What you need is a MAPP gas torch, it will heat a bolt cherry red
in a few seconds, you can also braze with it. They run about $30 dollars
at places like Home Depot, the gas is about $7.00 a bottle.
...Art
On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, William M. Gilroy wrote:
> Skye Poier wrote:
> >
> > Seems like every time I go to restore or inspect a system the tin worm has
> > been having an all-you-can-eat buffet with the screws and bolts - I'm
> > probably removing things that were put together in Abingdon. I was hoping
> > drilling out screws would be a quick and easy solution but it seems its
> > not the first choice, more like a last-ditch effort.
> >
> > I should really pick up one of those small propane torches that screw onto
> > the top of a refillable bottle. Ah well. Never a shortage of new tools
> > to buy ;)
> >
>
> Skye,
>
> What type of torch are you talking about? If it is like the ones that
> plumbers use to sweat pipes (i.e. a benz-O-matic [trade name]) I don't
> think that they get hot enough to help with rusted bolts. At least
> when I have used my benz-O-matic on rusty bolts it seems to have no
> effect. Works great for sweating pipes.
>
> Have any other listers had good luck using a benz-O-matic (gotta love that
> name) on rusty bolts? Or what type of torches do you use?
>
> Bill Gilroy
> ------
> 77 Midget with plenty of rusted bolts
> E-mail: wmgilroy@lucent.com
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