Bernzomatic gas

[slim_boy_fat]

Came across a Bernzomatic 'hobby type' torch in the shed the other day and remember why it got stuck away in there - can't seem to find bottles of oxy or propane to fit the connectors. All today's bottles seem to be of the small 'nipple' outlets and this thing has larger connectors.

Anyone know if bottles are still available to fit this torch, or can you get adapters to make it useable again?

Not for welding but handy for brazing/heating and generally setting fire to things.......

 

[masleeve]

I still use MAPP gas in those containers for brazing with a BOC Oxygen.
The plumbers merchants sell them .
As you are in the Highlands give Highland Industrial Supplies a try . If they dont have they will know who can supply.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Thanks, I'll give them a shout next time I'm in town.

 

[tiger99]

Please be careful. Some of these cylinders have allegedly been implicated in serious accidents, particularly in the US.

http://www.bernzomaticinjuries.com/

I have not been able to determine all the facts (don't believe all that you read on the web!), but from what I was able to find, the cylinders were fracturing around the gas outlet, if the attached torch was knocked against something. That might explain why the cylinder design has been changed. Those on the link above look like the old style.

The original problem involved a fuel gas (propane mostly) and a simple blowtorch attachment, but the cylinders that were involved looked identical in design to those used for oxygen and MAPP gas. http://www.bernzomatic.com/subcat.html?id=4

It would be nice to be able to find all the facts on this, but as there are on-going court cases in the US, that may de difficult right now.

I have also heard that MAPP gas has been replaced by something else, which is even less suitable for welding. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAPP_gas