Some DIY fettling

macafee2 · 9th January 2017, 20:38

Some years ago at a car boot sale I bought the kit in the picture for £1.
Last year I wanted to use it but could not get the oxygen bottle and so had to spend about £25 on an adaptor. The oxygen bottles are exceedingly expensive at about £27 but this is a disposable item.

My £1 bargain has now cost £52. This is still no more then half a new price.
Used it a couple of times. Today I made a bracket up for my shower as the original has snapped. As the bracket comes only in a kit and the kit is £59.95 + vat thought I'd have a go.

Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I made this to hold my bottles.

macafee2

Kennyeth · 10th January 2017, 07:58

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Originally Posted by macafee2

Some years ago at a car boot sale I bought the kit in the picture for £1.
Last year I wanted to use it but could not get the oxygen bottle and so had to spend about £25 on an adaptor. The oxygen bottles are exceedingly expensive at about £27 but this is a disposable item.

My £1 bargain has now cost £52. This is still no more then half a new price.
Used it a couple of times. Today I made a bracket up for my shower as the original has snapped. As the bracket comes only in a kit and the kit is £59.95 + vat thought I'd have a go.

Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I made this to hold my bottles.

macafee2

Er, what is it for ??
Ken.

Robti · 10th January 2017, 11:04

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Originally Posted by Kennyeth

Er, what is it for ??
Ken.

Breathing kit for exploring the plenum on our cars

Kennyeth · 10th January 2017, 11:10

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Originally Posted by Robti

Breathing kit for exploring the plenum on our cars

Kinda like a deep sea diving kit

so you don`t drown in the chamber ?

Ken.

Avulon · 10th January 2017, 12:25

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Originally Posted by Kennyeth

Er, what is it for ??
Ken.

Gas Axe - AKA Oxy-Acetylene torch (used for both cutting and welding metal) I believe. You can't actually see the business end in the OP photo...

Kennyeth · 10th January 2017, 12:52

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Originally Posted by Avulon

Gas Axe - AKA Oxy-Acetylene torch (used for both cutting and welding metal) I believe. You can't actually see the business end in the OP photo...

You won`t get far using Oxy-Acetylene for cutting, maybe small cuts,
Oxy-Propane for serious cutting.
Ken.

macafee2 · 10th January 2017, 16:30

its a small brazing kit like this one
https://www.roofingsuperstore.co.uk/...FRco0wodTwkEcw
wont do thick stuff just a couple of mm at best

macafee2

rrobson · 10th January 2017, 18:32

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Originally Posted by Kennyeth

You won`t get far using Oxy-Acetylene for cutting, maybe small cuts,
Oxy-Propane for serious cutting.
Ken.

Not sure why you think that? For cutting they are equally as good, all about using the correct nozzle for gas and thickness of material. plus acetylene will cut stainless a darn sight easier than propane and if it's a decent chunk you've got no chance with propane, can't get it hot enough.

COLVERT · 10th January 2017, 19:50

I have a full size oxygen bottle and the same size acetylene one.

With the correct torch they will cut through almost anything.---

mininuts · 10th January 2017, 21:20

Acetylene burns hotter than propane. When I worked as a fabricator at the quarry, we always used acetylene for gouging and propane for hand cutting.
Propane was always used on the profile cutting machine and was regularly cutting 60mm plate, it's all about nozzles, pressure and speed

Nice bit of kit for a quid, (initially), though

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macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,928 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	its a small brazing kit like this one https://www.roofingsuperstore.co.uk/...FRco0wodTwkEcw wont do thick stuff just a couple of mm at best macafee2

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COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	I have a full size oxygen bottle and the same size acetylene one. With the correct torch they will cut through almost anything.---