Cutting torch restoration
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- I bought a total of 5 cutting torches & 1 set of hoses, the Victor cutting torch is the newest one & the others are 40 years old plus, most people don't use their torches that much I like them just because of their convivence. I bought all these cutting torches out of pawn shops, for less than 50 bucks, I am having problems finding cutting tips for the big one, the company that manufactured it went out of business in the med 1960s, but I have not looked hard on the internet, locally not available. I know some of you are very skilled in use of cutting torch, I am not, I have taught myself I am still learning, but I believe it is a great art.
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A tip, close your upper oxygen valve and always run the lower one full open. When you set it up you adjust your mix with the upper valve. When you adjust with the lower one you're not only limiting oxygen for the mixture, but you're also limiting the oxygen needed for cutting. Good luck man. 🤟👍
Thanks for the info!
I am still learning!!
@@djstoolrestorations no problem man. 👍 I've been a fabricator for a few years so I've learned my way around a torch. But they can be a challenge to learn when you don't have someone who can show you the ropes. But man is it useful once you figure it out. Stay safe brother. 🤟
@@pavementpariah7342 I just wanted you to know it think using a torch, welder, plasma cutter to me is an art form, something that takes years of patience and practice of which I try any time I can!!😁😁😁
@@pavementpariah7342 I you grew up on a farm, you learn how to use a torch very early. For some reason, the equipment broke in the field, instead of the repair shop. So, a left front drive wheel on a combine came off as the inside bearing failed. Moving crop stubble was job one, then heating a stuck inner bearing race (6" Diameter) then turn the torch sideways, you could take advantage of the dissimilar metals & air gap, even stuck, but slice it loose and never Knick the hollow axle tube at 13 years old.
You ran the combine, recognized a failure. Walk and walk to get the truck, drove back, loaded the torch, grease & parts. 6 hrs later, you are harvest corn. Calcium Hydroxide is heavy fluid pumped into tires of tractors and the small rear tires of combines if terrain is step as these are front heavy w/corn picker head the worst. Even changing cycle blades on the cutting arm. Hardened blades couldn't be sharpened & held with two solid steel rivets peened over an anvil. Cutting torch & cold chisel got it done faster. A portable tool like an oxy-acet. torch was valuable!
Bringing back memories here guys. A kid like me could go 3 days and never see an adult. DK, Omaha. Retired ASE master tech.
Those craftsman torches are fantastic. I run a fab shop and have victor, harris, union carbide etc. the craftsman is my favorite and daily driver. I’ve cut 16ga all the way up to 2” plate all day with it. May need a new set of O rings if it’s old. After that it will serve you for years and years.
I am just an amateur when it comes to welding, had votec training, more of a farming and ranch welder, but I think it is a great art, using a cutting torch is an art in itself, so I am still learning, hell I have caught my flannel jacket on fire before!!!!!!!! thought you might get a kick out of that!
The two Craftsman branded torches were made by Harris. I have two that are very similar. One of mine is a model 16 handle with a model 72-something cutting attachment. The other handle I haven't found any identification on, but it's got a plain model 72 cutting attachment on it. The handles on mine have knurling instead of the indented profile and the cutting levers are solid brass instead of stamped steel.
The handle and cutting attachment do not need to be wrenched tight. The same goes for welding tips, rosebuds, and tip nuts. Too much and you will damage the sealing surfaces that are literal metal to metal fit. Hand tight is plenty and every manufacturer states this in their literature/owners manuals. They won't leak unless they've already been damaged by overtightening.
I wouldn't bother swapping hoses. A couple of manufacturers offer quick connects. They work somewhat like the quick connects on an air hose. Koike makes the best.
I also wouldn't bother with that oddball cutting torch(all the rest are mixer handles with cutting attachments, or welding tip in the case of the one). Tips for the vast majority of old Craftsman branded torches are obsolete. There is one company that offers a couple of them, and also a proprietary adapter that uses their proprietary tips. Even if you do find tips, if the valves or anything else start leaking, the torch will be obsolete which means parts are obsolete and nobody will be able to rebuild it. I have a couple of old Craftsman branded torches(actual manufacturers long out of business) and have already been down this road.
I understand they are obsolete but I will use them until I cannot, I am not that good with a torch, still learning, I like your comment, I think I will not buy anymore because I have 7 complete torches now in complete working condition, and two sets of hoses! I do not use a torch but 4 or 5 times a year, so I really more practice!
Just found the channel and I have to say I really enjoy the content. I like to pick up tools and restore or refurbish them too.
A little tip on the torches
If you’ll get a smooth cut file to clean them up it works better than the little one in the tip cleaner.
Yea I figured that!!! I am just trying to restore my tools back to what I had before my fire, plus tools make me money or saves me money!
dj's tool restorations Didn’t know you lost your tools to a fire. I could only imagine trying to replace years of collecting tools.
@@182JoeT Yea two years ago on Dec 9, lost 30x40 shop, now on a quest to replace everything with good old, used, & secondhand tools, and showing how I am refurbishing or restoring them, in my life tools make me money or save me money.!!!!
@ Joe T Can I use Brasso to clean the outside of torches? I have a few that are really dirty. Thanks.
I have a few torches now, a 300 series Victor and 2460 cutter, a 100 series victor and 1350 cutter. An air liquide handle, and what I believe is a Purox 200 set minus the gauges. The purox is missing a valve in the handle, the cutting head is bent, but for some reason its the set I’m most excited about LOL! Maybe because it’s the oldest.
