[Jewelry making - Article 00667] - Re: [Orchid] Little Torch problem...

[J Morley]

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    Dave, I have had many smith mini's. I would put the hose under water
    in your sink or if that is not handy put use a brush and water with
    dish soap in it to find exactly where the leak is. I have had the
    base of the hand piece loosen and leak you can tighten that up
    easily. The needle valves in the knobs have also gone out on me those
    I have not been able to fix. The hose leaks are easy to fix. I have
    replaced the hoses many times over the years. They should have given
    you a square flat piece of steel with a key hole shape cut out of it
    in your box. There should also have been directions on how to fix the
    hose. It is a tool used to replace the hoses. There is a piece of
    aluminum tubing at the end of the torch where it connects to the hand
    piece. You insert the keyhole at the end of the tubing and pull on
    the hose you have to brace the tool. I put the hand piece in a vise.
    You have to pull on the hose fairly hard it will pop off. Once the
    hose is off cut off the hose section that is bad or replace the whole
    hose. You can buy replacement hose anywhere that sells the torch.
    Slide the aluminum tube on the new hose section and push the end of
    the hose on the nipple of the hand piece. Insert your keyhole tool
    behind the aluminum tubing and push the tubing towards the nipple
    while pulling on the hose at the same time. The tubing has a bevel
    on the inside lip that is directional so check to see the way it was
    put on originally before taking off the hand piece. I regularly had
    my pressure that high on all my torches with no ill effects. 

Regards J Morley
Goldsmith Laser Welding 

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