Torch and Oxy
 

1. So what Torch do you have?
2. What are you using with it?
3. What is the altitude where you live?

I have a Minor and 10lpm oxycon. I am at 4500 altitude. I need more firepower....

I have a Mega Minor, a 5lpm oxycon, and I need more oxygen!

Altitude is about 1150.

Barbara

I'm on a Bravo with 2 Integra/Regalia

Does altitude affect torches? My brain says logically it affects oxygen/pressure or something?

Anywho, GTT Lynx on an M20, and a GTT Bobcat on an M10, altitude 900 ft from what I could find through google lol :)

I went from a Minor to my Lynx...considering a switch (thread in torch room).

I run a lynx and a mirage on tanked oxygen. Love them.

Minor, propane, 5lpm oxy con and HH w propylene, propane, mapp... Whatever is on hand ;). I'm in Lebanon ct 06249 if you want to find out my altitude. I think I'm pretty close to sea level. Maybe 700-1000 feet up off the ocean generally, tops. There are some big hills lol.

Tomorrow, I'll be able to say that I've got a MiniCC and an 8LPM oxycon - set up, that is :-D Just waiting on FBA and fuel regulator, due tomorrow so I can spark this baby up.
And I'm about as sea level as you can get, so altitude is hardly a description of my position :lol:

Jenne--I happened to see your post about your torches--I'm still jealous you have a Lynx and a Bobcat!
And Di--I just am flat out green--you are in Australia! Honeymooned in NZ and wanted to get across, but....! Enjoy your new toy!!!

The reason I started this post is to see how many folks are out there in my parameters so I can figure out if it's just me, the altitude, me, the torch, or really just me!

I watch videos and their glass melts so fast amd smooth! Plus I want to play with boro....my boro melt times are hideous, and I can't make diddly!
Chatted with Pipyr about her low temp boro tut--may just have to make that a birthday treat to myself next week....!

:lol: I'm green that you were in NZ - I come from there, but rarely get back to see rellies :-(

Would be interesting to see a bit of a cross section of lampworkers and elevations, and what's effective and not, too. Great topic!

well let's just set a date and meet in Auckland! Beautiful city! Only did the North Island--Coromandel coast (swoon!) We got married in Vanuatu--what an adventure! One hell of a stinkin long flight though!
I belong to the Reno Gem & Mineral Society and our sister club is in Wanganui! Hope to meet a lampworker from there one of these days!

Holy smokes! Di--you made the Three Faces of Steve!! Hysterical!! I just made the connection!

Check out facebook - I think there is at least one in the 'Nui

The DH is telling me I have to come to bed now (it's after midnight here) How do I find them on FB? Talk to ya later!

:lol: Yep, Seemed just the right name for them :lol:

I'm using a Bravo and Tanks at about 500 ft. My guess is that the altitude may have and affect if you are on oxy con.

mega minor on ex15 and propane, 685ft asl.
will be getting a second oxycon and a midrange w/premix topfire soon though, more options with that torch.

Phantom and Mirage on tanks at 1000 ft. Altitude won't affect performance on tanks but is a problem with oxycons if they aren't set up for higher altitudes. Performance for different brands varies, some top out at 7000ft and others got up to a little over 13,000. If you are over 7000 ft you might want to check with the manufacturer to be sure you've got optimum performance.

Robert

boro will be TEDIOUS on a minor:) try tanked for a little more umph. in the smaller torches the betta burns hot and it is great for a newbie because it is crazy hard to burn glass on!


:)crystal

Nortel Minor and a 10lpm oxy con I am at 4200, roughly. So far, so good.

Altitude - 435 ft above sea level

Oxygen - bank of four 'K' tanks on valved manifold and two 5 lpm oxycons w/holding tank

Torches - homemade Japanese style verticle, Mini CC, National 8M, GTT Mirage, GTT Kabuki, Herbert-Arnold 55mm, Baracuda, and Tiger Shark. Oh and a Smith mini torch. Over in the shop; three or four welding style torches.

Phantom, inner fire (lynx) on 2 M-15 oxycons, outer fire on tanked, close the sea level.

hot damn, now that's some fire power!! :fireblob:

I'll bet the Kabuki and the HA can drain those 4 tanks in about 8 hours.

Sounds to me like you have a torch problem ;) You really are a collector, and I like your variety.

Sea Level, Knight Bullet, Tanked is the only way for me.

Sea level Gtt Kobuki, mirage, 2 phantoms, lynx, Carlisle cc , nortel ssq, two nortel minors, two smith little, a herbie hand torch,and 6 national 3a .... Think that's it( not all the torches are mine just most of them and we only run 3 at a time but that will be changing soon)

We have a LOX tank and a bank of 10 cylinders. The cylinders I fill with two home fills powered by two 5lpm concentrators. If I could suggest to anybody that feels lacking on oxy pressure to get a homefill and use your concentrator to charge cylinders.

When I found I was serious about doing glass and before the economy tanked I was able to indulge a very serious addiction to tool collection. Problem is that all my life I have regretted any decision to get rid of any tool, gun, or book so I don't any more.

I loves my toys....Yeah!

Cricket, bbq tank propane, 8lpm oxycon, 27m above sea level

tHANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE REPLIED. i ADJUSTED MY PROPANE PRESSURE AND THAT SEEMS TO HAVE HELPED A BIT, BUT i THINK i JUST WANT MORE POWER!

Crap-just saw I had the caps lock on--sorry!