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Re: Welders

To: Brian Borgstede <borgstede@umsl.edu>
Subject: Re: Welders
From: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 21:16:09 -0400 (EDT)
        The second one sounds like a solid-ox unit. If it is you may not
be able to get the oxygen candles. I tried to find a local source but gave
up, when I searched the web all I found was a guy that made bombs with the
stuff! I have an address for the company if you need it.
...Art

On Tue, 28 Jul 1998, Brian Borgstede wrote:

> 
> Garage People,
> Through a stroke of luck, I was given two welders.
> One is a small arc welder that weighs one or two pounds!
> I'm afraid to plug it in.
> 
> The second is a propane / Oxygen setup. The propane part is just
> the cylander found on most torches.
> The oxygen part is some sort of  candle that is burned in a confined
> space ported to the torch.
> 
> Do any of you know of how this oxigen generator works?
> Is this thing safe?
> Can I use it for brazing?
> 
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