy- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Nothing was made mention of what metals or size of your intended work. Something you can do is to take a extra tip and tap the end of it to accept additional tips which would screw on. I have a Meco Midget torch which has additional tips available. The tip is threaded to use 1/4 SAE threads. I have made tips for my meco midget torch using 1/4 SAE nuts silver soldered to hypodermic needles ( I used all metal stainless steel needles just like veteranians use on large animals. ) If you have the money to spend I would recomend the Meco Midget as the most flexable jewelry scale torch available. Save your big torch for use in melting for casting. ROBB. |
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