Gas welding "Thing"

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

As some of you know I got this 1942 RN Gas Welding and Cutting set. It is in need of some TLC.


I can work out what most parts are. If you want to throw more knowlage at the parts etc, feel free.


But what is this for?

 

[Wozzaaah]

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As some of you know I got this 1942 RN Gas Welding and Cutting set. It is in need of some TLC.


I can work out what most parts are. If you want to throw more knowlage at the parts etc, feel free.


But what is this for?


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Running two oxygen cylinders at the same time to reduce the number of swaps?

 

[brightspark]

as above and also for using a higher flow demand than a single reg and bottle can produce

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

as above and also for using a higher flow demand than a single reg and bottle can produce

So why one for oxygen in the kit, not one for the other gas?

What's the copper coil for?

 

[Porkypine]

Maybe the coil is to allow for a bit of movement without having an actual flexible hose involved, in the same way as some very old brake pipes had a coil for the same reason ?

 

[voipio]

So why one for oxygen in the kit, not one for the other gas?

What's the copper coil for?

Accommodating movement between the two connected cylinders. The contraption could also also be used to fill one cylinder from another e.g. a portable oxy gas welding pack.

 

[brightspark]

So why one for oxygen in the kit, not one for the other gas?

What's the copper coil for?

you use a lot more volume of oxygen that acetylene or propane for cutting and heating. probs copper will be more flexible than steel when conecting the regs at a rough guess

 

[Agroshield]

You use a lot more volume of oxygen than acetylene or propane for cutting

I think that once the cut starts, in principle, you could turn off the fuel gas and just continue with the oxy.

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I think it is called a manifold.

You could measure the centre-to-centre distance of the two-bottle attachment and see how that relates to the diameter of a cylinder (acetylene bottles are not the same diameter as oxygen and also left hand thread).

There is a strange looking bulge in the neck of the bent torch. Does that look intentional or has someone wrinkled it?

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

I think that once the cut starts, in principle, you could turn off the fuel gas and just continue with the oxy.

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I think it is called a manifold.

You could measure the centre-to-centre distance of the two-bottle attachment and see how that relates to the diameter of a cylinder (acetylene bottles are not the same diameter as oxygen and also left hand thread).

There is a strange looking bulge in the neck of the bent torch. Does that look intentional or has someone wrinkled it?

You mean this?

 

[brightspark]

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You mean this?

looks to have been brazed on i

 

[Wozzaaah]

So why one for oxygen in the kit, not one for the other gas?

What's the copper coil for?

When cutting or gouging you’ll use loads more oxygen than acetylene.

 

[Wozzaaah]

“I think that once the cut starts, in principle, you could turn off the fuel gas and just continue with the oxy.”

Exactly that! We used to do that all the time.