[Jewelry making - Article 00208] - Re: [Orchid] Recommendations for a mapp/air torch?

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    Thank you all for your assistance. I'm going to order the
    Bernz-O-Matic pencil torch many of you suggested. If I still can't
    solder anything after I get my new torch, I won't have anymore
    excuses. 

    I should have known that this would degenerate into an argument over
    why I can't use oxygen. Everyone has their own comfort level when it
    comes to risk. I come from a family of firefighters, OSHA
    inspectors, and safety engineers and I know exactly what the risks
    are when it comes to an oxygen tank. In my condo it could turn
    something along the lines of: 

    "there was fire in one unit started by poor wiring on some Christmas
    tree lights, it spread to the spare bedroom by the time the
    firefighters arrived, but no one was hurt." 

    into: 

    "there was fire in one unit started by poor wiring on some Christmas
    tree lights, it spread to the spare bedroom by the time the
    firefighters arrived and an oxygen tank stored there caused the
    building to explode. All eight families in the building died,
    including three children." 

    Oxygen tanks used for medical purposes are just as dangerous. They
    are given an exception because they are necessary for the person to
    live. It is not necessary for me to have an oxygen tank in order to
    live. I'd rather not take the risk myself or make the choice for the
    other families living here. I don't think it is wise or fair, and
    it's not legal here either. 

    Small propane tanks are somewhat dangerous too. However, they simply
    burn or rocket when they catch on fire, they don't cause everything
    around them to explode. Also, touching a propane tank with greasy
    fingers won't cause it to explode. This has been known to happen
    with an oxygen tank. I have to draw the line somewhere. I simply
    don't feel comfortable with an oxygen tank in my home, legal or not.
    Maybe one day I'll live on a ranch and have my workshop in a separate
    building overlooking a stream where I can have all the dangerous
    explosives I want.... One can dream :-) 

Have a wonderful day,
Natalie Horvath
www.make-chainmail.com

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