Tony:
The Henrob runs at about 4 psi, and the small Smith torch that I have can also
run at that pressure. However, the Henrob flame is softer, more gentle, for
any given flame size. I still have difficulty with it creating too large a
HAZ in body panels, and warpage becomes a problem. So most sheet metal
projects end up with mig.
The flame of the micro torch can be really small, but even that tends to be
larger than I think I usually want. My wife gave it to me several years ago
as a Christmas present (came from Eastwood) and I haven't used it much. But
it's fun to weld tiny things using a piece of .023 mig wire as filler rod. I
once planned on building a radio controlled racer with a steel tube chassis,
but I've become more interested in full size cars. Well, LBCs, anyway.
The most recent acquisition was the HTP tig. That produces a soft "flame"
with a much smaller HAZ, and it's slower than the MIG so it's easier to keep
up with.
Another application I used the Henrob for was to weld up a reservoir tank for
a log splitter I helped a friend build. It was made out of 12 ga. cold rolled
steel, and I first migged the joints. Once joined, I made the welds deeper
and nicer looking by using the Henrob to push a puddle through the joint. It
was easy to control the penetration without blowing through the joint.
Elton Clark wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Juhas"
>
> > I have a . . . Henrob and a micro torch, and a very old Smith sheet
> metal torch
>
> Jim,
>
> I would really love to hear more about your Henrob and other small torch
> use.
> The Henrob demos are awesome but I wonder if they offer much advantage to
> the other small tip torches.
>
> Tony
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