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From: Loren S. Damewood
Date: Mon Mar 10 22:40:06 2003
 
     
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    Sally, 

>        Hello, I am a beginner with access to a science lab.  Am a bit
>     queasy about working with compressed gases; but have access to
>     house gas (methane) in the lab. Has anyone used this? Is it hot
>     enough? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, is the water
>     torch adequate or not, for small scale work mainly in silver? 

    It depends on what you're going to do.  I made my first complex gold
    chain, doing all the soldering with a bunsen burner and a blowpipe. 
    I wrapped a very thin piece of tubing around the base of the burner
    and aimed the end across the top, then put a piece of surgical tubing
    on the other end of it, and the flame was plenty hot enough to not
    only solder, but melt the occasional piece when I got carried away. 

    You need good lungs.  ;-) 

Loren
http://www.golden-knots.com/

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