Can you use a medical Oxygen Concentrator for lampwork

[createdbyourhands]

I've been work with a single fuel source torch and want to upgrade to a duel fuel source. I've been saving for this. Now my mother in law just got a new portable Oxygen Concentrator and she said I could have her old one that has just been serviced and has about 750 hours on it.

Can I use this for lampworking? Will it need to modified?

I'm planning to upgrade to entery level torch from Nortel.

Thank for any help.

[shawnette]

medical concentrators are whay most of us use. You just need to make sure that it's at least 5lpm and as for the torch, I would highly recommend that you go with the GTT Cricket. It's built specifically to work with a 5lpm concentrator.

[squid]

I second the cricket. I own both it and the minor and for the money and its efficient use of a 5 lpm oxycon, I would go with the cricket.

[tracidawn78]

Ditto on the cricket.

[Lara]

750 hours! Wow, that will last you for a long time.

[myrdlebp]

I stalking the retirement parks and old folk's homes!

[Dale M.]

I've been work with a single fuel source torch and want to upgrade to a duel fuel source. .

Just for the sake of accuracy, there is no such thing as a "dual fuel" torch.... ALL fire (including torches) is produced by a fuel and a oxidizer...

The term is "fuel/oxygen" torch.... Any body who insisted its a dual fuel torch is wrong...

Dale

[KEW]

I stalking the retirement parks and old folk's homes!

I can't remember who, but someone did pick one up out of a nursing homes dumpster some years ago.

[mini]

what kind of adaptations would need to be done to a medical one? I've been thinking I might rent one of those instead of the oxy... but I don't know if I need to change it in any way.

[shawnette]

what kind of adaptations would need to be done to a medical one? I've been thinking I might rent one of those instead of the oxy... but I don't know if I need to change it in any way.
None.

[emnsam]

You can't rent medical oxycons without a Drs. order. I have 2 they are marked not for medical use and I do boro on the cricket with both hooked up, Trey has a demo on his web site on how to boost the flow with oxycons.

[mini]

None.

ohhhhh.... Thank you!

You can't rent medical oxycons without a Drs. order. I have 2 they are marked not for medical use and I do boro on the cricket with both hooked up, Trey has a demo on his web site on how to boost the flow with oxycons.

Down here anything is possible! ;)

But having said that, if me using it to torch would render it useless for it's real purpose (ie. will it contaminate it in some way??) then I certainly wouldn't want that.