OG20 & Cheetah advice please

[SilverSage]

Hi,
I'm thinking I really need (read want really bad) to upgrade my Lynx to a Cheetah. My first question is will an OG20 run a Cheetah to full or near full capacity? And second, I'm not sure if I want to be talked into or out of it - can you think of any good reasons to/not to upgrade? My beads keep getting bigger and longer...
Best,
Julie

[kbinkster]

From what we (Willy from GTT and I) saw at the Gathering in 2005 (Louisville, KY), the OG20 did not run the Cheetah at 100% (full capacity) but it was just fine for soft glass.

Pam Dugger would be the ideal person to ask, since she runs her Cheetah on an OG20.

We ran a Regalia on a Cheetah at this last Gathering and watched as one artist made two 25mm boro beads in about 15 minutes. I would think that you could do the same with the OG20.

[SilverSage]

Hmmm....Guess I should have mentioned I am working soft glass only....Do you know what capacity the OG20 can run the Cheetah at?
Thanks,
J

[shawnette]

Hmmm....Guess I should have mentioned I am working soft glass only....Do you know what capacity the OG20 can run the Cheetah at?
Thanks,
J

With soft glass you'll be fine. I run mine on 2 Millenia (5LPM ea @ 9PSI) and I make BIG beads. No problems whatsoever and I get a pretty good flame size.

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[pam]

Okay, Cheetah and OG20. For me it's perfect. I do not get the top end of the Cheetah's capabilities, probably 75 to 80 percent, I would guess. I normally didn't use the top end that much, so it's been an easy switch for me. It was just a matter of slowing down a little when I normally would have turned up the heat. There is nothing I could do on the Cheetah on tanked oxy that I cannot do now. The purity of the oxy is fantastic. I never get reduction unless I dial it in, so I am happy about that. I love the torch and the generator, if that helps.

[SilverSage]

LOL I see no one is trying to talk me out of it :) I make beads similar to the size Shawnette is showing and long skinny beads, too.
Is there a preferred place to get a Cheetah from?
Thanks again for all your help.
Best,
Julie

[glassferret]

Pam, how do you connect the one output of the OG-20 to the Cheetah? I have trouble visualizing how all the hoses connect. Can you use a foot pedal somehow?

[pam]

The Cheetah only has an oxy hose and a propane hose going into it, so it's no problem. I just took the hose off the tank and put it on the OG-20, as well as I remember. You get an adapter with it so that the hose fits.

[kiko]

Hi, I have an OG-20 and cheetah combo too. The OG-20 runs the cheetah at about 80%. I use it for boro and soft. I make some very large beads, especially in soft glass and the cheetah is great for these! I also use a lynx and I like the lynx for more detailed beads and more delicate touch. The cheetah has a larger flame that keeps things nice and warm and makes shaping big beads sooo much easier. You can dial it down for a detail flame but just not to the fine extreme you can with a lynx. The OG-20 is a nice generator a real work horse. Hope this helps. Lori

[smutboy420]

how do you connect the one output of the OG-20 to the Cheetah? I have trouble visualizing how all the hoses connect. Can you use a foot pedal somehow?

You could use a pedal on one. But being that its only a single stage torch. It would not be as convienant as on a 2 stage torch. Were it can be used to turn the outer stage on or off with.
You would have to have a pedal with bypass valves (http://home.nycap.rr.com/hotasstools/#2-stage-deluxe) that allow you to set it to have a pilot flame when the pedal is off.

Other wise you would still have to keep relighting the flame when ever you turn your torch back on.