[AT] List quiet!! Everyone OK, or just waterlogged??? --> Lug bolts, JD A

[Spencer Yost]

I have had a lot of luck with MAPP torches. Much hotter than propane, and much safer and easier to use than oxy acetylene sets. If I remember correctly it’s heat content is similar to acetylene tho flame temperature is lower.  Or maybe that’s vice-versa.  I’m sure there are several folks on this list who know this type of information off the top of their heads and can chime in.

If the metal is really huge then the MAPP torch might not be enough. But I can get some pretty big chunks of steel cherry red with MAPP.  My haywagon slip tube was the only project in recent memory that made me wish I had an oxy-acetylene outfit.

https://www.truevalue.com/professional-on-demand-map-pro-torch


Spencer Yost

> On Jul 2, 2019, at 3:43 PM, <deanvp at att.net> <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
> 
> What torch tips do you have available to you? It is incredibly hard to try
> to teach welding vs heating w/o melting via this forum. Isn't there someone
> that you could ask to help?
> 
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA 98290
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> bolts, JD A
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> OK, per Dean's advice, I have gotten my hands on an acetylene torch, but I
> don't have any experience with one to speak of.
> 
> I would appreciate any hints anyone can offer about technique for getting
> the bolts out.  I have watched a couple YouTube videos, but they are focused
> on cutting, and cutting is what I *don't* want to do ;-)
> 
> Thanks for any pointers you might offer!
> 
> The "original" Steve Allen
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> The only real reliable solution is to use an acetylene torch(gas axe). That
> is the only way to get enough heat to handle on the mass of the cast iron.
> An alternative would be to slide the whole wheel assembly off the axle and
> take the whole assembly somewhere where there is adequate heat and air
> pressure.
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