Originally Posted by saddlesore
Yep keep it.You might get sticker shock when you fill the Acetylene tank. Last one I did it was $135.

And there is a cheap and easy answer to that.

Buy propane tips for the torch and hook the regulator up to a barbecue bottle. Propane is dirt cheap and a barbecue tank will last forever on a cutting torch.

I ran a propane torch for many years cutting and fitting pipe from 1.5 inch to 24 inch. The ONLY time I needed to round up an Acetylene rig (higher flame temp) was cutting through half inch scale on or in the pipe, lots of rust, or punching holes through 1/4" wall or 3/8" wall pipe full of water.


People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.