[AT] OT: Rosebuds! The oxi-acetylene kind...

[k7jdj at aol.com]

I have used that method as well. Good sugestion.

Gary
Renton, WA

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thu, Nov 14, 2013 4:56 am
Subject: Re: [AT] OT: Rosebuds! The oxi-acetylene  kind...


On a large part like that, I have had good success with one of those 
weed burning propane torches.  Dad & I straightened the frame of a 
gooseneck trailer that was bent over a 4 ft length years ago with 3 of 
those torches.  We made 2 of them since I only had one.  I have since 
made some small torches with 1 1/2 dia pipe for more concentrated 
heating. Propane gets hot and is a lot cheaper for a large heat than a 
rosebud.

Just my $0.02

Cecil in OKla


On 11/14/2013 6:22 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Dave if the part is such that you can do it without messing something else
> up
> you might find you have better success, and cheaper, by just building a big
> fire and throwing the part in the bed of coals for a while.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Johnson
> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 12:31 AM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: [AT] OT: Rosebuds! The oxi-acetylene kind...
>
> I'm pretty ok with cutting & brazing, but have never used a rosebud to heat
> something, and my experience today has me scratching my head.
> The project at hand is freeing up a cast iron wheel hub, stuck on a keyed 1"
> shaft. This is on an old Gilson / MW garden tractor transmission.... the
> idea is to liberate a set of 4 of these hubs to make dual adapters for use
> on another tractor with a FEL.
>
> I have soaked it for quite some time and have a puller tensioned on it, but
> it's not moving... so now it's time for a little heat.
>
> I bought a new victor 8-MFA rosebud and lit it off as I would the torch, but
> when I try to get a blue flame, it flames out with a pop!
>
> What's going on here? Do I not want a hot blue flame, or do I simply need to
> feed a lot more of both gases to the torch? Or??  Any insight into these
> things would be appreciated!
>
>     btw, I'm on digest, so it'll take a day for me to respond (:<((
>
>
> Dave in Gilroy, CA
> webguydave at yahoo.com
> _______________________________________________
> AT mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>
> _______________________________________________
> AT mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at

_______________________________________________
AT mailing list
http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at