[Jewelry making - Article 00315] - Re: [Orchid] New Little Torch problems

[Franklin Cox]

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>           Yesterday I started getting "flash back" to the fuel
>     adjustment valve on the torch handle.  Makes it kind of hard to
>     shut the valve off through all those flames!  Something tells me
>     this is not the appropriate way for the torch to be functioning! 

    The valves that controls the fuel and oxygen flows are held into the
    torch body with a nut like devise. If this is loose as you adjust
    the flows the nut will turn a little. This will give you an
    inconsistent flame adjustment and the flame may vary as you move the
    torch and the valve assemble moves a little. Even worse the fuel
    will leak out around this nut and it can ignite!!! 

    It sounds as if this is your problem. You can adjust the nut's
    tension, but since the torch is so new, I would suggest returning
    it. The torch tip must also be screwed on tightly. 

    This problem can be made worse by setting the fuel pressure too
    high. Set your pressure very low by using the regulator and ignite
    your torch and adjust the flame to as large as it will go with the
    largest tip. If this flame is too small for your work, turn the
    torch off and increase the pressure very little and repeat. Adjust
    both the oxygen and the fuel pressures to get the largest flame that
    you need from the torch. It may surprise you that the pressures are
    very low. 

    I hope that this helps, let us know how this comes out for you so
    that we can all benefit from the experience. 

Franklin

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