Yea you find one you like and it is your go to, it just feels good in the hand!!!!!
I have over 200 torches. I might not have every brand because there were so many that came and went since the 1920's... There are many obsolete torches that have no available repair parts but I can still repair them.
I have found that out, I am just an amateur at welding and cutting, and the ones I have found are old but not worn out, so they should last a long time!
Every tool has its place as simple as that cutting torch will do things that the plasma torch will not do and vice versa
I agree.
The victor has built in flashback arrestors. They are the angled portions above the valves You can take the ones you added off and use them for your other craftsman torch
Yea, I figured that out, I am not a pro welder or torch man, I am a hick farmer, rancher, maintence man welder, welding and using a torch is an art, something it takes years to master, I am always learning when I pick up a torch, I have been to school to learn how but that has been decades and I was not the best then, and definitely not now, please comment on anything you see me doing wrong, as I am always learning.!!!!!!!
How does one clean the torch tip seat in the head of the torch? Mine have a lot of carbon. Is it OK to use carb cleaner to clean up the seat?
I do not know, but I use carb cleaner on just about everything, it dries very quickly and does not leave a film, let me know if you want me to take one apart and I will clean one with carb cleaner and post a video for you this weekend, I will fire it up and see if it hurts it.?
Use acetone it's already in in break cleaner but some break cleaner makes phosgene when heated
Hi any tutorial how to replace the small pipes when they got melted or how to patch it
You must of had a flash back, and no I would not try to fix it, too dangerous, just find a good used one.!
Question; With hundreds of models and brands can a guy use generic o-rings? Diameter and thickness are important but so much stuff have "NO" numbers or info like some Sear's stuff. I use fine lapping compound to re-seat the cutting tip, hand values easy & check with fine wire & air for open passages plus leaks with soap. Un-screw the body from the head to braze or solder. Now 2 o-rings separating the 2 gases. I not cutting a 12X18 "I" beam, just a cut or bend stuff.
I can't find any info on the model and I bought it new, rebranded Harris, but they have 213 models. Dry o-ring and just match up and go?
I have assortments of sizes with 300+. Thoughts?
DK. Automotive ASE Master tech since 1978, retired.
I am lucky to have an industrial company in my town that carries a lot of welding supplies, and they were able to get what I needed, the name is Chickasha Industrial Supply company, I just went to them and said I need these o-rings never thought about generic o-rings and problems that they may present, but that being said o-rings that are chemical and oil resistant should work, also o-rings that we use in hvac units are about the same, I just did not have any in stock or I would have used a hvac o-ring, I hope this helps. I am like you I do not use my torch that often still learning kind of ranch hand, farm boy stuff, but it does make life easier.
@@djstoolrestorations God Bless you and thanks! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
DK, ASE master tech since 1978, retired.
@@deankay4434 You too, I hope I helped if not let me know and I will try to help any way I can.
Best to use Viton rings which resist acetylene. They're cheap enough by the bag. When I've a known good ring I measure OD, ID and thickness to cross check because OD should be ID plus 2x thickness then I know what size to order. Works with any ring.
@@Comm0ut I was installing "Viton" O-Rings in the 70's. Just looking for general kit as I have 180 GM HVAC lgt blue kit & EFI GM Injector kit from Kent-Moore. Asking about oxy!
i need o-rings for a harris model 1100 cutting torch , maybe you could point me in the right direction ?? thanks
I do not get a day off till Friday, I will check my friends at the Industial shop in town, they have some old stuff, I will let you know Friday, ok.
They do not have them, and I am trying to find the company in Texas that rebuilds torch heads, if they are still in business, I will let you know one way or another.
Torch and regulator repair. They have a website with lots of parts listed.
Where can we find "o" rings and seals?
I went to my local welding shop for my O-rings: parts and O-rings on some of the old torches are not available anymore. I have found the I have been able to scavenge parts and O-ring from other torches, some of your larger older welding shops have some parts available, it is just the luck of the draw.
Torch has have their place and plasma torch is have their place
Copy that, I still need practice with cutting torch, that is a skill set that for me is hard to master.
The one in the box I think is a uniwelding torch a old 95 year old man recommended one that is a size bigger he said he's used one over 40 years
Thanks, my local welding shop has never seen one but like it and would like to have it! We cannot find ant info on it.
@@djstoolrestorations this old guy has been selling welding supply since 1965 same location
you should see the old air prducts brand i just got its real old.. i was recommended a new one but i will earn my way up to newer
@@jaysaw8151 Sorry for the delay in my response I work a lot, I think you are lucky to be able to question someone with years of experience and acquired knowledge, my shop has only been around since1996.
@@jaysaw8151 I think sometimes the older products are made better, there are times when we use an old tool or equipment and learn the basics it makes us better as we use newer fancier tools!!!😀😀😀
Hello, Can anyone tell me what is the torch type or name or model in 18:00
i really need it
Uniweld WH-350, 7-1/2, manufacturer Victor Equipment Company. Let me know if this helps, if not I will make a shot video for you.
@@djstoolrestorations Thank you so much, that was so helpful
be nice if you showed o ring seals replace
I will try to do that on the new one I got, I will message you when I get all the parts! and make the video!
didnt know they would change out and crimp new ends
Yea I have done this before, when I melted my hose, dummy me, plus I have a good welding store/company in town.
y def need some lessons, in cutting and video, hehe. Keep trying.
Yea, I suck at it, but I try, that is what fast forward is for.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL